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Wind to Deploy Nokia's Ultra-Broadband Technology for FTTH Services in Italy

Wind will deploy Nokia's ultra-broadband fixed access technology in Italy for the roll-out of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services in the cities of Bologna and Turin, going beyond 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to meet the surging demand for high speed Internet access.

21 Apr 2016

Fulham and Tvilight Collaboration to Deliver Outdoor LED Systems for Emerging Smart Cities

Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, today introduced a new technology alliance with Tvilight (www.tvilight.com), a Dutch high-tech company and a European market leader in sensors, wireless controls, and lighting management software, to deliver fully programmable, wireless outdoor LED systems for emerging Smart Cities. Fulham will be demonstrating the manageable LED outdoor drivers in booth 3817 at LighFair in San Diego.

20 Apr 2016

Cree Announces Availability of Essentia LED Track Light Portofolio for Shipments

The new Essentia® by Cree LED Track Light portofolio is now available for orders and shipments. The LED track lights are among the first products available from the new Essentia® by Cree lighting portfolio, offering superior choice in performance and design to transform commercial spaces through exceptional lighting.

20 Apr 2016

LIGHTFAIR 2016: Dow Corning to Showcase Cutting-Edge Optical Silicone Solutions

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, will present an exclusive glimpse of upcoming products and technologies at LIGHTFAIR® International 2016 (Booth #3657), and showcase new advances in LED lamp and luminaire lighting that its broad commercial portfolio of cutting-edge optical silicone solutions are enabling worldwide.

20 Apr 2016

ComEd Plans to Upgrade Illinois Municipalities with New Smart-Ready LED Streetlights

Today ComEd announced its plans to replace nearly 18,000 ComEd-owned streetlights with new smart-ready LED streetlights in more than 50 Illinois municipalities. The upgraded technology is provided through ComEd’s Smart Ideas Energy Efficiency Program at no costs to municipalities within ComEd’s service territory.

20 Apr 2016

Cree Unveils Full Range of Breakthrough RSW LED Street Luminaires

Cree, Inc. announces the full range of its breakthrough RSW™ LED Street Luminaires with the introduction of three new models that deliver comfortable, uniform and dark-sky friendly LED lighting to roadway applications. The new streetlights complete the portfolio of Cree’s ground-breaking RSW Series, the first generation of LED streetlights to deliver LED energy savings and reliability in preferred color temperatures.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 20 Apr 2016

ATG to Display Latest LED Lighting Products at LIGHTFAIR International 2016

For the fifth consecutive year, ATG Electronics will be exhibiting at LIGHTFAIR® International, considered the world's largest annual architectural and commercial light trade show and conference.

20 Apr 2016

Toptica Supports PIX4life Project to Miniaturize Lasers for Life Sciences

In February 2016 the European commission approved funding for the new project PIX4life as part of the EU’s “Photonics21” program.

19 Apr 2016

Fairlight's Picture Key Technology Provides More Design Possibilities Using Incom's Polymer Fused Fiber Optics

Incom, the world's largest supplier of innovative glass and polymer fused fiber optic solutions, continues to enable a cadre of variable, tactile user-interface technologies for consumer and commercial dynamic digital display systems.

19 Apr 2016

NAB 2016: Panasonic to Debut New Line of High Brightness Laser Projectors

Today, Panasonic will join hundreds of technological innovators in Las Vegas at the 2016 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show where attendees can experience Panasonic’s leading Visual Systems Technologies solutions, including the PT-RZ31K, at the company’s booth (C3607, Central Hall).

19 Apr 2016

Larson Electronics’ Portable LED Task Light Provides Rechargeable Lighting Solutions

Larson Electronics has announced the release of a portable LED task light that provides a rechargeable, portable lighting solution for applications where power is not readily available.

19 Apr 2016

Urban Solar Unveils Latest Solar LED Lighting Series

Urban Solar is proud to announce its latest solar light innovation, the Solar LED Lighting (SLL) Series. This series is built on the technology foundation of Urban Solar's successful transit line of solar lighting solutions.

19 Apr 2016

UNC Researchers Use Lasers to Manipulate Protein Movement Within Living Cells

Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have developed a way to embed light-responsive switches into proteins so that researchers can use lasers to manipulate protein movement and activity within living cells and animals.

19 Apr 2016

Telops strengthens its position in Australia by Assigning “Applied Infrared Sensing” as a Distributor

Telops, a company specialized in the design and manufacture of infrared cameras and hyperspectral imaging systems, is proud to announce the signing of a distribution agreement with an important partner: Applied Infrared Sensing.

From Telops Inc. 18 Apr 2016

Scientists Develop Highly Efficient Diode-Pumped Eye-Safe Laser

A team of the Lomonosov Moscow State University scientists and the Belarusian National Technical University has created a unique laser, which is a compact light source with wavelengths harmless to the human eye. The development can be used in medicine, communications systems and also in research. The works are published in Journal of Crystal Growth and Optics Letters.

18 Apr 2016