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Raley’s Convenience Store in South Lake Tahoe Installs Energy-Efficient Cree LED Lighting

As part of its commitment to sustainable operations, Raley’s® Family of Fine Stores selected energy-efficient LED lighting by Cree, Inc. to illuminate its new petroleum station, car wash and convenience store in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Featuring advanced LED technology paired with an integrated dimming system, Cree® lighting delivers improved light quality combined with reduced energy consumption and maintenance costs for the store, with payback in less than one year.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 6 Sep 2013

Tier-One Supplier Acquires MicroVision’s Multiple Prototype SES for Embedded Head Up Display Application

MicroVision, Inc., a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display technology, today announced it is supplying multiple prototype Scanned Engine Subsystems (SES) to a leading global Tier-One automotive supplier (Tier-1), an important milestone in the multi-phased design win process for the Tier-1's embedded Head Up Display (HUD) application.

From MicroVision GmbH 6 Sep 2013

Nikon Launches COOLPIX P7800 Camera with 12.2-MP CMOS Sensor and 7.1x Zoom

Nikon Inc. announced the COOLPIX P7800, the latest addition to Nikon’s Advanced Performance COOLPIX lineup that offers Nikon’s optical excellence and versatile high-performance features in a portable, compact body.

6 Sep 2013

E Ink Commences Mass Production of Electrophoretic Display Technology

E Ink® Holdings, "E Ink" (8069.TW), a digital signage and display visionary, today announced the mass production release of E Ink Carta™, the next generation electrophoretic display technology. Carta sets a new standard as the whitest and highest contrast ratio display in the industry.

6 Sep 2013

University of Oklahoma Acquires Protea’s LAESI DP1000 Biomolecular Imaging System

Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Protea") announced today that the University of Oklahoma's Institute for Natural Products Applications and Research Technologies (INPART) has acquired the LAESI DP1000 biomolecular imaging system.

6 Sep 2013

New High Power LED Light for Direct Replacement of Standard Incandescent Bulbs

The Larson Electronics LED17W-PAR38-WP 17 Watt LED Style Bulb combines high power light output with extreme efficiency and longevity in a bulb design capable of acting as a direct replacement for standard incandescent light bulbs.

6 Sep 2013

Leica Launches Version 3.2 of Advanced Fluorescence Software Platform

The software platform for advanced life science research, Leica Application Suite Advanced Fluorescence (LAS AF), originally launched in 2005 for Leica Microsystems' widefield and confocal microscope systems, has been released in its 3.2 version. This version focuses on 3D analysis, 3D measurements and 3D visualization.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 5 Sep 2013

Indiegogo Launches NliteN’s Flat-Shaped Dimmable 2D-Lite LED Disk

LED light bulbs have taken on a new dimension of function and style with today's Indiegogo launch of the flat-shaped 2D-Lite™ LED Disk, ( http://igg.me/at/2DLight ) designed and manufactured by NliteN™ inc.

5 Sep 2013

Sony QX100 and QX10 Lens-Style Cameras Link Flawlessly to Smartphones

Merging the creative power of a premium compact camera with the convenience and connectivity of today’s smartphones, Sony today introduced two “lens-style” QX series cameras that bring new levels of fun and creativity to the mobile photography experience.

5 Sep 2013

Teledyne DALSA Releases High Performance BOA 200 Smart Camera

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, today announced the release of BOA 200, a higher-performance addition to the BOA family of Smart Camera products. Powered from a 1.2GHz dual core processor, the BOA 200 offers excellent price/performance for applications that demand higher speed or higher resolution processing.

From Teledyne DALSA 5 Sep 2013

Winners of 2013 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition Announced

Synopsys, Inc., a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that four students, Matthew Bergkoetter, James Corsetti, and Jonathan Papa, all of the University of Rochester; and Tzu-Yu Wu of the University of Arizona, are the winners of the 2013 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition.

5 Sep 2013

Delta Installs Massive LED Display as Backdrop to Space Shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center

Delta Products Corp., a leading provider of display technologies, is proud to announce that it has completed the LED display installation for the Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

5 Sep 2013

Four Concurrent Expos at 15th China International Optoelectronic Exposition

The 15th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) opens today and runs through Sept. 7 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. CIOE plays host to the world's largest gathering of optoelectronics vendors and buyers, and features more than 3,200 exhibitors covering a total exhibition space of 110,000 square meters, a 10 percent increase from the 2012 event.

5 Sep 2013

EXFO Introduces Benchtop ITLA Tunable Laser Source

EXFO Inc. today unveiled the FLS-2800 Benchtop ITLA Tunable Laser Source, a high-power, continuous wave (CW) laser unit with narrow linewidth and high-resolution tunability. Developed jointly with Coherent Solutions, it is currently available exclusively from EXFO.

5 Sep 2013

GE Lighting’s Bright from the Start, Hybrid Halogen-CFL Light Bulb Provides Energy-Efficient Lighting

When you flip the switch, you don’t want to wait for your compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulb to brighten up. GE Lighting’s award-winning Bright from the Start®, a hybrid halogen-CFL light bulb that provides instant brightness, is now available at Target in a 100-watt replacement bulb for table or floor lamps, as well as globe lights commonly used for bathroom vanity lighting and recessed lighting in kitchen, living and dining rooms.

5 Sep 2013