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Spectronics Introduces UV-A LED Flashlight for Nondestructive Testing

The powerful Spectroline® OPTIMAX™ 365 is a cordless, rechargeable UV-A (365 nm) LED flashlight that is ideal for nondestructive testing applications such as MPI, FPI and general fluorescent examination. This reliable unit is engineered with every advantage for the NDT inspector.

24 Aug 2015

High-Resolution X-Ray CT Scanning Helps Find New Bone in Iconic Prehistoric Fish

Dr Laura Porro and colleagues in Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences and at the University of Cambridge applied high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning to several specimens of Eusthenopteron.

24 Aug 2015

Researchers Detect and Identify Observational Signatures of Resonant Absorption in Coronal Heating

Solar physicists have captured the first direct observational signatures of resonant absorption, thought to play an important role in solving the "coronal heating problem" which has defied explanation for over 70 years.

24 Aug 2015

ADTRAN Announces Unlocking of Single-Vendor Access Network

ADTRAN®, Inc.,, a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, announced it is delivering on its open interface commitment and decoupling the closed equipment “lock-in” from fiber broadband access solutions.

24 Aug 2015

China International Optoelectronic Exposition 2015 to Take Place in Shenzhen, China

The annual festival for the global optoelectronic professionals, the 17th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2015) will be held from 31 August through 3 September at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China.

24 Aug 2015

Flexible, Efficient White LED Holds Promise for Wearable Display Applications

Researchers from Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University have developed highly flexible, versatile white LEDs with potential applications in wearable displays and non-flat surfaces.

By Beth Ellison 24 Aug 2015

Energy Focus to Supply "Buy American" Tubular LEDs to the Cleveland Clinic

Energy Focus, Inc., a leader in LED lighting technologies, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (the "Cleveland Clinic") to supply its "Buy American" tubular LEDs ("TLEDs") to replace existing fluorescent lights for all of the Cleveland Clinic's facilities.

21 Aug 2015

Demand for WDM Equipment in Metro Applications Reaches New Levels

In a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, the total wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) equipment market grew 23 percent sequentially in the second quarter 2015. During this period, WDM Metro equipment used mainly in metro and regional applications grew at a rate slightly higher than that of DWDM Long Haul, attaining a new record quarterly revenue level of $1.4 billion.

21 Aug 2015

Access Fixtures Releases New MaxLite LED High Bay Luminaires

Access Fixtures, a leading manufacturer and distributor of commercial and sports lighting, has announced the release of new MaxLite LED high bay luminaires. A range of linear, pendant mount, and round pendant mount styles are now available. MaxLite LED high bays are an energy efficient, long lasting alternative to traditional fixtures in commercial, manufacturing, and industrial applications.

21 Aug 2015

Diodes Incorporated Unveils AL1678 Family of LED Drivers

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 AL1678 family of LED Drivers. These devices are well-suited for driving non-dimmable retrofit LED bulbs in general illumination applications that do not require high power factor (>0.7).

21 Aug 2015

LASER COMPONENTS Introduces Low Cost, Visible Red Crosshair and Line Laser Module

To meet continued demand for low cost crosshair laser modules for alignment purposes LASER COMPONENTS is pleased to announce the LC-LMP series; a low cost, visible red crosshair and line laser module.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 20 Aug 2015

Revolution Lighting Technologies Completes LED Lighting Retrofits Across Fifty New Jersey School Systems

Revolution Lighting Technologies, a leader in advanced LED lighting technology, announced today that it has completed lighting retrofits across fifty New Jersey school systems installing more than 500,000 of its Seesmart LED tubes to date. This program will yield significant cost savings, exceeding $3.3M annually, to achieve an average project payback of less than three years.

20 Aug 2015

NSF Awards $6 Million for Development of Innovative, Broadly Accessible Brain Imaging Technologies

The National Science Foundation has awarded $6 million to researchers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Rhode Island to develop innovative and broadly accessible brain imaging technologies to provide insight into how the nervous system functions in health and disease.

20 Aug 2015

Growth Prospects of the Global LED Grow Light Industry

MarketResearchReports.biz announces the addition of a new market research report, titled ‘Global LED Grow Light Industry 2015 Market Research Report’. The study report broadly covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global LED grow light industry through definition, specifications, classification, and applications.

20 Aug 2015

Optical Internetworking Forum Whitepaper Provides Carrier Perspective on 400G Technology Options

Continuing a tradition of producing timely, relevant technical work, the members of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) have published a whitepaper that provides the carrier perspective on 400G technology options and its impact on future high-capacity WDM applications.

20 Aug 2015