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Strategy Analytics Report on LED Market

The LED market, following two years of strong revenue growth, seems to diminish in 2012. Strategy Analytics’ report ‘The Compound Semiconductor Industry Review January 2012: Optoelectronics, Materials and Equipment’, emphasizes on LED sector’s equipment expenditure and highlights that the demand for epitaxial substrate will recede in 2012.

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2012

Noveon Laser Treats Toenail Fungus

Nomir Medical Technologies, known for innovative laser therapies and novel photobiology, has recently declared that its milestone pivotal onychomycosis trial provided a new data, which has been published once more in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA).

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2012

Leica Introduce New Image Analysis System for Discovery Research

Leica Microsystems announces the release of Tissue IA 2.0, high performance image analysis for discovery research. Combining fluorescence and brightfield analysis capabilities in a single platform, with precision cell modelling, Tissue IA 2.0 offers a superior solution for IHC biomarker quantification.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 29 Mar 2012

Plasmonic Material May Produce Efficient Optoelectronic Devices

Researchers from the Purdue University have used a thin film of titanium nitride as a plasmonic material. The addition of titanium nitride to the small list of surface-plasmon-supporting materials, may pave the way to produce new optoelectronic devices with unparallel efficiency and speed.

By Andy Choi 29 Mar 2012

Telops Launches New, Improved Hyper-Cam Weatherproof

Telops, a company specializing in high performance infrared cameras and hyperspectral imaging systems, has unveiled the new, upgraded Hyper-Cam Weatherproof.

From Telops Inc. 29 Mar 2012

LED High Bay Fixtures from Albeo Receive Two Architectural SSL Product Innovation Awards

Albeo Technologies, a producer of solid-state industrial and commercial LED lighting, has recently declared that its H-Series High Bay LED fixture has earned two 2012 Architectural SSL Magazine Product Innovation Awards (PIA).

By Andy Choi 29 Mar 2012

GreenTouch Introduces Energy-Efficient Technology for FTTH Networks

GreenTouch, the global consortium intended in upgrading ICT networks, recently declared that it will demonstrate an innovative technology that will promote energy-efficiency in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, and other applications.

By Andy Choi 29 Mar 2012

Lufthansa Selects Goodrich’s LED Lights for A320 Family Fleet

Goodrich has secured a contract from Lufthansa to retrofit LED runway turnoff lights on Lufthansa’s fleet of A319/A320/A321 aircraft.

By Andy Choi 29 Mar 2012

New Approach to Control Heat in Electronics and Semiconductors

A team of French researchers has devised a new approach for cloaking or isolating objects from heat sources known as ‘thermal cloaking’. The researchers have presented this approach in the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal, Optics Express.

From Optical Society Of America 28 Mar 2012

ZON LED Selects Bridgelux RS LED Arrays for Billboard Lighting

Bridgelux, a producer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has recently declared that ZON LED has selected Bridgelux’s RS LED arrays. These products will serve as the LED-based light source for ZON LED’s billboard lighting retrofit solution, giving rise to simplified upgrades for the most common North American billboard lighting fixtures.

By Andy Choi 28 Mar 2012

Cerenkov Luminescence Endoscopy Shows Promise in Treating Cancer

Latest advancements on endoscopic procedures were presented during the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 243rd National Meeting and Exposition. Each year, America witnesses over 15 M endoscope procedures on patients.

By Andy Choi 28 Mar 2012

BulbAmerica and Kobi Electric to Deliver Low-Cost Lighting Solutions

A strategic collaboration was declared between BulbAmerica, a provider of quality lighting fixtures, and Kobi Electric, a LED lighting producer based in Texas. This partnership will result in the development of new, improved products featuring both quality and cost-efficiency.

By Andy Choi 27 Mar 2012

Researchers Use 3D Imaging Technique to Shed Light on Chronic Lung Disease

In Southampton, a research is being carried out based on advanced 3D imaging that could enhance the lives of patients with chronic lung disease.

By Andy Choi 27 Mar 2012

Life Ionizers’ New Laser Energy Technology Improves Alkaline Ionized Water

A new Bio-Energetic Laser Activation Technology has been introduced by Life Ionizers. This technology presents an excellent option on both premium and mid-range LIFE Ionizer 2012 models.

By Andy Choi 27 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop First Practical Application of Optical Nanoantennas

A team of scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California Berkeley is the first to develop a realistic application of optical nanoantennas in the field of cell membrane biology.

By Andy Choi 27 Mar 2012