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Global Automotive Lighting Market Revenue Forecast to Reach $25.36 Billion by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automotive Lighting Market: By Position (Front, Rear, Side, & Interior), Technology (Halogen, Xenon/HID, & LED), Vehicle Type, & Geography - Global Trends & Forecast To 2018" report to their offering.

8 Oct 2013

Sharp Debuts Professional 100% LED Backlit Displays

Having already redefined "big," Sharp has expanded its lineup with its new PN-U Series of professional LED backlit displays. The roster now includes three new display classes, and with the introduction of this new series, Sharp's professional display lineup is now 100% LED backlit.

8 Oct 2013

Applications of Optical Thin Film and Coatings

Optical coatings, including mirrors, anti-reflection coatings, beam splitters, and filters, are an integral part of most modern optical systems.

7 Oct 2013

Elbit’s Digital CoMPASS Electro-Optical Payload Systems to be Installed Onboard Asia-Pacific Air Force Helicopters

Elbit Systems Ltd. ("Elbit Systems") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-optics - Elop Ltd. (Elop), was awarded a follow-on contract to supply its advanced Digital CoMPASS® electro-optical (EP) payload systems to an Asia-Pacific Air Force to be installed onboard Helicopters. The contract will be performed over a three-year period.

From Elbit Systems Ltd 7 Oct 2013

Olive Medical Announces First Public Demonstration of SkopEon HD Visualization Platform

Olive Medical announces the first public demonstration of the SkopEon Single-Use HD Rigid Camera Scope chip on the tip technology at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2013 Technical Exhibits October 7-9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

5 Oct 2013

New Super-Resolution Technique to Map Position of Specific DNA Sequences

With high-tech optical tools and sophisticated mathematics, Rice University researchers have found a way to pinpoint the location of specific sequences along single strands of DNA, a technique that could someday help diagnose genetic diseases.

5 Oct 2013

Study Results Hold Potential to Design New Sources of EUV Light

When you heat a tiny droplet of liquid tin with a laser, plasma forms on the surface of the droplet and produces extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light, which has a higher frequency and greater energy than normal ultraviolet.

5 Oct 2013

Acclaim Lighting Offers Flex Line of Low-Profile LED Circuit Strip

Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced lighting technology, offers its Flex line of low-profile LED circuit strip, which can be cut to any length needed to provide high-output lighting in a variety of cove, millwork, signage and other applications.

5 Oct 2013

Researchers Develop New Photodiode Capable of Detecting High-Energy Ultraviolet Light

Researchers in Japan have developed a new photodiode that can detect in just milliseconds a certain type of high-energy ultraviolet light, called UVC, which is powerful enough to break the bonds of DNA and harm living creatures. The researchers describe their new device in the journal Applied Physics Letters.

5 Oct 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.

5 Oct 2013

Epson’s Two New Projector Series to Meet Needs of Any K-12 Classroom

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, today introduced two new projector series to meet the needs of any K-12 classroom. The Epson® PowerLite® S17, X17, and W17 are three bright, affordable and easy-to-use projectors delivering features including HDMI connectivity and optional wireless connectivity.

4 Oct 2013

Soft-White Cree LED Bulb Earns ENERGY STAR Qualification

As part of its ongoing mission to drive 100-percent adoption of LED lighting, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) has earned ENERGY STAR® qualification for the game-changing soft-white Cree® LED Bulbs. ENERGY STAR qualification signifies these Cree LED bulbs now qualify for incentive rebates through certain local utilities.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 4 Oct 2013

Physicists Construct Compact New Generation Optical Amplifier

A compact new generation optical amplifier has been constructed by physicists from the Laser Centre of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Physics of the Warsaw University. The apparatus is extremely efficient and small enough to fit on a desktop and is able to generate over 10 terawatt light pulses.

4 Oct 2013

Carl Zeiss Sports Optics’ TERRA 3X Riflescopes Recieve Petersen’s Hunting Editor’s Choice Award

Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, the world's leading manufacturer of high performance sports optics has won the 2014 Annual Petersen’s Hunting Editor’s Choice Award for its new line of TERRA 3X riflescopes.

4 Oct 2013

Cree Sets New Industry Benchmark with High-Performance XLamp XP-G2 LEDs

Cree, Inc. sets a new industry benchmark with higher-performance XLamp® XP-G2 LEDs. The latest innovation boasts a seven-percent increase in brightness compared to the already industry-leading XP-G2 family. The new LEDs provide lighting manufacturers with an unprecedented combination of light output, efficacy and outstanding reliability, while delivering an immediate boost in performance.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 4 Oct 2013