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UV LED Equipment Manufacturer Completes First Stage of UK Development Programme

The first in a three-phase development programme at Integration Technology Ltd (ITL)'s headquarters at Upper Heyford near Oxford, UK has reached completion with relocation of sales, technical and administration personnel into a newly refurbished 20,000 sq ft building with capacity for future expansion.

10 Aug 2011

A Novel Motion Capture for Outdoor Environments

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University along with the researchers at Disney Research Pittsburg are developing what is being called the next generation of motion capture animation technique. Current motion capture techniques use reference markers on the body of an actor and then infra red cameras mounted in a room to capture the movement of the actor.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

acculamp from Acuity Brands Wins Award at TheLEDShow

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; "Company"), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, is pleased to announce that its acculamp(TM) AR111 LED Lamp has received TheLEDAward for Best Specialty Incandescent Replacement Lamp at the recently concluded "TheLEDShow" 2011 in Las Vegas.

9 Aug 2011

Could This be the Ideal Street Light?

Designed and engineered as the ultimate tool for providing The Right Light for street lighting applications, Schréder Lighting US General Manager John Camp has announced the introduction of FURYO 3 featuring self cleaning glass and the Philips® CosmoPolis™ lamp.

9 Aug 2011

LED DayLight Running Lights from Philips Provide Safety for Motorists

Philips Automotive Lighting North America has come up with two novel versions of the Daytime Running Lights, the LED DayLight 8 and 4.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

S-Bane Network at Copenhagen Signs Contract with Siemens for Modernisation of Signalling System

Banedanmark, the infrastructure developer and operator for Danish railway systems has entered into a contract with Siemens for modernising the entire signalling system of the Copenhagen commuter rail network (S-Bane).

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

Safe and Sound Home Systems Brings Big-Screen Imaging to Florida

Safe and Sound Home Systems have declared the start of their operations in Tampa, Florida.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

PhotoMedex Launches Co-Pay Reimbursement Coverage for XTRAC Laser Treatment

Honouring the National Psoriasis Awareness month PhotoMedex has introduced co-pay reimbursement coverage offer on the XTRAC Excimer Laser treatment for children affected by psoriasis.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

Merge Healthcare Acquires Ophthalmic Imaging Systems for Interoperability Systems

Merger Healthcare, a manufacturer of interoperability solutions and enterprise imaging announced that it has completed acquisition of Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS).

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

Vu1’s A19 Electron Stimulated Luminescence Bulb Receives Final Approval for UL Listing

Vu1, a New York City-based developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly and energy efficient lighting solutions, has reported that its A-type Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL) light bulb has obtained final approval for UL Certification.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

Research Report Predicts Growth for Global Photonic Crystals Market

companiesandmarkets.com has added a new market report on global photonic crystals industry titled ‘Photonic Crystals: Materials, Technologies and Global Markets’.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

Breakthrough Photonic Chips Could Replace Electronic Chips

A Caltech-UC San Diego research team has achieved “non-reciprocal light propagation”.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

Integration of Optical Device Allows Invisibility Cloak to Function in All Parts of Spectrum

Janos Perczel, an undergraduate student, has resolved a main problem in the production of invisibility cloaks by integrating an optical device into the invisibility cloak’s design.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

LEDs 2011 Attracts the Big Players

Hundreds of lighting professionals will gather at the 12th installment of IntertechPira’s industry leading LEDs conference and exhibition to hear from Cree, OSRAM, Philips and more.

From Lumileds 8 Aug 2011

Leica Sign Collaborative Agreement to Develop and Market Automated FISH Kits

China Medical Technologies, Inc. (CMED) (Nasdaq: CMED), a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic (“IVD”) company, and Leica Biosystems, a division of Leica Microsystems, a world leader in microscopes and scientific instruments, today announced that they have established a sales, research and development collaboration to co-develop and market automated FISH kits to be used on the Leica BOND system.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 8 Aug 2011