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Vision Sciences Launches its Official and Authorized Video Endoscope Repair Center for Europe

Vision-Sciences, Inc., a leading provider of unique flexible endoscopic products utilizing its proprietary sterile disposable EndoSheath® technology, today announced the full launch of the Company's official and authorized fiber and video endoscope repair center for Europe through an exclusive agreement with Rescope, a Netherlands-based facility dedicated to the technical management and repair of endoscopes.

9 Dec 2013

ReneSola to Partner with LTS Energy for 330kW Solar Project for California Farm

ReneSola Ltd. ("ReneSola"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced that it will partner with LTS Energy to develop a 330 kW solar project for "Ranch 41," a farm in Fallbrook, California. ReneSola will provide its high-efficiency Virtus II 305W polycrystalline modules for this fixed tilt ground mount PV project.

9 Dec 2013

New Low Profile LED Luminaire from Larson Electronics for Hazardous Locations

Larson Electronics has revealed their new low profile LED lighting fixture for hazardous locations.

6 Dec 2013

Global Strategic Business Report on Submarine Optical Fiber Cables

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Submarine Optical Fiber Cables - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

6 Dec 2013

Intematix Announces Commercial Availability of ChromaLit Linear Remote Phosphor for LED Lighting

Intematix Corporation, a leading manufacturer of phosphor solutions for LED lighting, today announced the commercial availability of ChromaLit®Linear, a remote phosphor offering uniform luminance over any length, high flux density and a sleek, white off-state finish.

6 Dec 2013

New Energy-Efficient LEDway HO LED Street Light from Cree

Cree, Inc. is building on the industry’s most versatile LED street light portfolio with the LEDway® High Output (HO) LED street light.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 6 Dec 2013

High-Powered Handheld Blue Laser Toys Could Lead to Epidemic of Ocular Injuries

Exposure for even fractions of a second to high-powered blue handheld laser devices can cause serious eye injuries, according to a study recently released online in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

6 Dec 2013

NASA Mars Rover’s Laser Instrument Passes Milestone of 100,000 Shots

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has passed the milestone of 100,000 shots fired by its laser. It uses the laser as one way to check which chemical elements are in rocks and soils.

6 Dec 2013

Third Primary Mirror of Giant Magellan Telescope Unveiled

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s third primary mirror will be unveiled at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory Mirror Lab on December 6, 2013.

6 Dec 2013

New, Highest Speed Camera System from Photron

Photron, Inc., a global leader and manufacturer of high speed cameras and image analysis software, introduces the ultra-high-speed imaging system, the FASTCAM SA-Z, featuring an unprecedented 21,000 frames per second at megapixel resolution.

From Photron USA, Inc. 5 Dec 2013

Simple, Innovative Solution Dramatically Increases Capacity of Optical Fibers

EPFL scientists have shown how to achieve a dramatic increase in the capacity of optical fibers; Their simple, innovative solution reduces the amount of space required between the pulses of light that transport data

5 Dec 2013

XFEL Team Successfully Generates Ultra-Bright, Two-Color X-ray Laser Pulses

A team working at the SACLA X-ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) in Japan has succeeded in generating ultra-bright, two-color X-ray laser pulses, for the first time in the hard X-ray region. These light pulses with different wavelengths, whose time separation can be adjusted with attosecond accuracy, are very powerful tools to investigate the structure of matter and the dynamics of ultrafast physical processes and chemical reactions.

5 Dec 2013

New Clinical Linac Facility Opened at National Physical Laboratory

The dose in every radiotherapy treatment provided by UK hospitals is determined by instruments calibrated directly against the NPL primary standard. This results in a world-leading national dosimetry system that underpins the rapidly expanding variety of radiotherapy technologies.

5 Dec 2013

BBC’s Stargazing Live Programme to be Hosted at Royal Holloway

Royal Holloway, University of London has been chosen to host BBC Two’s hugely popular programme Stargazing Live in the New Year.

5 Dec 2013

Larson Electronics Launches 28 W LED 4-Foot Replacement Lamp

Larson Electronics is pleased to announce their new 28 watt LED 4-foot replacement lamp. When upgrading existing T8 fluorescent fixtures to LEDs, or direct replacement, the new Magnalight LEDT8-28W-V1 will outperform a standard T8 fluorescent and save money too.

5 Dec 2013