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ZTE Ships Over 10,000 Units of 100G Optical Transport Network Products in 2014

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced that in 2014, the annual shipments of ZTE 100G optical transport network (OTN) products exceeded 10,000 units. This increase in market share ranked at number one in the world.

5 Mar 2015

Colba.Net Telecom Expands Fibre Optics Network in Downtown Montreal, Adds Two More Buildings

Colba.Net Telecom Inc., a leading telecommunications company in Quebec, announced today that it is adding two (2) more buildings to its fibre optics network in downtown Montreal. The target market of Colba.Net for its fibre optics network is large residential and commercial buildings and those wishing to improve the speed and reliability of their internet connection at a competitive price.

5 Mar 2015

Lighting Science and Global Good Partner to Develop Light Technologies for Pest Control

Lighting Science Group Corporation and Intellectual Ventures’ Global Good today announced a research agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation light technologies for pest control.

5 Mar 2015

Canada Foundation for Innovation Awards $1.5 Million Funding to INRS’s Advanced Laser Light Source

INRS's Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS), the only facility of it's kind in Canada, has obtained $1.5 million of funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). This will allow it to continue its mission as an international center of excellence in ultrafast science. The research facility, which boasts a wide variety of lasers with specific properties, provides ultrafast light sources for exploring fundamental questions in physics and chemistry through the study of matter at the atomic and electronic level.

5 Mar 2015

McPherson Offers Compact Double-Monochromator for Standoff Raman Spectroscopy

Standoff Raman spectroscopy is an optical sensing technique. Among other things, it can be used to detect and identify chemical, biological and explosive activity. There is an ongoing national and international scientific effort to improve these types of detectors. The goal is to form sensing networks to provide early warning for a variety of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNe) weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

From McPherson Inc 5 Mar 2015

Soraa LED Products Receive Four Industry Awards for Innovation

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced today that its groundbreaking LED products have received four industry awards for innovation in both the LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards and Architectural SSL Product Innovation Awards (PIA).

4 Mar 2015

Sony Expands Popular Mirrorless Camera System with Introduction of New á E-Mount Lenses

Sony Electronics, a worldwide leader in digital imaging, has today announced several new á E-mount lenses and converters, building upon the rapid expansion of their popular mirrorless camera system.

4 Mar 2015

New Wheeled Cart Mounted Explosion Proof LED Light from Larson Electronics

Larson Electronics announced the release of a wheeled cart mounted explosion proof LED light designed for mobility and paint spray booth regulation compliance. The EPLC-24-4L-LED light cart features a 7,680 lumen light output, a swiveling fixture assembly, and a wheeled cart for easy maneuverability around the work space.

4 Mar 2015

Mobile World Congress 2015: TE Connectivity to Showcase Innovative Fiber Connectivity Solutions

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, today announced that it will showcase a broad range of innovative, digital distributed small cell systems and fiber connectivity solutions in booth 6B52 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on March 2-5.

4 Mar 2015

SLAC X-Ray Laser Reveals Inner Structure of Infectious Mimivirus

For the first time, researchers have produced a 3-D image revealing part of the inner structure of an intact, infectious virus, using a unique X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The virus, called Mimivirus, is in a curious class of “giant viruses” discovered just over a decade ago.

4 Mar 2015

Japan’s SoftBank BB Deploys Coriant® 7100 Nano™ Packet Optical Transport Platform

Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport networking solutions, today announced that SoftBank BB Corp., Japan’s leading telecommunications/ICT service and solution provider, has deployed the Coriant® 7100 Nano™ Packet Optical Transport Platform in its metro high-speed optical network.

4 Mar 2015

New Report on Laser Scanners / High Resolution LIDARs for Autonomous Driving

Autonomous driving concepts such as the Google Car, often use a large rotating laser scanner that can provide a high resolution image of the vehicle's surroundings. However, this sensor is very costly and is mounted on the roof which detracts from the vehicle's aesthetic looks and aerodynamics.

3 Mar 2015

U.S. DOD Approves Export of Laser-Based Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures System

BAE Systems, Inc. today announced that its Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) system has been approved for export by the U.S. Department of Defense. The export approval paves the way for sales to allied nations around the world, giving them access to this life-saving technology.

3 Mar 2015

New Report on Global and China LED Industry

After experiencing fall to the bottom and price slump in LED during 2012-2013, quite a few LED enterprises have been forced to go bankrupt or retreat from the industry. However, those that still struggled on the manufacturing front have reduced their capacity.

3 Mar 2015

Laser Radar Helps Helicopter Pilots Fly in Degraded Visual Environments

Lockheed Martin and H. N. Burns Engineering Corp. have agreed to collaborate on technology that enhances military helicopter pilots’ ability to fly in low visibility conditions caused by weather, dust or other obstructions.

3 Mar 2015