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New Quadpod Mounted Mini LED Light Tower from Larson Electronics

Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 400 watt portable LED light tower designed to provide operators in large work areas with a durable, reliable, and bright source of illumination.

28 Oct 2015

Advanced Enlighted Lighting Sensors Integrated with Amerlux LED Lighting Fixtures

Amerlux CEO and President Chuck Campagna has announced a partnership with Enlighted, Inc., the leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for commercial buildings and retail applications. The agreement will enable integration of the most intelligent and advanced lighting sensors and controls with innovative LED lighting fixtures from Amerlux.

28 Oct 2015

II-VI Incorporated Launches Advanced Optical Channel Monitor Platform

II-VI Incorporated, a leading provider of solutions for next generation optical networks, today announced the commercial availability of the OCM 2580, a new optical channel monitor platform with advanced features designed for next-generation flexible-bandwidth optical network systems.

28 Oct 2015

SATO Launches New Subsidiary to Market Revolutionary CO2 Laser Coding and Marking Technology

SATO, a leading global provider of Auto-ID solutions that empower workforces and streamline operations, announced that it launched a new subsidiary, SpeciaLase Limited for the marketing of a revolutionary CO2 laser coding and marking technology developed by UK-based DataLase. The new company will operate in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.

28 Oct 2015

OSIRIS Spectrograph Identifies Surface Mineral Chemical Composition of Jupiter's Moon Europa

Jupiter's moon Europa is believed to possess a large salty ocean beneath its icy exterior, and that ocean, scientists say, has the potential to harbor life. Indeed, a mission recently suggested by NASA would visit the icy moon's surface to search for compounds that might be indicative of life.

28 Oct 2015

Commercially Available CCD Sensors Visualise Intensive Terahertz Light

Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have succeeded in using commercially available camera technology to visualise terahertz light. In doing so, they are enabling a low-cost alternative to the procedure available to date, whilst simultaneously increasing the comparative image resolution by a factor of 25.

28 Oct 2015

Banner Engineering Rugged LED Strip Lights Solves Tough Lighting Applications in Harsh Environments

Banner Engineering introduces the WLS27 LED strip light. Featuring a durable aluminum internal structure and shatterproof, UV-stabilized, polycarbonate shell, WLS27 LED strip lights are ideal for harsh indoor and outdoor applications and resist exposure to high-pressure, high-temperature water, solvents, cutting oils and a broad range of chemicals.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 27 Oct 2015

Lextar Unveils ALLUXIA LED Flat Panel Light at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair

Lextar Electronics Corp, the LED vertical integration manufacturer, will release its new generation LED flat panel lights -- ALLUXIA. ALLUXIA's frameless visual effect can create flexibility for seamless connection of luminaires. With its simple and neat appearance, it opened a new era of LED flat panel light 5.0. Lextar will unveil ALLUXIA at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair taking place from October 27-30, 2015.

27 Oct 2015

Lattice MachXO3 FPGA and USB 3.0 Sensor Bridge Reference Design Integrated in Leopard Imaging’s New Camera Module

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced that its MachXO3 FPGA and USB 3.0 sensor bridge reference design are integrated in a new USB 3.0 camera module from Leopard Imaging, a leader in high-definition embedded cameras.

27 Oct 2015

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 618 IP Camera Reference Design and Development Platform

Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., unveiled the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 618 IP camera reference design and development platform.

27 Oct 2015

New Tiny, Low-Cost Hyperspectral Imaging Cameras from Parc

Hyperspectral imaging is currently used in a variety of industries, including remote sensing, agriculture, biomedical imaging, geosciences, machine vision, surveillance and security, and defense.

27 Oct 2015

Noninvasive Heart CT Scans Better at Spotting Clogged Arteries

Results of a head-to-head comparison study led by Johns Hopkins researchers show that noninvasive CT scans of the heart's vessels are far better at spotting clogged arteries that can trigger a heart attack than the commonly prescribed exercise stress that most patients with chest pain undergo.

27 Oct 2015

New ‘Lobster’ X-Ray Mirror for Space Variable Objects Monitor Satellite Observatory

The University of Leicester announces today the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.

27 Oct 2015

Reach Introduces New Projected Capacitive Touchscreen Display Modules

Reach Technology, Inc. today announced two new PCAP modules which allow for an interface with sliders, rotary knobs, and dual or multi-touch. PCAP offers more durability and is resistant to scratches and chemical cleaners.

26 Oct 2015

NASA Lasercom Speeds Matched with a Relatively Small Package

A NASA-developed laser communication (lasercom) system made headlines in 2013 when it demonstrated record-breaking data download and upload speeds to the moon. Now, a NASA optical physicist says he can match those speeds -- plus provide never-before-achieved, highly precise distance and speed measurements -- all from the same relatively small package.

26 Oct 2015