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Larson Electronics Announces Addition of 300W Dual Head Explosion Proof LED Light

Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of a dual head LED light for hazardous areas rated Class 1 and Class 2 Division 1.

12 Apr 2013

OSRAM SYLVANIA Wins Eight Awards for Design Excellence

North American lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA today announced that the company has won eight Awards For Design Excellence (ADEX) from Design Journal for a wide range of traditional and solid state lighting technologies.

12 Apr 2013

First End-to-End, Medical-Grade 3D Imaging Solution for Ophthalmic Surgery

Sony Electronics, a leader in providing innovative imaging solutions for microsurgery, announces the first east and west coast installations of its end-to-end 3D imaging solution for ophthalmic surgery.

12 Apr 2013

Philips Introduces Energy-Efficient LED Lamp for General Lighting Applications

Philips announces a new innovation in LED lighting, creating the world's most energy-efficient LED lamp suitable for general lighting applications.

12 Apr 2013

Ocean Optics Releases EMBED Miniature Spectrometer

Ocean Optics has expanded its line of customized products for optical sensing with the EMBED miniature spectrometer. EMBED is a small-footprint optical bench with minimal electronics targeted at industrial process control and OEM optical measurement systems.

12 Apr 2013

Researchers Employ Polycrystalline Diamonds to Manufacture Optical Circuits

The application of light for information processing opens up a multitude of possibilities. However, to be able to adequately use photons in circuits and sensors, materials need to have particular optical and mechanical properties.

11 Apr 2013

Digital Camera Manufacturer, Point Grey, Expands Canadian Headquarters

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, has added 15,000 square feet to its Canadian headquarters to increase manufacturing capacity and accommodate a world-class warehousing facility. The ISO 9001:2008 certified facility is now a total of 55,000 sq feet.

11 Apr 2013

Flight Testing Demonstrates Capabilities of Mast Mounted Sight-Diode Pumped Laser Rangefinder/Designator

Following flight testing at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz., the Mast Mounted Sight-Diode Pumped (MMS-DP) Laser Rangefinder/Designator (LRF/D) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and partner DRS Technologies successfully demonstrated its capabilities for the U.S. Army.

11 Apr 2013

Ultrasensitive Retroreflector Helps Detect Bioterrorism Threats and Infectious Diseases

Tiny versions of the reflectors on sneakers and bicycle fenders that help ensure the safety of runners and bikers at night are moving toward another role in detecting bioterrorism threats and diagnosing everyday infectious diseases, scientists said today.

11 Apr 2013

Third Iris Releases New VIAAS Falcon HD Dome IP Camera

Third Iris, a leading provider of IP cameras with encrypted hybrid edge-cloud storage for accessible "Anytime, Anywhere" video and data, today released its new VIAAS Falcon HD Dome IP Camera, an indoor/outdoor dome camera that delivers live streaming on demand and historic surveillance videos and images.

11 Apr 2013

Larson Electronics Magnalight Introduces RFM-LED-7 Roof Mounted, Pan and Tilt Light

Larson Electronics Magnalight released the RFM-LED-7 roof mounted, pan and tilt LED light. Equipped with a handle and shaft suited for most standard vehicles, this roof mounted LED light can be positioned quickly and easily by operators from inside their vehicle.

11 Apr 2013

ChromaGen Lens for People with Dyslexia Now Available in Houston, Texas

Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the reading difficulties that students everywhere are struggling with.

11 Apr 2013

Novel Technique Allows Molecular Analysis of Intact Brain

For scientists working to uncover the mysteries of the brain, fat is a problem. The fats inside cells bend and scatter light, obscuring researchers’ views when they try to peer deep into tissue. A new technique developed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists solves that problem by removing the fat from the brain and supporting the remaining brain structures in a hydrogel—literally giving scientists a clear view of an intact brain.

11 Apr 2013

Carl Zeiss Announce Expansion to Zen Imaging Software for Light Microscopes

ZEN software was launched by Carl Zeiss for confocal laser scanning microscopes in 2007. The extremely logical structure of the ZEN user interface has received much praise and recognition from customers all over the world. Highly complex experiments can be designed and executed by users with minimal training and support.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 11 Apr 2013

Photon etc. Launches LLTF Contrast™ Supercontinuum Tunable Filter

Photon etc. is proud to announce the release of the LLTF ContrastTM, the only widely tunable filter offering -60dB of isolation. Specially designed to filter Fianium’s high-power supercontinuum sources, the latest innovation provides minimal losses to get a tunable laser source with maximal power over the whole VIS-NIR range or the extended SWIR range.

From Photon etc 10 Apr 2013