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Renaissance Lighting to Unveil LED Luminaires at Industry Conferences

Renaissance Lighting to Unveil LED Luminaries at National Conference

18 Jun 2010

OpGen Unveils Argus Optical Mapping System for Whole Genome Analysis

OpGen has recently launched the Argus optical mapping system at the 2010 ASM General Meeting in California.

18 Jun 2010

OSA Honors U.S. Rep. Giffords with 2010 Advocate of Optics Award

The Optical Society (OSA) has named U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as its Advocate of Optics for 2010.

17 Jun 2010

Thermo Luminescence Emission Systems for Stress Detection in Plants

Researchers are nowadays working on non-invasive, sensitive optical techniques to diagnose plants faster. Detecting stress symptoms in plants is essential to monitor the adverse effects in the environment. The scientists focus on validating some optical measurements to determine the pathological situations in stressed plants at the beginning stage. The techniques to be applied are based on biophysical ways such as thermo luminescence emission and chlorophyll fluorescence.

16 Jun 2010

Qualcomm Invests in Anteryon

Qualcomm, a global leader in advanced wireless products and technologies, has made a strategic investment in Anteryon. Anteryon manufactures miniature optical modules for laser projection and cell phone cameras.

From Qualcomm Inc 16 Jun 2010

OSA Events Highlighted Optics in Sustainable Energy Sector

The Optical Society (OSA) has hosted two meetings in Tucson -The Imaging and Applied Optics Congress, and the Optical Interference Coatings Topical Meeting.

16 Jun 2010

Bright Light Therapy Betters Sleep Disturbances in Soldiers

New research study indicates that bright light therapy is effective for treating sleep disturbances in combat soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The abstract of this study will be presented at the SLEEP 2010 meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Texas.

16 Jun 2010