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Liverpool Researcher Receives RSE/STFC Enterprise Fellowship to Refine Business Ideas on Optical Diagnostics

Alexandra Alexandrova, a Fellow within the University of Liverpool-led LA³NET project based at the Cockcroft Institute, has been awarded a Science and Technology Funding Council (STFC) Enterprise Fellowship by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

20 Jul 2015

3D Display Technologies Set to Revolutionize Consumer Electronics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "3D Display Technology Innovations Impacting Consumer Sector (Technical Insights)" report to their offering.

20 Jul 2015

Prescolite Expands Product Portfolio with Addition of 5” LiteBox Surface Mount and 8” LiteFrame Commercial Fixtures

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Prescolite has added new sizes, shapes and features to its extensive product line. Specifically, the brand has launched a 5” LiteBox Surface Mount (LBS5LEDA), 8” LiteFrame Commercial and Retroficient (LC8LED and RLC8LED), LiteForm cylinder (LCC6LED), and added dimming options to its D2, A2 and LiteFrame LED products to meet customers' needs across a variety of different industries and lighting environments.

20 Jul 2015

Global Fiber Optic Beam Expander Market Witnessing High Growth Rate

The global fiber optic beam expander market is witnessing a very high growth rate, which is due to the increasing need for optical assemblies and components to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the laser processing systems as well as the optical communication systems.

20 Jul 2015

Ephesus Lighting installs High-Performance LED Lights at Duke University’s Wallace Wade Stadium

The home field for Duke University football, Wallace Wade Stadium, will be illuminated beginning in 2016 with high-performance energy-efficient LED stadium lights from Ephesus Lighting, Inc., the leader in providing LED lighting solutions for sports stadiums, fields and arenas and the Preferred Sports Lighting Partner of Duke University.

20 Jul 2015

Soraa Introduces Revolutionary Full Visible Spectrum 4-Degree AR111 LED Lamp

Designed to precisely and beautifully light small objects and spaces, Soraa, the world leader in GaN-on-GaNTM LED technology, launched today the first full visible spectrum 4-degree AR111 LED lamp. The ANSI size standard, 6W AR111 4D LED lamp has outstanding peak intensity; flawless beam definition and edges; exceptional color (CRI of 95 and R9 of 95) and whiteness rendering; and is customizable with the company’s SNAP System.

20 Jul 2015

GE Installs 100 Gigabits Per Second High-Speed Fiber Optic Network Lines

GE today announced the installation of some of the world’s fastest, high-speed fiber optic lines to support the company’s Industrial Internet initiative. As a founding member of the Industrial Internet Consortium, GE software scientists and developers created an industry test bed that will transfer data at 100 gigabits per second to support seamless machine-2-machine communications and data transfer across connected control systems, big infrastructure products and manufacturing plants.

17 Jul 2015

QImaging Launches QI OEM Camera Platform and Online Product Development Website

QImaging, a manufacturer of scientific cameras for life science and OEM applications, launched a new QI OEM camera platform designed specifically to enhance instrument sensitivity and throughput with superior linearity, range and image quality, at an affordable price.

17 Jul 2015

Larson Electronics Introduces 150W Explosion Proof LED Switch Blade Dock Light

Longtime leading supplier of explosion proof lighting equipment Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 150 watt explosion proof LED switch blade dock light equipped with a ten foot pivoting aluminum arm.

17 Jul 2015

Padda Institute Offers Advanced Laser Tattoo Removal with Multi-Wavelength Astanza Trinity Laser

The Padda Institute Center for Laser and Aesthetic Medicine is now offering advanced laser tattoo removal in St. Louis with the multi-wavelength Astanza Trinity laser. In addition to laser tattoo removal, the Padda Institute Center for Laser and Aesthetic Medicine offers an array of aesthetic procedures including facials, MicroLaserPeels and ProFractional treatments, chemical peels, laser hair removal, and vein treatments.

17 Jul 2015

CSRmesh Technology Helps SK Telecom's Smart LED Lightbulbs to Function as Bluetooth® Smart Beacons

CSR plc today announced that its CSRmesh™ technology has been used by SK Telecom to enable the world’s first range of smart LED lightbulbs which also function as Bluetooth® Smart beacons networked together using CSRmesh. The intelligent CSRmesh lighting system will allow an almost unlimited number of smart lightbulbs to be simply controlled and networked together in-store while also enabling location-based special offers and targeted information to smartphone users.

17 Jul 2015

Sierra-Olympic Introduces Cox CX320 Thermography Camera System for Machine Vision and R&D

Sierra-Olympic Technologies introduces the Cox CX320 Thermography Camera, an uncooled LWIR camera system for machine vision, process monitoring, and benchtop R&D applications.

From Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. 16 Jul 2015

NASA's New Horizons Mission Provides Surprising Insight into Pluto's Surface

NASA’s New Horizons team have announced a series of discoveries including a new, vivid view of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon and the icy mountains on Pluto just one day after the spacecraft’s first ever flyby.

By Alexander Chilton 16 Jul 2015

Fluke Expands Portfolio of Lenses for Infrared Cameras

Infrared inspections often involve analyzing temperature variations on something extremely small or too far away to see the needed detail with standard lenses. Two new lenses for Fluke infrared cameras bring those worlds into sharper focus.

16 Jul 2015

Penetration Depth a Main Issue with Light-Based Technology for Improving Food Safety

Light-based technologies are emerging as tools to enhance food shelf life and guard against food contaminants but more research needs to be done, warn food scientists at a July 13 panel discussion at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago.

16 Jul 2015