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New FastRam Device Allows Rapid Imaging of Materials

Before Case Western Reserve University Professor Ozan Akkus applied for federal funding to build a souped-up version of a chemical analyzer, 11 fellow professors from various disciplines, as well as an art conservation group at the Cleveland Museum of Art, signed on in support, wanting to use the new device.

29 Dec 2015

Philips Hue Lights Bring Connected Lighting Experience to Living Rooms

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, invites all New Year’s revelers to turn on their imaginations with Philips Lighting and make this season’s celebration an extraordinary experience. From the iconic Times Square Ball, where Philips has been the trusted lighting partner for 16 years, to living rooms all over the globe, where Philips Hue will transform and illuminate gatherings with 16 million vibrant colors, those ringing in the new year will be surrounded by light that inspires.

29 Dec 2015

EarthCam Launches New Webcam Technology to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Webcasting

Join EarthCam for its 20th New Year's Eve international webcast on December 31st with live views of the non-stop celebrations from exciting locations around the world. To celebrate EarthCam's 20th anniversary of webcasting the biggest party of the year, the webcam technology leader has installed four new permanent cameras at strategic viewing points in Times Square, New York City.

29 Dec 2015

NDS Surgical Imaging Receives High Honors at 2015 ESP Awards

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDS) has received high honors at the 2015 Excellence in Surgical Products (ESP) Awards. NDS was recognized for the fourth straight year, winning in the OR Visualization Category following the launch of its highly anticipated Radiance® Ultra 27" endoscopy visualization platform.

29 Dec 2015

Structural Differences in Human Eye Show Promise for Developing Customized Intraocular Lenses

The presence of myopia, or nearsightedness, significantly affects the muscles used in focusing the lens of the eye—a finding with important implications for the development of "accommodating" implanted intraocular lenses (IOLs) that can adjust to different visual distances, reports a study in the January issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

29 Dec 2015

Ninth Flight Mirror Installed on James Webb Space Telescope

Inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's massive clean room in Greenbelt, Maryland, the ninth flight mirror was installed onto the telescope structure with a robotic arm. This marks the halfway completion point for the James Webb Space Telescope's segmented primary mirror.

29 Dec 2015

New Year's Eve Celebration at Times Square to be Featured on TOSHIBA VISION Screen

Toshiba Corp. will liven up a global countdown event as the official sponsor for the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration. The iconic 60-second countdown to midnight will be enhanced by audio and pyrotechnic effects on the TOSHIBA VISION screen, located directly below the world-famous Times Square New Year's Eve Ball.

28 Dec 2015

Larson Electronics Introduces Explosion Proof 50W LED String Light Set for Hazardous Locations

Larson Electronics continues its commitment to providing high grade lighting equipment to specialty markets with the release of a 50 watt hazardous location LED string light set.

26 Dec 2015

Vuzix to Highlight Latest iWear Video Headphones at CES 2016

Vuzix® Corporation, ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses products in the consumer, enterprise and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the company will showcase its iWear Video Headphones at the CES 2016 Show, to be held in Las Vegas from January 6-9, 2016.

26 Dec 2015

More Precise Imaging Technique for Efficient Lung Cancer Treatment

Lung cancer patients know that precise medical imaging can help a surgeon eradicate tumors and preserve healthy tissue.

24 Dec 2015

Researchers Fabricate Breakthrough Electronic-Photonic Microprocessors

Engineers have successfully married electrons and photons within a single-chip microprocessor, a landmark development that opens the door to ultrafast, low-power data crunching.

24 Dec 2015

Larson Electronics Introduces New Integrated Corrosion Resistant LED Luminaire

Longtime leading supplier of explosion proof lighting equipment Larson Electronics has announced the release of a Class 1 Division 2 integrated LED light fixture that is specifically designed to handle the rigors of wet and corrosive marine environments.

24 Dec 2015

Global Retailer Saves Energy Costs with Orion LED Retrofit Lighting

Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lighting platforms, today announced a multi-billion dollar global retailer with over 575 warehouse club operations has selected Orion LED retrofit lighting as the spec for its retail stores and corporate offices.

24 Dec 2015

NIST Researchers Develop New Way to Measure Trapped Light Within Microscale Optical Resonators

Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel way to noninvasively measure and map how and where trapped light vibrates within microscale optical resonators.

23 Dec 2015

EXFO’s FIP-435B Fiber Inspection Probe Gets Gold Rating at Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2015 Innovators Awards Program

EXFO Inc. announced today that its FIP-435B fully automated wireless fiber inspection probe was recognized among the best in the industry by the judges of the Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2015 Innovators Awards program. The judging panel consisted of cabling and communications system specifiers, designers, integrators and managers with vast professional experience.

23 Dec 2015