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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

Imaging Source Launches Four Low Cost 3 Megapixel USB 2.0 Color Cameras

The Imaging Source, an international manufacturer of industrial cameras has just launched four low cost 3 megapixel USB 2.0 color cameras. The cameras ship in robust industrial housing with a C/CS mount and are optionally available with a trigger input. The frame rate is 10.9 fps at a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels.

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

Energy-Saving Compact Lightbulbs will now be More Efficient

Long touted as an energy-saving alternative for home lighting, compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) now have the potential to be even more efficient, as well as dimmable, thanks to research at Queen's University.

7 Apr 2009

Schneider Optics Introduces 6mm Cinegon 2.1/6mm Lens

Schneider Optics, a worldwide market leader in high quality lenses for industrial applications, has introduced the 6mm Cinegon 2.1/6mm lens to its line of market-leading compact Schneider C-mount lenses for high resolution mega pixel CCD and CMOS cameras for machine vision applications.

7 Apr 2009

Cree Awarded ENERGY STAR Qualifications for its LED Downlights

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE) has been awarded ENERGY STAR(r) qualifications for its LED downlights. The product line, including the LR6, LR5 and LR4 downlights, has demonstrated LED lifetime and fixture efficacy that qualifies for the stringent commercial rating, as well as the residential rating.

2 Apr 2009

TAEC Announces Two New Highly-Efficient White LED Drivers

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced two new highly-efficient white LED drivers (LEDDs), the TB62730WLG and the TB62750FTG.

1 Apr 2009

OSRAM's Lok-it - A Simple Solution Especially for Stage Lighting

With Lok-it! OSRAM provides a system for entertainment lighting that enables lamps to be replaced easily without tools thanks to their special bayonet base and holders. With the 4ArXS HSD 300W/80/P28 the Lok-it! product range now includes a lamp with a small PGJX28 base as well. This smaller base means the size and weight of effects lighting devices can be further reduced.

1 Apr 2009

ROHM Announces Ambient Light Sensor ICs for LCD Display Backlighting

ROHM Semiconductor today announces a new family of analog and digital Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) ICs for the efficient control of LED backlighting for LCD-equipped devices.

31 Mar 2009