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Accu-Sort Increases Manufacturing Run for Camera-Based Bar-Code Scanning System

Auto ID users have been quick to adopt Accu-Sort's new camera-based bar-code scanning system. Only six months after the AV6010 Long Range Camera was introduced, Accu-Sort® Systems has had to increase its manufacturing run to meet demand that is double the forecast, making it the fastest new product launch in the company’s history.

21 Apr 2008

Large Output Laser Beam Expanders Transmit Entire Beam with Excellent Quality

Special Optics, Inc., a vertically integrated supplier of precision optical components and assemblies for high-technology applications, introduced today a new family of high performance large output laser beam expanders.

21 Apr 2008

Optical Touch Switch Makes Mobile Devices More User-Friendly

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors' two new SMT proximity sensors (SFH7740 and SFH7741) use distance measurements to detect a mobile device's operating status without physical contact to the sensor itself.

21 Apr 2008

Award Honors Individual Excellence in FTTx Deployment

Corning Incorporated and Lightwave magazine are honoring an individual for his or her contributions to the deployment of optical access networks in North America with the fifth annual FTTXcellence Award. The award will be presented on Sept. 23 at the 2008 FTTH Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

21 Apr 2008

Module Boasts Exceptionally High Pixel Density in a Small-Size Direct View LCD

NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channel in the Americas, NEC Electronics America Inc., today announced that it will begin shipping samples of its new low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) module, part number NL9654HL06-01J, at the end of July 2008.

21 Apr 2008

Lighting Products Improves Vehicle Fuel Economy

Global tier-one automotive supplier Hella KGaA Hueck + Co. has developed a number of automotive electronics and lighting products to help improve vehicle fuel economy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The products are designed to support automakers' energy management objectives.

21 Apr 2008

Kongsberg to Integrate Precision Fiber Optic Gyros in Stabilized Remote Weapons

KVH Industries, Inc., today announced that it has received a $6 million order for its precision DSP-3100 fiber optic gyros (FOGs) from Kongsberg Defence + Aerospace for use in the Protector family of remote weapon stations. The contract is subject to the successful completion of DSP-3100 testing and qualification.

21 Apr 2008

SunPower Installs Solar Power Systems on Macy's Stores Across California

In anticipation of tomorrow's worldwide celebration of Earth Day, Macy's and SunPower Corporation, the San Jose-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, are dedicating a 307-kilowatt solar power system at the Macy's store at Oakridge Mall in San Jose.

21 Apr 2008

New Range of Expander Lasers Provide a Compact and Cost Effective OEM Solution

DiOptika's new range of Expander Lasers provide a compact, cost effective OEM solution of large diameter collimated laser beams suitable for projecting 1:1 images of objects in its path for measurement purposes over a large depth of field of up to 10m when used with a CCD camera and image analysis software.

21 Apr 2008

Specimens Specially Developed for Resolution Testing and Calibration

Agar Scientific provides a broad range of tin on carbon and gold on carbon SEM resolution test specimens which have been specially developed in their laboratory for SEM and FEGSEM resolution testing and calibration.

18 Apr 2008

Reduces Lipolysis Procedure Time by Half

CoolTouch Inc., a pioneering manufacturer of medical lasers, announced today the introduction of their new CoolBlue Duet(TM) laser lipolysis suction handpiece set designed specifically to be used with the CoolLipo(TM) 1320 laser system.

18 Apr 2008

Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatment or Cure for Cataracts

It is the No. 1 line-item cost of Medicare reimbursement and affects more than 20 million people in the United States. Cataracts, which can have devastating effects on the eye, affect 42 percent of the population between the ages of 70 and 80, and 68 percent of the population over the age of 80, according to the National Eye Institute.

17 Apr 2008

Using Unique Properties of Diamond to Produce Single Particles of Light

The world's first commercial source of individual photons using diamond based quantum technology has been developed by Quantum Communications Victoria (QCV) within the School of Physics at The University of Melbourne, Australia.

17 Apr 2008

VISTA Will Form Part of ESO's Very Large Telescope Facility

A 4.1-metre diameter primary mirror, a vital part of the world's newest and fastest survey telescope, VISTA (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) has been delivered to its new mountaintop home at Cerro Paranal, Chile. The mirror will now be coupled with a small camera for initial testing prior to installing the main camera in June. Full scientific operations are due to start early next year. VISTA will form part of ESO's Very Large Telescope facility.

17 Apr 2008

Cyberlux Corporation to Participate in Disaster Response Exercise

Today, Cyberlux Corporation announced that the Company has been requested by the National Guard to participate in the Vigilant Guard 2008 Disaster Response Exercise in Beaufort, South Carolina from April 21st through April 24th.

17 Apr 2008