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Remicade Co-Developer Donates $500,000 to Fund New Microscopy Facility at Scripps Florida

The co-developer of Remicade®, one of the three top-selling drugs in the world, has donated more than $500,000 to fund what will be known as the Iris and Junming Le Foundation Super-Resolution Microscopy Facility on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).

30 Jan 2016

Researchers Work on Development of Ultra-Low-Threshold Laser Device Operating at Room Temperatures

Researchers at the University of Valencia are working on a new semiconductor laser that is up to 1000 times more energy-efficient than laser devices currently in use, earning them a spot in Optica journal’s top 30 breakthroughs in 2015.

29 Jan 2016

Cree’s IG Garage Luminaires and KR LED Downlights Ready for Bulk Shipment

The IG Series parking garage luminaires and KR Series LED downlights by Cree, Inc. are now available to ship in volume. Both series feature cutting-edge Cree® WaveMax™ Technology, an optical platform with a revolutionary combination of control, uniformity and efficiency to deliver a superior visual experience in new form factors that are intelligent in both design and function.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 29 Jan 2016

Artist Leo Villareal Relights San Francisco’s Bay Bridge with Philips LEDs

This Saturday, the non-profit arts organization, ILLUMINATE, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and world-renowned artist Leo Villareal will officially re-light The Bay Lights, an iconic LED lighting installation on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, using equipment developed by Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting.

29 Jan 2016

New Bandwidth Variable Transmitter Could Improve Data Transmission in Optical Networks

All the world's data – pictures, video, sounds, and text – has to traverse complex networks of optical fibers that crisscross cities, regions, and countries. To better handle the glut of information, a research team from NOKIA Bell Labs, have developed a new device that could become a crucial component of new flexible and optimized networks.

29 Jan 2016

Eaton’s New Ephesus LED Systems to Illuminate NHL and AHL All-Star Games

Power management company Eaton today announced that the biggest names in the National Hockey League (NHL®) and American Hockey League (AHL) will play their all-star events this weekend under its innovative and energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) digital lighting system.

29 Jan 2016

Sweet Packaging: Detecting Packaging Flaws with EyeVision

Flawless packaging: to avoid errors, when packing sweets and also live up to Industry 4.0, a German company uses inspection systems from EVT.

28 Jan 2016

Larson Electronics Introduces New EPL-48-4L-LED Explosion Proof Fixture

Larson Electronics announces the release of a new Class 1 Division 1 integrated LED light fixture for areas where flammable chemical and petrochemical vapors exist or have the potential to exist.

28 Jan 2016

Revolution Lighting Technologies, Rexel Holdings USA Partner to Sell LED Lighting Solutions

Revolution Lighting Technologies, a leader in advanced LED lighting technology solutions, today announced it will partner with leading national distributor of electrical supplies and services, Rexel Holdings USA for the sale of its LED lighting solutions. Revolution Lighting's LED product to be offered by Rexel Holdings USA and its divisions, Rexel, Rexel Enery Solutions, Gexpro, Platt and Capitol Light to its customers within the industrial, residential and commercial markets.

28 Jan 2016

German Researchers Use Cray XK7 Titan Supercomputer to Study Laser-Driven Radiation Therapy

Since lasers were first produced in the early 1960s, researchers have worked to apply laser technology from welding metal to surgeries, with laser technology advancing quickly through the last 50 years.

28 Jan 2016

Panasonic Launches New PT-RZ570U 1-Chip DLP Laser Phosphor Projector

Panasonic, a provider of professional projector solutions, today introduced a new PT-RZ570U 1-Chip DLP™ Laser Phosphor projector. This compact model is the latest in the SOLID SHINE lineup and is positioned towards the middle of Panasonic’s range for education, achieving an ideal price-to-performance ratio with a balance of high 5,000 lm brightness, brilliant picture quality, up to 20,000-hour1 maintenance-free operation, and practical features for use in mid-size classrooms with about 50-student capacity.

28 Jan 2016

UPV Researchers Design All-Purpose Programmable Optical Chips

Researchers at the Polytechnic Univeristy of Valencia are at the forefront of a revolution in microwave photonics, bringing us the first all-purpose programmable optical chips.

28 Jan 2016

Rice Bioengineers Reprogram Commercial Laser Cutter to Etch 50,000 Tiny Microwells per Hour

In a move that slashes 90 percent of the cost of mass-producing metastatic microtumors and therapeutic microtissues for screening and research, Rice University bioengineers have adapted techniques from the "maker" movement to reprogram a commercial laser cutter to etch up to 50,000 tiny "microwells" per hour into sheets of silicone.

28 Jan 2016

New High-Speed Piezo Z-Stage and Digital Controller Value Packages for Microscopy and Metrology

Industry leader in motion and precision positioning components and systems PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. has released several controller & stage value packages for microscopy and metrology applications.

27 Jan 2016

Fiber Optic Center Announces Splicer V-Groove Cleaning Kit Solution

Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment and supplies and recognized as one of the most technically savvy fiber optics companies in the world, announces the addition of Splicer V-Groove Cleaning Kit to their website.

From Fiber Optic Center, Inc. 27 Jan 2016