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Developing Innovative Imaging Technique To Detect Insulinomas

A team of researchers have resolved a non-invasive method by which the position of very small pancreatic tumors called insulinomas can be precisely detected. This non-invasive method of detection will allow surgeons to successfully achieve surgical removal of tumor growths less than 1cm in diameter.

By Andy Choi 8 May 2012

BIOLASE Unveils the EPIC 10 Next Generation Diode Laser

BIOLASE Technology, producer and distributor of dental lasers, recently declared the launch BIOLASE's advanced Total Diode Solution, the EPIC 10.

From Biolase Technology, Inc. 8 May 2012

AgiLight Enters European Distribution Agreement with SignComp Europe

A subsidiary of General LED, AgiLight recently declared that it has signed a European distribution agreement. Based in Horsham, U.K., SignComp Europe has its extrusion plants and warehouses extended across Europe. By entering into a distribution agreement with SignComp Europe, AgiLight can expand its LED sign lighting product lines, all across continental Europe as well as in the U.K.

By Andy Choi 8 May 2012

New Report Discusses Market Potential of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Dye Sensitized Cell Markets - 2012’ to its catalogue.

By Andy Choi 7 May 2012

Topanga Technologies’ Advanced Plasma Light to be Displayed at LIGHTFAIR 2012

Topanga Technologies unveiled its APL Series plasma light sources with superior brightness ideal for architectural, street, industrial and area lighting applications. Topanga’s APL product line will be exhibited at the LIGHTFAIR International, scheduled between May 9 and 11, at Las Vegas.

By Andy Choi 7 May 2012

Leica Delivers First Z/I Imaging DMC II-230 Digital Mapping Camera to Peregrine

Leica Geosystems along with Peregrine Aerial Surveys recently declared that Peregrine has procured the first Z/I Imaging DMC II-230 digital mapping camera.

By Andy Choi 7 May 2012

EchoSun Energy Selects Green Ballast for Integration with EchoSun Lights

Apollo Lighting’s subsidiary, EchoSun Energy and Green Ballast jointly declared that Green Ballast’s daylight harvesting ballast has been chosen by EchoSun Energy where its EchoSun 2 and EchoSun 2 LED lighting products can incorporate with daylight harvesting ballast.

By Andy Choi 7 May 2012

DALI and DMX512 Lighting Control Systems Integrated with NXP’s ARM Cortex-M0

NXP Semiconductors declared that DALI and DMX512 wired lighting control systems will have industry's first development platforms. These systems utilize the low-power and affordable 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 processor.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2012

Researchers Create LEDs with High Efficiency and Low Droop Features

Researchers from Japan and California have developed a new design for blue and green LEDs to reduce efficiency droop. The observations will be demonstrated during the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO: 2012), scheduled from May 6 to 11 in San Jose, California.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2012

iWatt Delivers LED Driver ICs for 200W Street Lights

iWatt, a supplier of digital-centric power management integrated circuits (ICs), has recently declared the delivery of 100,000 LED driver ICs for applications in high-power street lights of 200 W.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2012

Amerlux Collaborates to Develop SmartSite Street Lighting System

Amerlux will develop SmartSite advanced LED street lighting and network control system, following its partnership with Illuminating Concepts and IntelliStreets.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2012

Magnalight Unveils Stanchion Mount LED Boat Light

Magnalight of Larson Electronics has declared the launch of a LED Golight, a stanchion-mounted lighting fixture comprising standard red and green navigation lights.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2012

New Technique to Produce Superluminal Pulses

The research team from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has devised a new method to produce superluminal light pulses. This four-wave mixing novel technique re-structures parts of light pulse, followed by their movement beyond a vacuum. This novel method will enhance the timing of communications signals and to examine the propagation of quantum correlations.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2012

Cree LED Module Offers Unparalleled Efficacy and Design Flexibility

Cree has launched 2000 and 3000 lm LMH2 module range, which provides a new dome lens as well as a universal driver with dimming options for lighting manufacturers.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 5 May 2012

New All-Optical Switch Helps Develop Usable Ultrafast, Low-Energy On-Chip Signal Router

At the Joint Quantum Institute, a research team, comprising Edo Waks and colleagues, has developed an all-optical switch utilizing a quantum dot integrated within a tiny hole-free arcade, which behaves like a resonant cavity.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2012