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New 58W ATEX Rated Low Profile LED Light Fixture from Larson Electronics

Leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial grade lighting, Larson Electronics announces the release of a 58 watt low profile LED light fixture that provides operators with a powerful and energy efficient alternative to traditional hazardous location luminaries.

30 Dec 2015

CES 2016: KDX to Highlight Smart High-Resolution Glasses-Free 3D Products

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the premiere global stage, where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace.

30 Dec 2015

Casio Offers Innovative LampFree Projectors for Classrooms

Amid the busy holiday season, Casio America, Inc. is already looking ahead towards 2016 by providing educators with innovative tools to help improve the classroom experience.

30 Dec 2015

Hologram Pyramid Converts Smartphones Into a Pseudo-Holographic Projector

Entrepreneur and native Arizonan, Jim Smith, has created a clever way to convert your smartphone into a holographic projector. All that is required is a pyramid-shaped plastic part that attaches to your screen by suction cup and special videos which can be downloaded from YouTube.

29 Dec 2015

Terralux Releases New Energy Efficient LED Light Engines for Commercial Wall Sconces

Terralux, a leader in the design and manufacture of commercial LED lighting and building control products, announces the release of a new series of energy efficient LED light engines.

29 Dec 2015

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