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Arrow Electronics to Demonstrate Latest LED Developments at Lightfair, Nevada

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW), a leading global distributor of electronic components and solutions, will exhibit at Lightfair International 2010 for the fourth consecutive year.

1 Apr 2010

Mitsubishi Electric's Color TFT-LCD Modules Now Available for Industrial Applications

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. is now selling Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) modules for industrial applications in North, Central and South America.

1 Apr 2010

Light Echoes from Cas A Supernova Located Using Mayall Telescope

Since Galileo first pointed a telescope at the sky 400 years ago, a myriad of technological advances have allowed astronomers to look at very faint objects, very distant objects, and even light that's invisible to the human eye.

1 Apr 2010

First Big-Chip UV LED Released by Luminus Devices

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of big-chip PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced the UV CBT-120, the company’s first big-chip UV LED built on PhlatLight technology.

1 Apr 2010

ClearLite Announces OPTICOLOR Technology-Based Make-Up Mirror

Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. (“ClearLite”), a leading innovator of eco-friendly lighting and the appreciably safer ArmorLite™ CFL, today announced that it is introducing a patent-pending Full Spectrum Natural Daylight Hi-Rez Make-Up Mirror, True Reflections™, available for retail in the 4th quarter, with HI-REZ OPTICOLOR Technology™ inside; an industry first.

1 Apr 2010

Scientists Used Raman Spectroscopy to Examine Ferroelectric Nanowires

Researchers at the University of Arkansas and their colleagues have discovered a new phase in ferroelectric nanowires that could be controlled to optimize important properties for future electronic devices.

1 Apr 2010

Enablence and CTC Bring Optical Communications Services to Nebraska

Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company"), 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 bringing advanced communications services to rural Nebraska with Cambridge Telephone Co.

1 Apr 2010

New Shortwave Infrared Video Camera for Military Applications

Sensors Unlimited - Goodrich ISR Systems announces a new mil-hardened, uncooled, InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) SWIR (shortwave infrared) video camera for military applications.

1 Apr 2010

Matrox Imaging Offers Two MIL Training Courses

Matrox Imaging is offering two classroom training courses on the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) processing tools and the MIL/MIL-Lite environment.

1 Apr 2010

Banner Engineering Introduces WORLD-BEAM QS18 Adjustable-Field Sensors

Banner Engineering introduces the WORLD-BEAM® QS18 Adjustable-Field Foreground Suppression Sensors, designed to reliably detect objects regardless of color, reflectivity, surface irregularities or background conditions.

1 Apr 2010

New Image of Gum 19 Captured by SOFI Infrared Instrument

Gum 19 is located in the direction of the constellation Vela (the Sail) at a distance of approximately 22 000 light years.

1 Apr 2010

ASU Teams Up with University of Tokyo to Advance Research on Solar Cells

Arizona State University has established a partnership with the University of Tokyo, Japan, aimed at strengthening research and educational endeavors at both institutions to advance solar energy technology.

31 Mar 2010

James Webb Space Telescope Uses NIRSpec Spectrograph to Study Cosmos

The cosmos is filled with color, and color is a key in determining age, chemical composition and how far objects are from Earth.

31 Mar 2010

Inovateus Selects Scheuten Solar Panels for its Solar Project in Michigan

Inovateus Solar is pleased to announce its plans for the installation of a 150kW solar power array project at the Torresen Marine facility in Muskegon, Michigan, representing the largest solar power project to date in the State of Michigan.

31 Mar 2010

Intematix Unveils New DL6 Solid State Retrofit Downlight

Intematix Corp., a leading innovator in phosphors, LED components and solid state lighting solutions, today announced the introduction of the DL6 solid state retrofit downlight, designed for installation in standard 6-inch recessed can fixtures.

31 Mar 2010