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ViewSonic Commences Shipment of LightStream™ PJD6350 Networkable Projector

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, announces the LightStream™ PJD6350 Networkable Projector is now available. The LightStream Networkable series of projectors delivers true-to-life colors in just about any lighting condition.

17 Mar 2015

New Technique to Attach Silicon Photonic Chips Directly Onto Processors

The computing and telecommunications industries have ambitious plans for the future: Systems that will store information in the cloud, analyze enormous amounts of data, and think more like a brain than a standard computer. Such systems are already being developed, and scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated what may be an important step toward commercializing this next generation of computing technology. They established a method to integrate silicon photonic chips with the processor in the same package, avoiding the need for transceiver assemblies.

17 Mar 2015

Avago Ships Over 1 Million Channels of 25G Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for wireless, wireline, storage and industrial applications, today announced it has shipped more than 1 million channels of 25G Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL), further extending its leadership position in the enterprise optical networking market.

17 Mar 2015

Larson Electronics Introduces 50W LED Flood Light on Telescoping Tripod

Industrial lighting specialist Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 50 watt LED work light mounted to a telescoping tripod. Equipped with one male and one female cord cap connected to 6” of SOOW cord, this unit was designed to allow operators to daisy chain multiple units together.

17 Mar 2015

Natcore Develops All-Back-Contact Silicon HIT-Structure Solar Cell Using Laser Technology

Scientists working in the Rochester R&D Center of Natcore Technology Inc. have produced an all-back-contact silicon "HIT-structure" (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer) solar cell using their proprietary laser technology.

17 Mar 2015

NASA's Aqua Satellite Captures Image of Tropical Cyclone Nathan Circling Near Queensland Coast

Tropical Cyclone Nathan has made its cyclonic loop in the Coral Sea near Queensland, Australia's Cape York Peninsula, and is headed away from land. However, satellite imagery reveals that Nathan's movement away from Queensland is a slow crawl.

16 Mar 2015

NASA's Aqua Satellite Infrared Imagery Reveals Fading Rare South Atlantic Storm 90Q

Just one day after it formed, the southern Atlantic Ocean the now former sub-tropical storm 90Q appeared to be fizzling out on NASA satellite imagery. Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed little convection associated with the storm on March 12. Sub-tropical and tropical storms are rare in the Southern Atlantic, and this one marks the third since 2004.

16 Mar 2015

Mount St. Louis Moonstone Ski Resort Improves Night Skiing, Snowboarding with Musco's LED Lighting System

The nearly 300,000 yearly skiers and snowboarders at the Mount St. Louis Moonstone Ski Resort (MSLM) will enjoy an experience few other resorts in the world can match, thanks to an innovative LED lighting system by Musco Lighting. This efficient system will help MSLM conserve energy, lessen its environmental impact, extend hours for nighttime use and eliminate maintenance costs over the next decade.

16 Mar 2015

TRMM Satellite Flies over Tropical Storm Bavi, Finds Heavy Rain in the Western Quadrant of the Storm

After Tropical Storm Bavi formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's TRMM satellite passed overhead and found heavy rain occurring in the western quadrant of the storm. A tropical storm watch is in effect for Ujae and Enewetakin in the western Marshall Islands as Bavi nears.

16 Mar 2015

Custom Lens Design Capabilities from Resolve Optics

Drawing upon its uniquely talented team of experienced optical designers and engineers - Resolve Optics is able to provide lens design, prototyping, testing and precision lens manufacturing services of the highest quality.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 13 Mar 2015

EdgeConneX® and Fibertech Partner to Provide Fiber Connectivity to Tier III Edge Data Center in Detroit

EdgeConneX®, specializing in hosting solutions at the edge of the network, has partnered with Fibertech Networks, a leader in fiber optic-based network services, to provide fiber connectivity to the Detroit area's newest and most advanced Tier III Edge Data Center® (EDC), located in the city of Southfield, MI.

13 Mar 2015

Innovative Computer Vision System Helps Determine Compactness of Bunches of Grapes

Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA) and the Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (Research Centre of Vine-and- Wine-related Science) (ICVV) (University of La Rioja-CSIC-Government of La Rioja) have developed a new computer vision system that helps to determine the compactness of bunches of grapes, a characteristic that strongly influences the quality of the grape and the wine.

13 Mar 2015