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Diodes Launches AL1696 LED Driver for Triac-Dimmable Lighting Applications

Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the AL1696.

22 Dec 2015

IXYS Launches LIA135 and LIA136 Low Voltage Optically Isolated Error Amplifiers

IXYS Integrated Circuits Division (ICD), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation, announced the availability of the LIA135 and LIA136 low voltage optically isolated error amplifiers each with an integrated programmable precision shunt reference incorporated into a single 8-pin package.

22 Dec 2015

OSIRIS-REX Laser Altimeter to Create 3D Maps of Asteroid Bennu

Michael Daly, a York University researcher, is the lead scientist on a laser altimeter that will map the surface and create a 3D model of the asteroid Bennu during a NASA mission launching in 2016.

22 Dec 2015

INDATEL Selects TESSCO as Key Delivery Partner for Fiber Optic Cable and Fiber Accessories

TESSCO Technologies, a leading provider of the product and value chain solutions required to build, use, and maintain wireless systems, has been selected by INDATEL, an association of wholesale carriers, as a key delivery partner for fiber optic cable and fiber accessories.

22 Dec 2015

Accurate Spectrophotometric Measurement of Illumination

The LumaSpec LS800S from Prior Scientific is a compact visible light spectrophotometer which provides quantitative spectral power data enabling users to characterise and monitor the illumination source of their microscope system.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 18 Dec 2015

NEC Display Solutions Introduces LED-Backlit Monitors with Smart Sensing Technology

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced the new MultiSync®EA305WMi and EA275WMi, 30-inch and 27-inch displays.

18 Dec 2015

LuxCath System Enables Optical Assessment of Tissue Contact Before and During Cardiac Ablation

LuxCath LLC, a leading medical technology company developing visualization and optical tissue interrogation for cardiac ablation, announced today that the Company’s technology was used for the first time in procedures to treat arrhythmia patients, with highly promising results.

18 Dec 2015

Larson Electronics Releases 30W Stud Mounted LED Spotlight

Larson Electronics announces the release of a 30 watt stud mounted LED spotlight that operates on a 12 volt electrical system making it ideal for added auxiliary lighting for trucks, equipment, or all-terrain vehicles.

18 Dec 2015

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Revolutionizes Laser Printing Technology

Thanks to a new revolutionary laser printing technology, it is now possible to print this press release in colour on an area no bigger than a hair. This breakthrough in nanotechnology will be published on 14 December 2015 in an article in the scientific journal Nature Nanotechnology.

18 Dec 2015

Optimised Lenses for Very Large Formats

Resolve Optics has developed a specialist lens system designed to provide high resolution performance for very large format cameras and sensor arrays in excess of 200mm diametersuch as are used in aerial surveying.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 17 Dec 2015

Openreach Deploys ADVA Optical Networking's Technology for New EAD 10G Service

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Openreach, the infrastructure division of BT Group, has deployed the ADVA FSP 150 as the foundation of its new EAD 10G service. The new point-to-point 10Gbit/s Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) service will provide Openreach's customers with 10 times the bandwidth at little more than twice the price of the current 1Gbit/s product.

17 Dec 2015

USPTO Grants Patent for Orion Energy Systems’ LDR Light Fixture Systems and Hanging Methods

Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lighting platforms, today announced that it was granted a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Pat. No. 9,206,948) directed to design improvements and technical advancements in the hanging methods and door assemblies of troffer light fixture retrofit systems.

17 Dec 2015

II-VI Incorporated Offers Ultra-Compact Optical Components to Meet Requirements of CFP2-ACO Transceivers

II]VI Incorporated, a leading provider of solutions for next generation optical networks, today announced a portfolio of ultra-compact optical components that enable the emerging CFP2-ACO (Analog Coherent Optics) pluggable transceiver form-factor.

17 Dec 2015

Echelon’s Intelligent Hybrid Lighting Control System Upgrades Bellingham’s Streetlight Infrastructure

Echelon Corp., a leading independent control networking company for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), announced today the installation of its Lumewave by Echelon lighting control system as part of a smart city streetlight LED retrofit at the City of Bellingham, Wash.

17 Dec 2015

New SWIR Scientific Camera with Highest Frame Rates at Megapixel Resolution

Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc., introduces the 1280SCICAM, a revolutionary shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera that delivers the longest integration times and the highest frame rates at megapixel resolution, available on the market today.

16 Dec 2015