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New 2000 mW CW Green Laser from Coherent Providing High Value Alternative to DPSS Lasers in OEM Applications

The new Genesis™ 532-2000 S from Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) is a 2000 mW CW, green (532 nm) laser that provides the first compact and high value alternative to diode-pumped solid state DPSS lasers in scientific and OEM applications. This is the first multi-watt green laser with performance optimized for these markets based on Coherent's unique, optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology.

4 Feb 2009

Virage Logic Selected as Sharp Corporation’s Trusted IP Partner for Latest CMOS Image Sensor System-on-Chip

Virage Logic (NASDAQ: VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, today announced that Sharp Corporation, the industry leader in CMOS image sensor (CIS) applications targeting high-end cell phone designs, has selected Virage Logic's Area, Speed and Power (ASAP) Memory IP architecture to be optimized for its latest CMOS image sensor devices.

4 Feb 2009

Solid-State Lighting Market Will Reach $33 Billion Worldwide by 2013

Energized by improvements in the technologies that have produced dramatic increases in light output for both high brightness (HB) and color, and significant extensions of their life spans, Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) have powerful and vocal proponents among local, state and federal governments, commercial industries and private citizens. These groups all are encouraging widespread acceptance and adoption of LEDs as a viable mainstream and green technology.

3 Feb 2009

First LED Downlight to Meet Stringent ENERGY STAR Requirements

Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE), announces that its Halo® LED recessed downlight is the first in the industry to meet stringent ENERGY STAR® requirements for solid state lighting (SSL) luminaires. The Halo LED Downlight's performance earns an ENERGY STAR qualification by meeting the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Solid State Lighting Luminaires: Eligibility Criteria - Version 1.0 for Category A - Recessed Downlights.

3 Feb 2009

Countries with Highest Levels of Artificial Light at Night also have Highest Rates of Prostate Cancer

A new study at the University of Haifa discovered: Worldwide, countries with the highest levels of artificial light at night also have the highest rates of prostate cancer

3 Feb 2009

PerkinElmer Acquires Leading Supplier of LED Based Lighting Components and Subsystems

PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced the acquisition of Opto Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of light-emitting diode (LED) based lighting components and subsystems.

3 Feb 2009

Report Analyzes The Medical Imaging Market And Examines Major Trends Prevalent In The Sector

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Medical Imaging Market Report: 2009 Edition" report to their offering.

3 Feb 2009

Specialised Imaging Introduces Robustly Designed General Purpose Optical Trigger

Specialised Imaging Ltd. have announced an Optical Trigger that can be used as a general purpose optical detector that detects either a very bright flash of light or a object moving across it field of view.

3 Feb 2009

New Imaging Technology that Produces the Best 3-D Resolution Ever Seen with an Optical Microscope

The shapes of some of the tiniest cellular structures are coming into sharper focus at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus, where scientists have developed a new imaging technology that produces the best three-dimensional resolution ever seen with an optical microscope.

2 Feb 2009

New Ford Mustang Boasts the Latest Lighting Technology by OSRAM

Introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the new Ford Mustang boasts the latest lighting technology by OSRAM. The American sports car, which hits the market in 2010, features variable LED interior lighting with OSRAM TOPLED. The JOULE LED system is the basis for the American muscle car’s rear signal lighting and gives the car a modern look as well as added efficiency and security.

2 Feb 2009

ORCA Series Offers Higher Power Efficiency and Greater Luminous Intensity

Bivar, a leading provider of optoelectronics and assembly hardware, today announced the launch of the ORCA series of Super Flux LEDs. A pioneer in LED indication, Bivar's new ORCA product family is an expansion of its high power LEDs designed for use on standard printed circuit boards (PCBs).

2 Feb 2009

QLED Thermal Simulation Software from Future Lighting Wins Innova Award

Future Lighting Solutions announced today that its QLED thermal simulation software for solid-state lighting designers has earned top honors in the Product Development Excellence category of LED Journal's Innova Awards. The results of the competition, designed to recognize LED-related technology breakthroughs, were announced in the publication's January/February 2009 issue.

2 Feb 2009

North Wales Company on Mission to Mars

Denbighshire-based high-tech company Laser Micromachining Limited (LML) is set to play a crucial role in a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to Mars after developing a vital component in the next generation of space technology.

2 Feb 2009

Organic Electronic Devices Possible with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Process

Someday, moving a large, flat-screen TV across the country might be as simple as taking it off the wall, rolling it up and sliding it into a study tube. That's the vision of researchers Christopher Ober and George Malliaras at Cornell University, and Andrew Holmes at the University of Melbourne, Australia, who are fabricating organic semiconducting materials with a little help from supercritical carbon dioxide, or CO2.

2 Feb 2009

Making Supertelescopes Much More Sensitive

Nanotechnologist ir. Chris Lodewijk has succeeded in significantly increasing the sensitivity of the new supertelescopes in Chile. He will receive his PhD on this topic at TU Delft on Monday 2 February.

2 Feb 2009