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Open Design Allows for Precision Adjustment With External Optics

With six powerful thin-film chips and a hemispherical lens, the new Infrared OSTAR Lighting LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors produces 3.5 W of optical output power at an operating current of 1 A.

16 Apr 2009

Bookham Launches New High Power 808nm Laser Diode Bar

Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ:BKHM), a provider of optical components for industrial applications, has launched a new high power 808nm laser diode bar that can enable direct energy laser systems and range guided imaging for defense and security applications.

15 Apr 2009

Novaled Introduces Novel Defect Tolerant OLED Structure at Finetech Japan

Novaled's Defect Tolerant OLEDs maintain the appearance of a homogeneously lighted-up surface even in the case of electrical shorts, thanks to the use of its proprietary electrode design. One OLED element consists of two comb-shaped interlocked electrodes, which give a uniform light emission.

14 Apr 2009

DARPA Selects Pranalytica to Develop Beam Combining for High Power Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays

Pranalytica, Inc. today announced that it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program to participate in Phase I of the Beam Combining of High Power Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) Arrays project for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM).

13 Apr 2009

Important Step for Making Light Crystals

Ohio State University researchers have developed a new strategy to overcome one of the major obstacles to a grand challenge in physics.

9 Apr 2009

Silicon Constellations' LUXEON Rebel Based Noveseo Light Modules Reduce Cabinet Depth by 50%

New 4"-deep illuminated way finding signs at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in California are half the depth of standard signage in the same class, thanks to LUXEON Rebel based light modules designed by Silicon Constellations of Santa Clara, California.

9 Apr 2009

Extragalactic Survey Reveals Half the Universe's Starlight

After two years spent analyzing data from BLAST, the Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope, physicists are releasing the first results.

9 Apr 2009

Renovated Facility and DOE Investment Strengthen Company's Leadership in Efficient Lighting

OSRAM SYLVANIA has opened an expanded clean room dedicated to solid-state lighting research and announced research and product development awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling nearly $2 million.

9 Apr 2009

Qnuru Launches Revolutionary Line of Solar Powered Landscape Lighting Fixtures

Qnuru today launched a revolutionary line of solar powered, landscape lighting fixtures that efficiently capture the sun's energy within expressive forms that are manufactured with full lifecycle sustainability in mind.

8 Apr 2009

New Type of LED Made from Inexpensive, Plastic Like Organic Materials

Roughly 20 percent of the electricity consumed worldwide is used to light homes, businesses, and other private and public spaces. Though this consumption represents a large drain on resources, it also presents a tremendous opportunity for savings.

7 Apr 2009

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