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Redesigned uTune Director from Champion ONE Earns Recognition at 2015 Lightwave Innovation Awards

Champion ONE’s recently redesigned uTune Director earned high praise from judges at the 2015 Lightwave Innovation Awards. The stand-alone device for tuning DWDM optics was hailed as a solid product with “technical features and performance that provide clear and substantial benefits” to customers in the telecom industry.

8 Apr 2015

Deco Lighting, Daintree Networks Partner to Create Cost-Effective, Fully-Integrated LED Troffer Solution

Deco Lighting, a top manufacturer of innovative and energy-saving lighting solutions, has joined forces with Daintree Networks, Inc., the leader in open networked wireless control and operation solutions for smart buildings, to create a cost-effective, fully-integrated LED Troffer solution with a wireless-enabled LED driver to be used with Deco LED fixtures.

8 Apr 2015

US LED Lighting Market Forecast to Reach $5.2 Billion in 2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "United States LED Lighting Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020" report to their offering.

8 Apr 2015

Canada's Commitment to Construction Funding for Thirty Meter Telescope Receives Praises from Empire Industries

Empire Industries Ltd. welcomes Canada's commitment to construction funding of $243.5 million for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) international partnership, announced yesterday evening by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the H. R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver.

8 Apr 2015

Osram Opto Semiconductors’ Visible Range Laser Diodes Now Available from LASER COMPONENTS

Laser diodes from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, which emit in the visible range, are now available from LASER COMPONENTS.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 8 Apr 2015

EyeVision Image Processing Software Now Supports ADLINK NEON-1040 Smart Camera

The EyeVision image processing software now also supports the smart camera NEON-1040 by ADLINK. The camera features 4 Megapixel, a frame rate of 60 fps, a global shutter sensor and the Intel Atom quad core 1.9 GHz processor.

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 8 Apr 2015

New Explosion Proof Two Lamp Fluorescent Light Fixture with Dimmable Ballast from Larson Electronics

Leading supplier of industrial lighting equipment Larson Electronics has announced the release of an explosion proof two lamp fluorescent light fixture that is equipped with a dimmable ballast.

7 Apr 2015

NASA and STScI Announce this Year's Group of Hubble Fellows

NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) have announced the selection of 17 new Hubble Fellows. STScI in Baltimore, Maryland, administers the Hubble Fellowship Program for NASA.

7 Apr 2015

DNA Evolution Software Powers Sony Optical Disc Archive Technology

Sony is announcing the availability of StorageDNA's DNA Evolution software with support for Sony's Optical Disc Archive products. The combination of these technologies offers a turnkey nearline and archive storage solution providing long-term, reliable, and cost-effective archives for digital camera master content.

7 Apr 2015

Novel Technique Uses Video Camera to Monitor Blood Volume

Most methods for measuring vital signs in medical settings require some form of physical contact with the patient - a blood pressure cuff around the arm, for instance, or an electrocardiogram (EKG) probe on the chest.

7 Apr 2015

Bruker Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Expanded Claim for MALDI Biotyper CA System

Bruker today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for library and methods expansion for the MALDI Biotyper CA System, sold in the United States for clinical microbiology.

6 Apr 2015

Socionext Begins Sampling of 4K/60p HEVC Video Encoder Chip

Socionext Inc. has started sampling the world's first HEVC/H.265 - compatible encoder IC, the MB86M31, along with an evaluation board, the MB86M31-EVB, and the software development kit for drivers and applications. The new device is capable of real-time encoding of 4K/60p video with the latest video compression technology.

6 Apr 2015

Inneos SX51-02E Optoelectronic Subsystem Now Supports HDMI 4k/60 Hz Video Transport

Inneos, LLC, the industry leader in Video over Fiber transport, today announced their standard SX51-02E product is now warranted to transport HDMI 4k/60 Hz video with 8 bits per color channel and 4:2:0 color depth on a single multimode fiber.

6 Apr 2015

Canon to Exhibit Prototype of High-Magnification 4K Field Zoom Lens at 2015 NAB Show

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today that its parent company, Canon Inc., is currently developing a high-zoom-ratio, long-focal-length field zoom lens that provides superb imaging performance for use with 4K-capable broadcast cameras featuring 2/3-inch sensors.

6 Apr 2015

Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting Honored with Red Dot Awards

Automotive Lighting, the Magneti Marelli division devoted to the development and production of automotive lighting systems, has received dual recognition from one of the most prestigious international awards for design and industry - the "Red Dot Award 2015."

6 Apr 2015