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Access Fixtures Unveils New Series of Energy-Efficient LED Area Lights

Access Fixtures is proud to announce FormaLED, their new versatile energy-efficient LED area lights. These new outdoor area lighting luminaire fixtures are available with multiple sizes and mounting options, and are suited for area lighting, flood lighting, and wall pack lighting.

15 Feb 2013

Philips Wins Four Awards at Next Generation Luminaires Outdoor Competition

Further cementing the company's position as an industry leader in LED technology, Philips has earned four Next Generation Luminaire™ (NGL) awards in the Outdoor Competition at the prestigious, fourth-annual NGL Solid State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition.

15 Feb 2013

Lumenpulse Fixtures Recognized for SSL Design at Next Generation Luminaires Outdoor Competition

Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, is pleased to announce that three of its fixtures are "Recognized Winners" in the 2012 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Design Outdoor Competition.

15 Feb 2013

TAG Optics Receives Prism Award for Ultra High-Speed Variable Focus Device

TAG Optics Inc. is pleased to announce that its ultra high-speed variable focus device, the TAG Lens 2.0, has been selected as this year's Prism Award winner in the category of Optics and Optical Components. This prestigious international industry award is presented each year by SPIE (the International Society for Optics and Photonics) and Photonics Media to the best new innovations marketed in the preceding year as judged by a large panel of industry experts and key opinion leaders.

14 Feb 2013

Researchers Demonstrate Capabilities of 2D UV Spectroscopy in Study of Heme Proteins

Unravelling electron and energy transfer processes of amino-acid residues in bio-systems

14 Feb 2013

Cornell Acquires New Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope and Laser Microdissection Systems

Cornell's Imaging Facility owns microscopes, scanners and ultrasound units for revealing details that can't be seen with the naked eye. Now the facility has added two more state-of-the-art machines, one to extract tiny samples for genetic analysis and another to image fast microscopic events.

14 Feb 2013

Nuventix Debuts Smaller, Lighter High Bay LED Cooler

From Strategies in Light 2013, Nuventix, Inc. introduced its flagship high bay product the LED Cooler R150-170, in answer to the ever evolving cooling needs of the LED industry. Built with the company’s patented SynJet technology, the new high bay LED cooler is 33 percent smaller and 60 percent lighter than passive cooling equivalents used in industrial high bay fixtures, and is easy to fit into pendant form factor designs.

14 Feb 2013

Light and Genetics Used to Manipulate Cells

A new study from engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of California, Berkeley, pairs light and genetics to give researchers a powerful new tool for manipulating cells. Results of the study, published in the journal Nature Methods, show how blue light can be used as a switch to prompt targeted proteins to accumulate into large clusters.

14 Feb 2013

Carl Zeiss Donates Research Microscope to Internship Program for Minority Students

Attracting the next generation of research scientists: research microscope donated by Carl Zeiss helps motivate minority students to pursue science careers.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 14 Feb 2013

Cranfield University Manufactures Lenses for the E-ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope)

Cranfield University has this week completed the grinding of mirror segments to be used for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) – the largest optical telescope in the world.

From Cranfield University 14 Feb 2013

euroLED Conference Brings Global Leaders in LED Industry to Birmingham, UK

The 10th annual euroLED event has secured high profile industry figureheads from across Europe and the US to headline its two-day technical conference. Organised by Birmingham Science Park Aston, the euroLED exhibition, gala dinner and conference will attract 3,000 visitors to the ICC in Birmingham over 24th and 25th June 2013.

13 Feb 2013

Princeton Releases New Microscope Interface for IsoPlane Imaging Spectrograph

Princeton Instruments (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is pleased to announce the availability of a new microscope interface designed for exclusive use with the company’s recently introduced aberration-free IsoPlane® imaging spectrograph. The Princeton Instruments MicroSpec® microscope interface allows researchers to easily acquire quality images and spectra of their samples with one pre-engineered system.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 13 Feb 2013

Integrated Silicon Solution Releases New Solid State Lighting LED Controller

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a leader in advanced memory and analog IC solutions, has announced the first member of the Flicker-Free™ family of devices, the IS31LT3935. This is ISSI's latest solid state lighting (SSL) LED controller featuring a dimming core based on patent pending AccuDim technology.

13 Feb 2013

Samsung Unveils First Two Models of SMART CAMERA 2.0 Line-Up

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the availability of the first two models in the highly anticipated SMART CAMERA 2.0 line-up. The WB250F long-zoom model and DV150F with the popular DualView form factor – which both offer sophisticated Wi-Fi connectivity for photo sharing, backup and an extensive range of other features – are available now at retailers across the country.

13 Feb 2013

LaserMotive Introduces New Line of General-Purpose Power Over Fiber Products

LaserMotive, an independent R&D company specializing in laser power beaming, today announced the MicroPoF, the first in LaserMotive's new line of general-purpose Power over Fiber (PoF) products. The MicroPoF delivers power to electrical devices via laser light transmitted over fiber optic cable, without a traditional electrical connection.

13 Feb 2013