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First SUV with LED-Headlights

A new era has dawned in automotive lighting. The Cadillac Escalade Platinum is the first sports utility vehicle (SUV) in the world to be fitted with LED headlights as standard. OSRAM LEDs perform all the functions in the headlights supplied by Hella – low beam, high-beam, daytime running light, position lights and side marker lights. The luxurious automobile will be launched in 2008.

28 Jan 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Absorbing More than 99.9 Percent of Light

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have created the darkest material ever made by man.

24 Jan 2008

DMD Discovery Developer Platform Drives High Performance and Resolution

DLP(R) Technology from Texas Instruments (TI), is highlighting the latest Discovery(TM) 4000 development platform at the Photonics West Show this week -- Booth #5036. The Discovery 4000 enables extremely fast, high contrast and high resolution display applications with an optical semiconductor module that allows developers to manipulate light digitally.

22 Jan 2008

World's First Digital Camera to Hit the One-Million Pictures-Per-Second Mark

Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of high speed digital imaging systems, today marked another world's first with the launch of the Phantom® V12, a revolutionary new high-speed digital camera that can record an amazing 1,000,000 pictures-per-second (pps).

22 Jan 2008

Moritex Introduces Compact Digital CCD Microscope for Inspection of Gemstones

Moritex has announced that its compact MSX-500Di digital CCD microscope has enabled luxury jewellery specialists Wharton to inspect, measure and electronically document precious gemstones handled by the company.

21 Jan 2008

New Lasers for High-Precision Applications

JDSU will be highlighting new commercial lasers at this week's Photonics West conference in the San Jose Convention Center. JDSU's booth will feature multiple commercial laser and optical communications solutions that support a wide range of applications, including microelectronic, biophotonics and inspection, among others.

21 Jan 2008

Nexxus Lighting Acquires Solid-State LED Manufacturer

Nexxus Lighting, Inc., a world leader in advanced lighting technology, including solid-state LED and fiber optic lighting systems and controls used in commercial, architectural, signage, swimming pool and retail lighting today announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Lumificient Corporation, a Maple Grove, MN, manufacturer of solid-state LED products for the sign lighting, commercial/architectural and retail markets.

11 Jan 2008

Saint-Gobain and Novaled Demonstrates Feasibility of Large Area OLEDS

Saint-Gobain and Novaled have demonstrated the feasibility of large area OLEDS, based on a new high-performance metallic anode, with Saint-Gobain Recherche technology and Novaled OLED proprietary developments.

10 Jan 2008

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Combining Low Cost with High-Efficiency Performance

Solar cells have attracted global attention as one of the cornerstones of alternative energy. In theory, it seems to make abundant sense to tap into the energy of the sun to convert light to electricity with little or no emission of noxious pollutants.

9 Jan 2008

Precision Series Combines Latest in Color Performance, Technology and Design

Drawing on its 20-year heritage and expertise in the visual display industry, ViewSonic(R) Corp. announced its entrance into the "luxury home theater lifestyle" category with the first offering in its Precision Series, the Pro8100 home theater projector.

7 Jan 2008

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