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TE Connectivity’s Powered Fiber Cable System Accelerates Small Cell Installation, Optimizes 4G Coverage

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, today announced a new solution to speed and simplify the installation, powering, and communication with small cells and other network access devices.

11 Feb 2014

Soraa Launches High Color Temperature, High Color Rendering MR16 LED Lamps

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, launched today the world's first high color temperature (CCT), high color rendering MR16 LED lamps—a brilliant choice for gemstone jewelry and high-end retail displays.

From SORAA 11 Feb 2014

New System Tracks Motion of Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Remotely Using Laser

"Wind turbines oscillate with displacements of up to a meter in magnitude, even at normal wind speeds. This represents a large load for the material, which can lead to damage and worst case to failure of an installation," says Dr. Ilja Kaufmann from the Optronics Department of IOSB in Ettlingen. For this reason, operators continuously check how strong the oscillations are by using sensors built into the mast and rotor blades.

11 Feb 2014

Newly Developed High-tech Glasses Assist Surgeons Visualize Cancer Cells

High-tech glasses developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear.

11 Feb 2014

Hubbell Lighting Announces New LLHV VersaBay LED High Bay

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today an ultra-efficient choice for one-for-one replacements of outdated and inefficient metal halide and fluorescent high bays—Columbia Lighting's LLHV VersaBay® LED High Bay. With energy use 48% below comparable HID and a payback period of less than two years—now is the time for an LED retrofit.

11 Feb 2014

NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes Spot New Distant Galaxy

NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes have spotted what might be one of the most distant galaxies known, harkening back to a time when our universe was only about 650 million years old (our universe is 13.8 billion years old).

10 Feb 2014

Digital Signage Expo 2014 to Feature Ultra-D Glasses-Free 3D Displays

Stampede Presentation Products, Inc., North America's largest distributor of ProAV solutions, today announced that it will feature Ultra-D™ glasses-free 3D displays at next week's 2014 Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, marking the first time that the revolutionary technology from Stream TV Networks will be showcased at the world's largest international trade show dedicated to digital signage, interactive technology, and Out-of-Home networks.

10 Feb 2014

Nikon Announces Latest Additions to COOLPIX Cameras

Today, Nikon Inc. announced the latest additions to its impressive lineup of COOLPIX cameras that offer incredible optics and great performance.

10 Feb 2014

MetroLaser Launches Spin-off Company, Optical Measurement Systems, for Vibrometer Products

Optical Measurement Systems (OMS) Corporation is pleased to announce its launch as a spin-off company of MetroLaser's laser vibrometer business.

10 Feb 2014

Soraa Discusses Strong Effect of Whiteness Rendering on Lighting and Object Preference

Understanding that quality of light is essential to the widespread adoption of LED lighting, Soraa discussed this week at SPIE Photonics West 2014 how whiteness rendering has a strong effect on lighting and object preference.

10 Feb 2014

Novaled, Plastic Logic Exhibit Truly Flexible, Fully Organic AMOLED Display at Flextech Conference

Plastic Logic, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible organic electronics, and Novaled, a leading company in organic electronic materials and technology for OLED applications, announce a partnership which will transform and accelerate the market for flexible and wearable displays.

10 Feb 2014

China-based Telecom OEM Selects Picometrix’ CR-100D for 100G Optical Transport Network Equipment

Picometrix®, LLC, an Advanced Photonix® company, announced today that it has been chosen by a leading China provider of telecommunications equipment and networks solutions to supply the CR-100D for their 100G optical transport network equipment. Initial orders total close to $500K with potential revenue of over $2M for the next fiscal year.

10 Feb 2014