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LiqTech International Develops New LED-based Deep UV Water Disinfection System

LiqTech International, Inc. ("LiqTech") is pleased to announce that its recently acquired subsidiary, Provital Solutions A/S, has developed a new LED-based Deep UV water disinfection system. We believe our system is the first large scale LED-based UV water disinfection system in the market.

10 Nov 2014

Eagle Eye Networks Announces Availability of Interactive Cloud Security Camera Mapping

Eagle Eye Networks, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of interactive cloud security camera mapping as part of the Eagle Eye Cloud Security Camera Video Management System (VMS). The new global mapping offers users the ability to view or record video directly from a map or physical layout.

10 Nov 2014

Trail Underway to Assess New Laser Technology for Benign Prostate Surgery

A £1.2 million trial to evaluate the use of new laser technology for benign prostate surgery – one of the most common operations performed on the NHS - is underway in Bristol.

10 Nov 2014

New Report Analyzes Technologies and Global Markets for Optical Coatings

This BCC Research study analyzes the status of global markets for optical coatings. Optical coatings may be devices but more typically are a value-added feature of optical elements such as lenses, mirrors or flat-screen displays.

10 Nov 2014

New Research Report on Global and China Laser Diode Industry

ReportsnReports.com adds 2014 Market Research Report on Global and China Laser Diode Industry of 294 pages to the semiconductor and electronics segment of its online business intelligence library. Profiling 35 companies in the laser diode market, this research and analysis is supported with 300+ data tables and figures.

7 Nov 2014

Lockheed Martin, NASA and Universities of Arizona and Hawai’i Partner to Operate United Kingdom Infrared Telescope

Lockheed Martin has partnered with the University of Arizona to operate the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) located on Maunakea, Hawaii. The agreement expands the corporation's support of scientists pursuing a broad range of research, from the study of orbital debris to deep space astronomy.

7 Nov 2014

Cutera’s Picosecond Laser Platform for Tattoo Removal Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

Cutera, Inc., a leading provider of laser, light and other energy-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide, announced that its picosecond laser platform, enlighten, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for tattoo removal. In August, 2014, enlighten received clearance for the treatment of benign pigmented lesions.

7 Nov 2014

New Automated Procedure for Generating Human iPSCs with Laser Enabled Analysis and Processing System

A new study by scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, a nonprofit research institution and one of the largest induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) generators in the world, in collaboration with Intrexon Corporation a leader in synthetic biology, describes an automated, efficient procedure for generating human iPSCs with the Laser Enabled Analysis and Processing (LEAP®) system.

7 Nov 2014

New Explosion Proof LED Work Light as Alternative for 400W Metal Halide

Leading manufacturer and supplier of explosion proof lighting equipment, Larson Electronics has announced the release of a new LED work light configured to work on 24 volts DC or AC that features a convenient pedestal mount base stand for easy handling and operation.

7 Nov 2014

Access Fixtures Introduces New LED Amber Wall Packs

Access Fixtures is announcing the introduction of new LED amber wall packs as part of its comprehensive line up of wildlife-friendly luminaires. Wildlife-friendly lighting is often required in areas where excessive artificial lighting can disturb ecosystems, such as coastal areas where sea turtles need a dark sky to orient and migrate towards the ocean.

7 Nov 2014

Infrared Spectroscopy Techniques May Help Improve Control Procedure of Cork Stoppers

Researchers at UPM, INIA-CIFRO and the Universidad de Córdoba have shown that the application of infrared spectroscopy techniques can enhance the control of parameters that determine the cork performance in a bottle.

6 Nov 2014

Parallel-Processing Technique Improves Performance of Femtosecond Lasers for Micromachining

Since the 90s, femtosecond lasers have enabled the treatment of materials at nanoscale and microscale with high precision, but their production is still slow and expensive. Researchers at the GROC Optics Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, Spain, have developed an original parallel-processing technique that enables to multiply the production capacity of these lasers, thus improving their performance, reducing the time and cost of manufacturing and optimizing the use of laser energy.

6 Nov 2014

Handheld Device Combines Ultrasound and Photoacoustics

A new handheld probe developed by a team of university and industry researchers in the Netherlands and France could give doctors powerful new imaging capabilities right in the palms of their hands. The imaging system, which is described in a paper published in The Optical Society’s (OSA) open-access journal Optics Express, shrinks a technology that once filled a whole lab bench down to a computer screen and a small probe about the size of a stapler.

6 Nov 2014

ViewSonic Begins Shipment of Solid State LED-Based, DLP Projectors

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, announces their latest solid state LED-based, DLP® projectors, the PLED-W600 and PLED-W800, are now shipping. These projectors are lightweight, bright, and come with an integrated MHL-enabled HDMI input allowing users to project directly from compatible mobile devices, as well as from wireless HDMI dongles such as Google’s Chromecast™ device.

6 Nov 2014

IEEE Announces New Conformity-Testing Standards for SIEPON

IEEE, the world's largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced three new standards for conformance-testing procedures for IEEE 1904.1™ “Standard for Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON).”

6 Nov 2014