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Northrop Grumman Debuts Viper 2.1 Laser for Directed Infrared Countermeasure Systems

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Laser Systems business unit has announced its new Viper™ 2.1 laser, featuring a form factor and interface for use on all directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) systems.

20 Nov 2014

U.S. EPA Honors QD Vision with 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

QD Vision, Inc., the leading manufacturer of quantum dot optical components for LCD products, has won the 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

20 Nov 2014

Rosetta Spacecraft's OSIRIS Imaging System Captures Descent of Philae Comet Lander

Images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS imaging system show the portions of the journey its Philae comet lander undertook on Nov. 12, as it approached and then rebounded off the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

20 Nov 2014

MACOM to Acquire Leading Provider of Indium Phosphide Lasers

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BinOptics Corporation, a leading merchant provider of Indium Phosphide lasers for Data Centers, Mobile Backhaul, Silicon Photonics and Access Networks, in an all-cash transaction valued at $230 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

20 Nov 2014

Researchers Create Cozy, Warm White LED Lights

When the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded this October to three Japanese-born scientists for the invention of blue light emitting diodes (LEDs), the prize committee declared LED lamps would light the 21st century. Now researchers from the Netherlands have found a novel way to ensure the lights of the future not only are energy efficient but also emit a cozy warmth.

20 Nov 2014

New 150W Pole Top Slip Fit Mount Explosion Proof LED Light Fixture from Larson Electronics

With over 40 years as a leader in the industrial and commercial lighting industry, Larson Electronics continues its commitment to providing high grade lighting equipment to specialty markets with the release of a 150 watt LED explosion proof pole top slip fitter light. The EPLC2-PT-150LED-RT provides operators with a powerful and energy efficient alternative to traditional hazardous location luminaries.

20 Nov 2014

STEMMER IMAGING Have Become a Member of the Manufacturing Technology Centre

STEMMER IMAGING has become a member of MTC, the UK-government funded Manufacturing Technology Centre. The MTC was established in 2010 with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry and has more t...

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 19 Nov 2014

High Power LED Light Engines for Large FOV Fluorescence Imaging Systems

Innovations in Optics, Inc. offers high power LED Light Engines as excitation illuminators for large field-of-view fluorescent imagers used in life science instruments. Specific OEM applications are life science inst...

From Innovations In Optics, Inc. 19 Nov 2014

New P-Touch Label Maker with Full-Color LCD Display from Brother

Brother International Corporation, a multi-billion dollar leader in technology for offices of all sizes, today introduced the PT-D600, the newest PC-connectable desktop model in its popular P-touch label maker line, and the first with a full-color LCD display.

19 Nov 2014

SC14 Conference: Racklive Reports Availability of HL100-RL Optical Library

Today at the SC14 Conference, Racklive announced immediate availability of the HL100-RL Optical Library, providing long-term archive for critical applications requiring data retention and permanency. The modular design includes 50 Terabytes of Blu-ray optical storage per 4U appliance, delivering a 50-year TUV certified archive.

19 Nov 2014

New Explosion Proof LED Aluminum String Light Set from Larson Electronics

19 Nov 2014

Amerlux Receives Product Innovation Award for LINEA and GRUV LED Linear Lighting Family

Honored as a complete family of architectural slim-line recessed and pendant mounted luminaires common in quality, efficiency and aperture size, the LINEA 1.5" pendant and the GRUV 1.5" recessed LED linear luminaire family from Amerlux® has received a Product Innovation Award from Architectural Products magazine, according to Amerlux President/CEO Chuck Campagna.

19 Nov 2014

Access Fixtures Introduces Wildlife Friendly LED Amber Garage Lighters

Access Fixtures is expanding its extensive product line to include LED amber garage lighters as part of its line-up of wildlife-friendly luminaires. Wildlife-friendly lighting minimizes light pollution in areas where excessive artificial lighting can harm ecosystems, especially coastal areas where sea turtles need a dark sky to migrate towards the ocean.

19 Nov 2014

Kateeva Debuts High-Performance Mass-Production Solution for Flexible OLEDs

Flexible consumer electronics products are closer to Main Street thanks to a new manufacturing tool from Kateeva. This week at the Printed Electronics USA conference in Santa Clara, Calif., the provider of technology-driven deposition equipment will introduce the YIELDjet™ FLEX, a high-performance mass-production solution for flexible Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).

19 Nov 2014

Opto Diode’s New Quadrant Photodiode 5 mm² - SXUVPS4

Opto Diode, a division of ITW, introduces the SXUVPS4, a new multi-element detector with a 5 mm² active area in a quadrant configuration. Designed to resist radiation damage from high intensity UV lasers, the SXUVPS4 photodiodes are ideal for laser alignment applications. Offering unmatched stability, the SXUV series of photodiodes are the only commercially available detectors that can withstand 4 days of exposure to 10 eV 1016 photons/cm2 without degradation in responsivity.

From Opto Diode Corp. 18 Nov 2014