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Energy Saving CFLs Emitting High Levels of UV Radiation

New research by the Health Protection Agency has shown that some energy saving compact fluorescent lights can emit ultraviolet radiation at levels that, under certain conditions of use, can result in exposures higher than guideline levels.

12 Oct 2008

OLED with Touch Function

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) is one of the most promising lighting technology for future lighting solutions. The OLED technology is the first real area light source technology in history. It

12 Oct 2008

International Photography Exhibition Showcases Scientific Research and Discovery

Acclaimed scientists and photographers from around the world will share their scientific research, discoveries and observations of natural wonders in an international photography exhibition opening next month at Rochester Institute of Technology.

11 Oct 2008

Brightest Color LED in Its Class for Direct Display Backlighting

The new Advanced Power TOPLED Plus from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is the brightest color LED in its class, providing 15% more light for direct display backlighting than standard Advanced Power TOPLEDs.

10 Oct 2008

Advanced Digital High-Speed Camera for Airborne Applications

Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of high-speed digital imaging systems, today extended its Phantom® Miro(TM) family with the launch of Miro Airborne, a digital high-speed camera engineered to specifically withstand the extreme environments associated with airborne applications.

10 Oct 2008

Device Allowing Imaging at Scales Previously Impossible for Optical Instruments

Researchers in Japan have developed a design concept for a device that allows imaging at scales previously impossible for optical instruments. Their advance is based on novel imaging techniques that allow optical imaging in the subwavelength regime, where the wavelength used is larger than the smallest features of the object being imaged.

10 Oct 2008

Improving Patient Care and Comfort with Pure White Light

The new Gnatus Dental Lamp LED Plus overcomes the inconveniences associated with conventional halogen models, including short bulb life, high power usage and spillover light that has in some cases prompted dentists to supply patients with sunglasses, while also offering significant advantages for dental care.

9 Oct 2008

AMS Launches New GreenLight HPS EA Fiber

American Medical Systems, Inc. today announced the launch of its new GreenLight HPS (High Performance System) EA (Extended Applications) Fiber intended for the treatment of bladder tumors and urethral strictures.

9 Oct 2008

High-Resolution Umaging using Light in the Terahertz Region

Contrary to textbook wisdom, the unusually long illuminating wavelength of 118 µm did not at all preclude researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) to resolve details as small as 40 nm (= 0.04 µm). This was made possible by the use of extreme THz field concentration at the sharp tip of a scanning atomic force microscope (AFM).

9 Oct 2008

Governor Schwarzenegger Dedicates Largest Corporate Solar Power Installations in US

Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated the 2 megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials campus in Sunnyvale, California, one of the largest corporate solar power installations in the United States.

9 Oct 2008

Led Lighting Systems Creates Sleek Ambiance and Dynamic Effects for Club Devo

Lighting Science Group, a global developer and integrator of intelligent and efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, announced today that it has installed several integrated LED systems to create an interactive, dynamic lighting experience for the newly opened Club Devo in Goes, Netherlands. Using close to 100 percent LED technology for its lighting needs, Club Devo is the first nightclub in Europe believed to implement LED lighting systems on such a large scale.

9 Oct 2008

Fibre Laser Specialist to Complement TRUMPF’s Laser Portfolio

Machine tool and laser manufacturer TRUMPF has announced it has assumed control of SPI Lasers effective October 7, 2008. The bid submitted by TRUMPF became effective after shareholders of SPI Lasers approved the sale of more than 90 percent of the company's shares to TRUMPF.

8 Oct 2008

The Eventual Power of Thirty Meter Telescope

Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues used a rare cosmic alignment and modern adaptive optics to image a distant galaxy with similar exquisite resolution promised by the future Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT).

8 Oct 2008

New Type of LED to be Commercialized in the Seasonal Light Strand Market

Holiday Creations/Diogen Lighting, Inc. and Evident Technologies, Inc. today announced the signing of an exclusive licensing and purchase agreement to enable a new type of LED to be commercialized in the seasonal light strand market in the US and Canada.

8 Oct 2008

Arrow Asia to Cohost Lighting Solution Seminar in China

Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc., announced that it will cohost a lighting solution seminar in Guangzhou, China, on Oct. 10, with Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components.

8 Oct 2008