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New Sorting Equipment with Optical Recognition Prevents Bitter Wines

No vintners want their wine to have a bitter note to it. Now, new sorting equipment with optical recognition can guarantee this is never the case. The machine sorts the harvest into quality grades – sparing winemakers laborious manual work.

2 Sep 2013

Camera Parameters Adjustable Even After Completion of Original Recordings

In the throng of the film set, camera operators have to determine the camera angle, the aperture, and depth of field of the camera. In the future, they will be able to change these parameters, even in post-production thanks to a new camera technology.

2 Sep 2013

Researchers Detect Single Nanoparticle with Special Kind of Optical Fibre

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in identifying the world's most sensitive nanoparticle and measuring it from a distance using light. These super-bright, photostable and background-free nanocrystals enable a new approach to highly advanced sensing technologies using optical fibres.

2 Sep 2013

New Interactive Digital Signage Platforms Released by Elo Touch Solutions

China Digital Signage Show -- Elo Touch Solutions (Elo), the original inventor of touch screen technology, today announced new interactive digital signage (IDS) platforms for retail, hospitality and office building applications.

2 Sep 2013

Forecast Report on China Lighting Source Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analysis and Forecast of China Lighting Source Market, 2013-2017" report to their offering.

2 Sep 2013

Solar Cells Researcher, Michael Grätzel, Awarded 2013 Marcel Benoist Prize

Michael Grätzel, known for his work on dye-sensitized solar cells, is the recipient of the 2013 Benoist prize.

31 Aug 2013

Building Turbines Awarded LED Lighting Retrofit and Solar Parking Garage Projects

Building Turbines, Inc. is proud to announce that through Green City Planet; they have not only introduced a new Solar product line; but have been awarded their first nearly $1M lease project, financed through Nsite Investment Group LTD.

31 Aug 2013

Rear View Safety Offers Affordable Industrial Strength Backup Cameras

Rear View Safety is an online retailer that sells backup camera systems for cars, trucks, and utility vehicles of all shapes and sizes. The company prides itself on creating industry leading units with prices that are affordable for both businesses and consumers. Outfit a two-car garage or a fleet full of professional vehicles with one of the retailers' many products today.

31 Aug 2013

Increased Adoption of LED Lamps Will Drive Global Market for Lighting Controls

The market for lighting controls in commercial buildings has entered a period of dramatic transformation, as the demand for both local controls, such as occupancy sensors and photosensors, and networked controls, rises and the adoption rate of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems begins to climb as well.

31 Aug 2013

New Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Center Opened by Agilent in Mulgrave

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced the opening of its Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Center in Mulgrave, Australia. The $25 million center houses cutting-edge research and testing laboratories as well as customer demo and training facilities.

From Agilent Technologies, Inc. 31 Aug 2013

New Method to Ease Electron Traffic Jam in Organic Photovoltaics

Sunlight absorbed by organic solar cells must first navigate a nanoscale gauntlet before becoming useable electricity. After hitting the light-absorbing material of the solar cell, called the photoactive layer, absorbed sunlight excites electrons, freeing them to find their way through a maze filled with twists, turns, dead-ends, and collisions.

31 Aug 2013

Larson Electronics Releases Mobile LED Light Tower with Diesel Powered Generator

Industrial lighting specialists Larson Electronics have announced the release of a mobile LED light tower that provides full stand alone operation and up to 60 hours of run time.

30 Aug 2013

Forecast Report on Chinese Liquid Crystal Display Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analysis and Forecast of China LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Market, 2013-2017" report to their offering.

30 Aug 2013

EXFO Introduces Integrated 400G Test Solution

EXFO Inc. announced today the introduction of the IQS-610P-HS-400G solution. This high-speed testing offer builds on EXFO’s new IQS‑88100G Power Blazer module, and is the industry’s only integrated 400G testing solution.

From EXFO Inc. 30 Aug 2013

Pelican to Showcase Depth-Enabled Imaging at Uplinq 2013 Conference

Pelican Imaging, the inventor of groundbreaking array camera technology for mobile devices, will demonstrate new capabilities of its imaging platform at the Uplinq™ 2013 wireless ecosystem conference, which will be held Sept. 3-5, 2013 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel.

30 Aug 2013