The European Patent Office has issued a notice of intention to grant a European Patent to Hamilton Thorne’s LYKOS and XYRCOS lasers filed under the application number 09752647.9-2217 on Modular Objective Assembly. The patent can then be filed in over 30 European countries once the final approval is received.
By Will Soutter
30 Jul 2012
A variety of LED bulbs have been introduced by Go Green LED Bulbs to light up roads, streets, construction sites and for other lighting requirements. At present, many cities and towns are shifting towards energy-efficient LED light bulbs from the traditional lights. The LED bulbs are a better choice because of their efficiency and they consume less electricity, thereby reducing electric bills.
By Will Soutter
30 Jul 2012
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin claim to have created the smallest semiconductor laser in the world. The university’s physicists partnered with colleagues in China and Taiwan to achieve this novel breakthrough.
By Will Soutter
27 Jul 2012
Larson Electronics Magnalight has introduced a new explosion proof LED light fixture for wet and corrosive environments. The HALP- 48-2L-LED is suitable for petrochemical and marine applications that require Class 1 Division 2 lighting solutions.
By Will Soutter
27 Jul 2012
LED lighting manufacturer, Cree has launched a novel 4-inch CR4 LED downlight and a 6-inch downlight with a higher lumen output. The 6-inch CR6 downlight uses 87% lesser energy when compared to incandescent lighting and offers payback within one year in a number of commercial installations.
Vuzix recently declared that the US Army Night Vision and Electronics Sensors Directorate, RDECOM CERDEC has presented the company with phase I of a multiphase development contract. Under this contract,
By Will Soutter
26 Jul 2012
Universal Display, a well-established OLED patent licensor and provider of materials and technologies for eco-friendly OLED displays and lighting, declared that the company has procured Fujifilm’s comprehensive worldwide patent portfolio of over 1,200 OLED patents and patent applications for a value of $105 M.
By G.P. Thomas
26 Jul 2012
Calmar Laser recently declared that it has achieved the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2008 certification from TÜV USA for its quality management system. TÜV USA is a part of TÜV NORD Group.
By Will Soutter
26 Jul 2012
Oclaro, a tier-one supplier of optical communications and laser solutions, and Opnext, a company specializing in optical modules, subsystems, and components, declared that their merger, which came to an end on July 23, 2012, has achieved shareholder approval.
By G.P. Thomas
26 Jul 2012
Samsung Display and Corning Singapore have inked a memorandum of understanding with the government of Wuxi New District, China, to form a new equity venture for the production of TFT-LCD glass substrates in China.
The OLED Association and Smithers Apex have announced the participation of industry innovators such as Philips, LG Chem and Panasonic, to name a few, at the 14th annual OLEDs World Summit to be held from September 26 to 28, 2012, at the Parc 55 Wyndham in San Francisco, California.
By Will Soutter
26 Jul 2012
Leica Microsystems has launched the SCN400 2.2 scanning platform which features batch processing in brightfield as well as multi-channel fluorescence, integrated with convenient workflows, and therefore serves to be a high efficiency solution for digital pathology scanning.
Resolve Optics has delivered UK-based Consolite Forensics with a novel custom lens for improving the efficiency of the company’s Cartridge Electrostatic Recovery and Analysis (CERA) system. The revolutionary CERA technology enables extraction of fingerprints from discharged cartridge cases, which was previously not clearly visible by any other technique.
ViewSonic, a worldwide supplier of communications solutions, computing, and consumer electronics, recently declared its novel products such as the VA1912m-LED and VA2212m-LED are part of the newly-launched cost-effective and sustainable VA12 Series.
By G.P. Thomas
25 Jul 2012
Sol declared that its 20/20 TST H-Series (Type II and Type III) line voltage LED luminaires have achieved certification from DesignLight Consortium (DLC) Qualified Products List (QPL) in the "Outdoor Pole/Arm-Mounted Area and Roadway Luminaires" category.
By Will Soutter
25 Jul 2012