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Echelon to Infuse IBM Watson IoT Capabilities into Next-Generation, Adaptive LED Lighting Control Solution

Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer Echelon Corporation today announced its collaboration with IBM Watson IoT to bring cognitive intelligence to its adaptive streetlight control platform, helping municipalities transform into smarter, safer and more sustainable cities.

18 Jan 2017

Sierra-Olympic Introduces World's First True HD Thermal Camera

Sierra-Olympic Technologies, supplier of infrared (IR) and thermal imaging components, cameras, and systems solutions for innovative imaging applications, announces the Viento HD Lab, the first longwave-infrared (LWIR) camera with true high-definition (HD) imaging. The Viento HD camera is a fully functional camera system based upon a unique 1920 x 1200 x 12Âµm uncooled sensor.

From Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. 18 Jan 2017

Marktech Optoelectronics to Showcase Custom Product Capabilities at Photonics West & BiOS Expo

Marktech Optoelectronics will highlight their custom emitter and detector capabilities at the SPIE Photonics West conference in San Francisco’s Moscone Center from January 31 through February 2, 2017. Marktech will...

From Marktech Optoelectronics 18 Jan 2017

Recent Research Challenges Widely-Held Understanding of Electromagnetic Radiation

A recent research executed at the University of Strathclyde challenged a well-established understanding of electromagnetic radiation.

17 Jan 2017

Nanoscale Perovskite Particles Self-Assemble to Produce Advanced LEDS

LED technologies have taken the lighting industry by storm in the last decade, offering numerous features such as efficiency, durability, and long life.

17 Jan 2017

New Dalian Coherent Light Source Could Deliver World’s Brightest Free Electron Laser Light

A team of Chinese scientists announced on Jan. 15 that they have developed a new bright VUV FEL light source, the Dalian Coherent Light Source (DCLS), which can deliver world's brightest FEL light in an energy range from 8 to 24 eV, making it unique of the same kind that only operates in the VUV region.

16 Jan 2017

Series Production Start: Twelve New Ace Models with IMX Sensors from Sony

The series production of twelve new Basler ace models with IMX250, IMX252, IMX264 and IMX265 sensors from Sony's Pregius line has started.

From Basler AG 16 Jan 2017

Soraa’s LED Lamps Illuminate Historic Artifacts at Detroit Institute of Arts

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaNTM LED technology, announced that its full visible spectrum LED lamps were installed at the Arts of the Ancient Middle East Gallery at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) in Detroit, Michigan.

12 Jan 2017

Agrivolution’s LED Light Selected for New Aeroponic Vertical Farming System

Light emitting diode (LED) lighting from agri-technology company Agrivolution LLC has been selected for integration into a patented aeroponic vertical farming system developed by Indoor Farms of America, LLC after Agrivolution won a year-long performance review against other LED products that provide artificial light for agricultural uses.

12 Jan 2017

New Laser Based on Unconventional Wave Physics Phenomenon Could Revolutionize Communications and Computing Applications

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated the world's first laser based on an unconventional wave physics phenomenon called bound states in the continuum.

12 Jan 2017

1064nm Narrow Linewidth Single Frequency Laser

LASER COMPONENTS offers a high performance narrow linewidth single frequency 1064nm laser. This External Cavity Laser (ECL) is based on RIOâ€™s proprietary planar technology - PLANEXâ„¢. The PLANEX laser consists of a gain chip and a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) that includes a Bragg grating. The coupling of these components forms a cavity with significant benefits: with up to 20mW output power, very low RIN, low phase noise and narrow linewidth, and very low wavelength sensitivity to bias current and temperature.

12 Jan 2017

Basler Presenting Camera Modules for Embedded Vision at Embedded World 2017

Basler AG from Ahrensburg, Germany, a global leading manufacturer of industrial digital cameras, will be exhibiting at the embedded world fair in Nuremberg, Germany, from March 14 - 16. The focus of its presentation will be on its board level camera modules as well as development kits and software for the embedded vision field.

From Basler AG 12 Jan 2017

New Optical Device Provides Detailed, Real-Time Pictures of Solar Activity

A groundbreaking new optical device, developed at NJIT’s Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) to correct images of the Sun distorted by multiple layers of atmospheric turbulence, is providing scientists with the most precisely detailed, real-time pictures to date of solar activity occurring across vast stretches of the star’s surface.

11 Jan 2017

II-VI Photop Releases Complete Line of Optical Filters for Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy

The II-VI Photop Group of II-VI Incorporated, a leading provider of high-performance optics, today announced the commercial availability of a complete line of optical filters for fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy.

10 Jan 2017

Leviton Launches New Toggle Slide Dimmers and Fan Speed Controls

Leviton expanded its lighting controls product line with the introduction of Toggle Slide Controls, comprised of two new Toggle Slide Dimmers and a Toggle Slide Quiet Fan Speed Control.

10 Jan 2017