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Philips Adds New Range of High Performance Luminaires to its LED Portfolio

Philips’s new array of high-performance luminaires further expands the company’s LED portfolio.

By Andy Choi 2 Mar 2012

Report on OLED Lighting Materials Markets

Research and Markets has declared that a new report entitled ‘OLED Lighting Materials Markets 2012’ has been added to its collection.

By Andy Choi 2 Mar 2012

Opgal Unveils the First Fire Detecting Security Camera

Opgal Optronic Industries has declared that an extensive series of fire detection and fire risk assessment capabilities complements its EyeSec line of high-efficiency, uncooled thermal cameras. Opgal is a unique camera producer that utilizes this incorporated choice to offer a programmable embedded fire detection video algorithm for fire detection and safety and security applications.

From Opgal Optronic Industries Ltd. 1 Mar 2012

Ultrafast Laser Equipment for Studying Energy Transfer in Molecular Structures

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) can determine the transfer of energy with the newly developed ultra-fast laser equipment. It can produce active pulses of light measuring only few femtoseconds from the UV to the infrared. It also enables the formulation of molecular structures for solar radiation.

By Andy Choi 1 Mar 2012

Avago Technologies’ New Optical Modules to Upgrade Operation in Data Centers

Avago Technologies, a supplier of analog interface components has declared the introduction of its fiber optic module solutions that can perform efficient switching, thereby increasing the bandwidth in data centers.

By Andy Choi 1 Mar 2012

austriamicrosystems’ Novel AS3668 LED Driver Enables High Energy-Efficiency

austriamicrosystems launched the new AS3668, a smart LED driver IC that is capable of leveraging up to four LEDs. It produces advanced indicator lighting effects that can be incorporated in USB memory sticks, tablets, 3G and LTE modems, and mobile phones, without involving power-hungry baseband processor.

By Andy Choi 1 Mar 2012

New 7 Inch Sunlight Readable Display for Embedded Market

Display Solutions, an expert in fitting industrial TFT LCD solutions, and Pixel Qi have partnered to develop a 10.1” panel in an open frame module. Currently, Display Solution provides the Pixel Qi’s 7” LCD panel, which features a sunlight readable display and consumes less power.

By Andy Choi 29 Feb 2012

Raman Spectroscopy Enables Detection of Explosives over Long Distances

A new chemical detection method has currently been established at the Vienna University of Technology. Using the new technique, chemicals within a container over a distance exceeding 100 m can be detected.

By Andy Choi 29 Feb 2012

SA Photonics Launches Compact Scalable Matrix Optical Switch

SA Photonics has launched the first ‘all optical switch’ called Compact Scalable Matrix Optical Switch (COSMOS), specifically designed and developed for communication networks related to space.

By Andy Choi 29 Feb 2012

James Webb Space Telescope’s Final Optical Components to Undergo Test Series

Ball Aerospace, the teammate of Northrop Grumman Corporation, has integrated the auxiliary mirrors into the aft-optics subsystem (AOS). The auxiliary mirrors concentrate the light derived from primary mirrors into the science instruments of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. It is all set for the next level of testing.

By Andy Choi 29 Feb 2012

Tektronix Launches Optical Compliance Testing Toolset to Resolve Crosstalk Issues

Tektronix has launched an optical compliance testing toolset for the oscilloscope, DSA8300 Digital Signal Analyzer. The toolset can be used to perform optical compliance test on Ethernet with a speed greater than 10, 40 and 100 G.

By Andy Choi 29 Feb 2012

World's Largest Laboratory Science Event Takes Place Next Month in Orlando

The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce its annual Conference and Exposition, the world's largest for laboratory science, will be held March 11-15, 2012, in Orlando, home to growing Medical City at Lake Nona, at Orange County Convention Center.

From Pittcon 28 Feb 2012