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Greenlight Initiative Adds Testing and Qualification for all of its LED Products

Greenlight Initiative, a New York City based LED-lighting sales organization and solutions provider, today announced its plans to implement full third party photometric testing and qualification for all of its product lines beginning January 2009. This program, intended to independently verify and extend upon any available manufacturers' test data, is in addition to Greenlight's previously announced qualitative evaluation program.

9 Sep 2008

Daylight Solutions Establishes New World Record for Broadly Tunable Solid State Mid-IR Laser

Daylight Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced molecular detection and imaging solutions, today announced that it has established a new world record for a broadly tunable solid state mid-infrared laser source in a commercial product. The company integrated a Quantum Cascade semiconductor gain chip from ALPES lasers (Switzerland) into its own patented tunable external-cavity laser (EC-QCL) system. The result was a single frequency source that tuned across 275 wavenumbers, or 24% of the laser's center wavelength at 8.8µm.

9 Sep 2008

Optical Technology Allows Operators Make Rapid Adjustments Preventing Ash Accumulation in Boilers

Quietly, and with little of the fanfare accompanying the relentless surge in gasoline costs, the price of coal has doubled in less than a year.

9 Sep 2008

Killer Dyes that Wipes Out Bacteria Could Help Solve Superbug Problems

Killer dyes that can wipe out bacteria could help solve the superbug problems faced by surgical patients, scientists heard today (Wednesday 10 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.

9 Sep 2008

Syntec Optics Granted Patent for High Refraction Diamond Turning Technology

Syntec Optics, the largest independent manufacturer of custom plastic optics in North America, has been granted a US patent for its HRDT(TM) (High Refraction Diamond Turning) technology, in production use since late 2005. Most Syntec HRDT projects have been defense-related. However, HRDT holds promise for other markets, such as datacom, that require asymmetric, low-cost optics with high wave sensitivity and strong heat resistance, and share with defense an imperative to shave development cycles.

9 Sep 2008

Solar Thin Films Schedules Delivery and Installation Of a-Si Module Manufacturing Plant

Solar Thin Films, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of manufacturing equipment for the production of "thin-film" amorphous silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic modules, has received $3.6 million from Grupo Unisolar, S.A. ("Grupo Unisolar") against the $12.3 million contract to build a 5MW turn-key amorphous silicon (a-Si) module thin-film photovoltaic manufacturing plant in Spain.

9 Sep 2008

Manufacturers Receive Precise Marking/Etching Results at Greater Speeds

Epilog Laser, the leading producer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving/cutting systems, today announced the launch of the industry's first open-architecture galvo laser system, the FiberMark G1.

9 Sep 2008

Achievement of 'First Light' Onboard ABL Aircraft Key Milestone for ABL Team

The Boeing Company, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Sept. 7 achieved a major milestone in the development of the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program by firing a high-energy chemical laser onboard the ABL aircraft for the first time during ground testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

9 Sep 2008

World's First Wafer Bonder Specifically Designed for CMOS Image Sensor Production

At this year’s Semicon Taiwan, from September 9 to 11 in Taipei, SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of process and test solutions for the semiconductor industry, introduces the XBC300 Production Wafer Bonder for the CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) market. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about the world’s first wafer bonder product family specifically designed for CMOS Image Sensor production.

9 Sep 2008

Using Lasers to Produce Wood Grains in MDF

Wood and Furniture industry specialists are to gather at the University of Warwick on Wednesday 17th September to see new technology developed by researchers at the University of Warwick that uses a laser to transform MDF giving it a surface finish that looks like some of the most expensive wood grains.

8 Sep 2008

150km Test Range Will see 10Gbps Data Rates for Next Generation Optical/RF Wireless Communications System

AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions, under contract to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, Rome, New York, today, announced a program to test and evaluate the performance of a long distance combined optical and RF link system.

8 Sep 2008

Developing Framework for Assessing Light Pollution

The emergence of electric lighting at night nearly a century ago has positively affected countless aspects of human life, ranging from improved safety and security to stronger economic development. But too much nighttime illumination can cause problems for stargazing, animal health, and may even compromise sleep, often leading some people to say "lights out."

8 Sep 2008

Han's Laser Technology Unveils Several New Laser Systems at IMTS

Han's Laser Technology Co., one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial laser systems, announces the first fully tunable end-pumped diode laser generator and unveils several new laser systems at the IMTS show in Chicago including a high performance laser engraver and quad fiber laser welding system.

8 Sep 2008

Kenneth J. Button Prize Goes to Springer Editorial Board Member

Springer editorial board member Alexander G. Litvak will receive the 2008 Kenneth J. Button Prize which is administered by the Institute of Physics in London. He is awarded the prize for his outstanding contributions to research on plasma physics and the generation and amplification of coherent millimeter wave, terahertz and infrared radiation. Moreover, he is singled out for his scientific and technical applications in this field.

8 Sep 2008

Industry’s First Solution to Meet End-of-Life Power Requirement of Multiple New 10 Gbps Fiber Optic Module Standards

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in advanced ICs for Carrier and Enterprise networks, announced today the VSC7985 and VSC7986, the latest members of Vitesse's industry leading 10 Gbps laser driver family. The VSC7985 and VSC7986 are optimized for use in SFP+ optical transceivers, but provide the flexibility for use in XFP and Xenpak optical modules, and even dense parallel-optic line cards.

8 Sep 2008