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Schreder Unveils Outdoor Lighting Solutions in Aluminum Housing

John Camp, General Manager of Schreder Lighting announced the launch of Piano, a series of outdoor architectural lighting solutions. The Piano lighting solutions come in an aluminum housing that optimizes the cooling of electronic ballasts and LEDs.

By Andy Choi 14 Jun 2011

Exclara Develops LED Driver Solutions Using High-Voltage Drive Technology

Exclara has developed the HVX series of LED driver solutions using the high-voltage drive technology. The LED drivers enhance four vital performance needs, namely low EMI, dimmer support, power factor correction, and high efficiency.

By Andy Choi 14 Jun 2011

Kyma and veeco Partner to Develop Next Generation LEDs

Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of crystalline nitride semiconductor materials, is pleased to announce that it is teamed with Veeco Instruments in a next generation light emitting diode (LED) manufacturing equipment development project which was recently awarded $4 million in funding from the US Department of Energy.

From Veeco 14 Jun 2011

X-Ray Free Electron Laser Sets New Record

RIKEN and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) have successfully produced a first beam of X-ray laser light with a wavelength of 1.2 Angstroms. This light was created using SACLA, a cutting-edge X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facility unveiled by RIKEN in February 2011 in Harima, Japan. SACLA (SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free electron LAser) opens a window into the structure of atoms and molecules at a level of detail never seen before.

14 Jun 2011

Veeco Secure $4m in Funding to Develop Solid-State Lighting Projects

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that it has been awarded $4 million in R&D Matching Funds by the U.S. Department of Energy to support high-efficiency solid state lighting projects.

From Veeco 14 Jun 2011

Corning ClearCurve Optical Fibers Exceed Bandwidth Measurement Standards

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today that Underwriters Laboratories Inc.® (UL®) has verified that Corning® ClearCurve® OM3 and OM4 optical fibers meet or exceed the following standards for bandwidth measurements.

From Corning Incorporated - Advanced Optics 13 Jun 2011

ShineOn Exhibits LED Lighting Solutions at Guangzhou Lighting Conference

ShineOn, a provider of solid-state lighting solutions, has released a range of LED lighting solutions that are suitable for general purpose lighting applications.

By Andy Choi 13 Jun 2011

National Unveils LED Driver for Portable Projectors

National Semiconductor has introduced a RGB LED driver that is suitable for portable projectors. The projectors drive three anode RGB LEDs consecutively by using a single inductor.

By Andy Choi 10 Jun 2011

LOT offers AFMs and Optical Surface Profilers at Discounted Price

LOT announced that it is providing the XE-100 AFMs (atomic force microscopes) at a discounted price for a limited period. The AFMs are a product of Park Systems with step-and-scan automation and a decreased drift rate.

By Andy Choi 10 Jun 2011

Osram to Take Legal Action on Companies Violating White LED Patents

Osram Opto Semiconductors has filed official actions against the LG group and Samsung group firms in Germany and the United States.

By Andy Choi 10 Jun 2011

Cooper Lighting Wins Product of the Year Award

Plant Engineering has selected Cooper Lighting’s products as winners of the 2010 Product of the Year in the lighting category.

By Andy Choi 10 Jun 2011

Advanced Laser Technologies Custom Manufactures Laser Welded Assemblies

A provider of welding using CO2 lasers and micro-hole laser drilling solutions, Advanced Laser Technologies has started custom manufacturing and engineering laser welded assemblies.

By Andy Choi 10 Jun 2011

DILAS Develops Tailored Mini-Bar Architecture for High Brightness Fiber-Coupling

DILAS, the diode laser company, has developed a state- of-the art tailored mini-bar architecture for high brightness fiber-coupling which is capable of delivering 135 watts output from a 200-micron (NA 0.22) fiber at 976nm.

9 Jun 2011

Panasonic Showcase State-of-the-Art LED Lighting Products at Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition

The Panasonic Group participates in the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2011 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China on June 9 through 12.

9 Jun 2011

Stemmer Imaging Release Powerful Imaging Software for Windows 7 64-Bit

STEMMER IMAGING, Europe’s largest imaging technology provider, is proud to announce the release of Common Vision Blox 2011 for Windows 64-Bit. This new software library for imaging professionals supports the 64-Bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 and includes the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) certified CVB GenICam driver, compatible with the latest GenICam version.

9 Jun 2011