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Kopin to Launch New Plug-and-Play Eyepiece Products for Thermal Imaging Applications

Kopin® Corporation will launch a new family of complete plug-and-play eyepiece products for thermal imaging applications at the Defense, Security, and Sensing 2010 Symposium, which runs today through Thursday at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

7 Apr 2010

New High-Output 10W LED Spot Fixture Launched by Bruck Lighting

Bruck Lighting Systems, Inc. announces the launch of the new Ledra® Chroma and Chroma II.

7 Apr 2010

MassMutual Plans to Install Solar Panels at its Headquarters

As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the company's impact on the environment, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has announced it will install more than 500 solar panels on a portion of the roof of the company's headquarters in Springfield, Mass.

7 Apr 2010

PowerSecure Announces Expansion of LED Lighting Business Through IES Acquisition

PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today announced that it has launched an expansion of its LED lighting business through the acquisition of a majority interest in a leading LED lighting development company, Innovative Electronic Solutions Lighting, LLC (“IES”). The acquisition of IES significantly enhances the Company’s LED lighting development capabilities to accelerate the expansion of new products and capitalize on the strong, growing demand in the marketplace for LED lighting. The addition of these capabilities complements and builds on the Company’s highly successful EfficientLights LED lighting business, which posted revenue growth of over 700% in 2009.

7 Apr 2010

Cree Introduces New LED Lighting Modules Based on TrueWhite Technology

Cree, Inc. introduces a new class of products designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting by traditional lighting fixture manufacturers and speed time-to-market for their new LED-based fixtures.

7 Apr 2010

Optical Imaging Technique Helps to Visualize Transplanted Stem Cells

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (19:1) has found that using the FDA-approved contrast agent Indocyanine Green (ICG) to label human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) substantially improved efforts to optically track stem cells after transplanting them into heart tissues.

7 Apr 2010

New Journal on Photonics for Energy Applications to be Published by SPIE

SPIE has announced its plans to begin publication this fall of the Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE), a new peer-reviewed electronic journal. JPE will cover fundamental and applied research areas focused on the application of photonics for energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution, monitoring, consumption, and efficient usage.

7 Apr 2010

Enablence and Vianet Partner to Bring Advanced Broadband Services to Ontario Market

Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ENA), a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment for triple-play residential and business services and optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, is working with Vianet Internet Solutions to bring superior HD television and the fastest Internet connectivity speeds available to the Greater Sudbury Area.

7 Apr 2010

Tamron’s Industrial Optics Business to Exhibit CCTV Lenses at IFSEC 2010

Industrial Optics Business Unit of Tamron Co., Ltd. announces that it will exhibit CCTV lenses at IFSEC 2010 in the United Kingdom on May 10(Mon)-13(Thu) 2010.

7 Apr 2010

Sharp and DivX Partner to Offer High-Quality DivX Media Experience on Digital TVs

DivX, Inc., a leading digital media company, today announced a new partnership with Sharp Corporation to enable high-quality DivX video on digital TVs.

6 Apr 2010

RTC23 Unleashes LCD and LED HDTVs Featuring Marvel Comic Characters

RTC23 has just created the "Ultimate Comic Fan's Television."

6 Apr 2010

New Workshops to Educate Camera Enthusiasts, Professional EOS HD Video Users

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the 2010 schedule of Canon Live Learning educational events.

6 Apr 2010

Canon Announces FDA Clearance for its Fully Hybrid Digital Retinal Camera

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in medical imaging, today announced the Canon CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

6 Apr 2010

NEC Introduces New 52-Inch P521 Display for Harsh Environments

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced the addition of the 52-inch P521 to its P Series, joining the 40-inch P401, 46-inch P461 and 70-inch P701.

6 Apr 2010

New LCD-Based Professional Reference Monitor Released by Dolby Labs

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced today that for professionals who rely on the most accurate measurement tools for color-critical work, the new Dolby® PRM-4200 Professional Reference Monitor delivers the accuracy of previous CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors with the versatility of flat-panel displays.

6 Apr 2010