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The First-Ever LED Store in the State

In its commitment to energy savings, sustainability and lowering energy costs, Kentucky-based Thorntons Inc., has selected Wisconsin-based BetaLED exterior luminaires for 13 properties, and all future renovations and new construction. The company recently opened a convenience store with gas in Edgewood, KY., and is the first-ever LED store in the state.

11 Jun 2008

New Laser Designed to Replace Nitrogen Gas Lasers Used in Mass Spectrometry

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced a new and proprietary solid-state 336nm DPSS laser designed to replace nitrogen gas lasers currently used in a wide range of mass spectrometry applications.

11 Jun 2008

CoreOptics Announces Availability of a 40 Gb/s Serializer/Deserializer Chipset

CoreOptics Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of 10/40/100 Gb/s optical networking subsystems, today announced availability of a 40 Gb/s Serializer/Deserializer chipset.

11 Jun 2008

DiOptika Introduces New DBX Laser Beam Expanders Ideal for Laser Applications

DiOptika introduces its new DBX laser beam expanders offering 10X, 15X and 20X expansion ratios with a large clear output aperture of 47mm diameter. The large output reduces optical loss and is ideal for laser applications where either a small spot is required at long distances or a large collimated output beam is required.

11 Jun 2008

Simulating a Telescope More Than 6,800 Miles in Diameter

On May 22, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico joined other telescopes in North America, South America, Europe and Africa in simultaneously observing the same targets, simulating a telescope more than 6,800 miles (almost 11,000 kilometers) in diameter.

11 Jun 2008

Blind to Light, Normal Vision Intact

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that eliminating a third sensor - cells expressing a photopigment called melanopsin that measures the intensity of incoming light - makes the circadian clock blind to light, yet leaves normal vision intact.

11 Jun 2008

Half of the Sun's Power Lies in the Infrared

For solar cells to be useful, they need to be cheap, cover a large area, and be physically flexible, which are benefits of using solution-processed photovoltaics. Much of the current research in solution-processed photovoltaics is dedicated to optimizing solar conversion efficiency in the visible region of the spectrum.

10 Jun 2008

Award Marks Single Largest Order of 16-mm Tubes for Sole Provider ITT

ITT Corporation today announced that its Night Vision division has received a $14 million order from Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC Incorporated for 16-millimeter image intensifier tubes for two advanced aviation programs. This is the largest single award of 16-mm aviation tubes since the programs entered development in 2003.

10 Jun 2008

PI Extends Line of Piezo Stages for Scanning Microscopy Applications

PI (Physik Instrumente) has extended its line of piezo stages for scanning microscopy applications. The P-737 Piezo Z-Focusing Stage is offered along with the stiffer, P-726 high performance microscope lens focusing system for large NA microscope objectives and the redesigned P-686 XY piezo motor positioning stage providing long travel ranges to 25x25 mm.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 10 Jun 2008

Boeing Successfully Flight-Tested Sniper XP Targeting Pod for the B-1 Bomber

The Boeing Company today announced it has successfully flight-tested an electro-optical/infrared targeting pod system designed for the B-1 bomber. A B-1 equipped with a Sniper XR electro-optical/infrared targeting pod completed a series of flights from the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

10 Jun 2008

ScanEagle Helps Warfighters Adapt to Conditions with Poor Visibility

The Boeing Company, in partnership with ImSAR and Insitu Inc., achieved a major milestone in May with the real-time processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data aboard a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft (UA) equipped with a standard inertially stabilized electro-optical (EO) camera.

10 Jun 2008

The Importance of Near Infrared Chemical Imaging to the Pharnaceuticals Industry Demonstrated by Malvern

In an interview recorded at IFPAC 2008, Dr Neil Lewis, Chief Technology Officer for Malvern Instruments, and a pioneer in the field of chemical imaging, highlights the value of Near Infrared Chemical Imaging (NIR-CI) for the pharmaceutical industry.

10 Jun 2008

BL2348 SoC Enables Comtrend to Meet Requirements of Service Providers

BroadLight, the leading supplier of GPON semiconductors and software, today announced that Comtrend Corporation has selected its BL2348 System-on Chip (SoC) for a GPON residential gateway (RG) that connects the home network directly to the access network. This new generation of GPON equipment enables global leaders such as Comtrend to deliver the cost and performance targets needed to deploy triple play services in volume.

10 Jun 2008

IXYS Corporation Introduces High Power Pulsed Laser Diode Driver

IXYS Corporation, a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, announced today the introduction of the PCX-7450 by its Colorado division. The PCX-7450 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive diode lasers, bars and arrays.

10 Jun 2008

A Valuable Tool for Pilots and Aviation Users

Searidge Technologies, a provider of mission critical technology solutions and services to the Air Traffic Control and Airport Operations industry, today announced that NAV CANADA has selected the IntelliDAR(TM) imaging platform and associated services, from Searidge Technologies, to build a system capable of weather monitoring in remote locations. The system will be deployed in up to 130 sites across Canada.

10 Jun 2008