AMRI will continue to supply an Aminobisamide Hydrochloride (ABA), an intermediate material used in diagnostic imaging agents, to GE Healthcare, under the signed long term supply agreement which extends till 31 December 2016. Under the ...
November 14, 2012 -- LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 12 November, 2012 – Incoming CiSE Editor in Chief George K. Thiruvathukal, a computer science professor at Loyola University and co-director of Loyola's Center for Textual Studies and Digital ...
Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days. According to the CDC, almost 70 percent of school children get insufficient sleep - less ...
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Blue Light Could Help Teens Combat Stress Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days.According to the Centers for Disease ...
Roundabouts,also known as traffic circles,are increasing in number across the U.S.These intersections generally increase traffic throughput while reducing the severity of automobile accidents.However,as relatively new traffic ...
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Refrigerated display lighting (RDL) represents one of the more perfect applications for LEDs. Because fluorescent tubes can be replaced with LED strips and reduce energy usage by 60%, retailers are beginning to implement LED case lighting ...
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In a new study from the Lighting Research Center, it was found that short-wavelength light can enhance the cortisol awakening response, which is important for dealing with stress throughout the day, in sleep-restricted adolescents. The ...
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Samsung Electronics have used tapered micro-pillars of titanium dioxide (TiO2) to increase light extraction from nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by up to 100% [Ming Ma et al, ...
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Researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have proposed a new metric to help architects and builders more easily take advantage of the benefits of daylighting,from significant energy savings to the ...
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Ute Besenecker and Indika Perera,graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in architectural sciences with a concentration in lighting at Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center(LRC),are recipients of the 2012-2013 Robert J.Besal Fund ...
Solid State Lighting (SSL) refers to a type of lighting that utilizes light-emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), or polymer light-emitting diodes as sources of illumination rather than electrical filaments or gas. ...
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The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute plans to continue a collaborative approach to driving the adoption of LED-based lighting. The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) is ...
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Solid-state lighting,the LED in particular,has advanced to become a promising light source because of its ability to save energy and money,reduce environmental pollutants,and provide custom,quality lighting.This advancement could not have ...
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Light-emitting diode (LED) technology holds significant promise for airfield lighting in the U.S, mainly in terms of the potential for longer operating lives and increased efficacy of LEDs compared to incandescent lamps, the most common ...
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Recently,the Lighting Research Center(LRC)from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has cooperated with the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)to jointly study the use of LED lighting in airfield installations,and has released LED Airfield ...
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