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dilitronics Moves into Asian Market to Market LED-Based Lighting Solutions

dilitronics, a manufacturer of LED control, has expanded its sales in the growing Asian market. Hong Kong building is the only office of dilitronics outside Europe.

By Andy Choi 2 Jul 2011

Integrated Microscope Allows Users to Switch to AFM Imaging from 3D Optical Measurements

Nanoscience Instruments has released a three-dimensional optical microscope system combined with an atomic force microscope (AFM), which includes a small Nanosurf LensAFM and advanced Zeta Instruments optical profiler.

From Nanoscience Instruments. Inc. 1 Jul 2011

CELESTE Chooses Tellabs to Construct Nationwide Optical Network for Enterprise Customers

CELESTE, a French broadband internet service provider, has planned to expand its high bandwidth and high performance fiber optic network to all main regions of France. CELESTE has chosen Tellabs to provide the optical transport network for the nation.

By Andy Choi 1 Jul 2011

Richman Animal Clinic Introduces Laser Treatment to Relieve Animals from Pain

Richman Animal Clinic, a veterinary hospital in Richmond Heights, recently purchased a class IV laser therapy machine for treating pets suffering from pain. This is the first pet hospital near Lyndhurst in northeastern Ohio to provide such a laser therapy for pets.

By Andy Choi 1 Jul 2011

Metro Network Services Launches Optical Networking Systems Integrator Solutions

Metro Network Services (Metro|NS), a firm that provides optical network planning, designing, construction and maintenance, has launched optical networking systems integrator solutions.

By Andy Choi 1 Jul 2011

Exit Sign Replacement Kits Added to LED Lighting Products Portfolio

Elemental LED, a provider of affordable, stylish and sustainable LED lighting products for residential and business lighting purposes, has introduced LED Exit Sign Replacement Kits.

By Andy Choi 1 Jul 2011

SWeNT to Develop CNT-Based Semiconducting Inks for TFT Displays

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT), a leading manufacturer of single-wall and specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes, has been awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). This grant will fund SWeNT’s development of semiconducting inks, based on its single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) technology, suitable for printing thin film transistors (TFTs).

30 Jun 2011

Novellus Ships PECVD System to China for Producing MvpLEDs

Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) today announced that it has shipped a VECTOR® plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system to Xurui Guangdian Co., Ltd. ("China SemiLEDs"), a joint venture company in the People's Republic of China in which SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), a leading manufacturer of high-brightness light-emitting diodes (LEDs), is a partner.

30 Jun 2011

Phenom-World Launch New Products to Improve the the Capabilities of Their Desktop SEMs

With these two launches Phenom-World further extends the usability of the Phenom G2 desktop SEM’s. Giving the opportunity to image vacuum-sensitive and vulnerable samples without damaging the sample structure by using the Temperature Controlled Sample Holder. Secondly the new version of Fibermetric is able to take the analysis of fibers and filter to an even higher level.

30 Jun 2011

Strategies Unlimited Releases Report on LED Drivers and Driver ICs

Strategies Unlimited has released a report, LED Driver ICs—2011, which states that the sales of LED driver IC will reach approximately $3.5 billion in 2015 with a compound annual growth rate of 12% from nearly $2 billion in 2010.

By Andy Choi 30 Jun 2011

Brodwax Rolls out Recessed Lighting Solution for General Lighting Applications

Brodwax Lighting has introduced a new range of quality recessed lighting that integrates a sleek design with cost-efficiency.

By Andy Choi 30 Jun 2011

Zygo to Provide Lens Assemblies to Medical Device Manufacturer

A provider of high precision optical solutions and optical metrology devices, Zygo has obtained a multi-million dollar order to manufacture high precision objective lens assemblies that are utilized in ophthalmic laser surgeries.

From Zygo Corporation 30 Jun 2011

Bitplane Announces Enhancements for Image Analysis Software Enabling More Complex Analyses

Bitplane, a world leading creator and supplier of 3D and 4D image processing, analysis and visualisation software, today announced the launch of their new Imaris 7.3 software. Imaris 7.3 brings significant enhancements to pivotal features within several Imaris modules enabling users to perform increasingly more challenging image analyses.

30 Jun 2011

Precise Asperical Lenses for More Compact Optical Systems

Aspherical lenses can be used to make more compact, lighter and yet better optical systems. SCHOTT relies on two manufacturing techniques to produce these lenses in complex shapes: CNC technology and precision molding. Both techniques offer advantages that can be used in specific products for customers.

From SCHOTT North America, Inc. 29 Jun 2011

Scientists Demonstrate that Microlaser can Identify Nanoparticles

A graduate student in electrical and systems engineering of Washington University, Lina He with her colleagues showed that microlasers can be used to identify particles with a radius of 10 nm. These microlasers offered a resolution limit of about 1 nm.

By Andy Choi 29 Jun 2011