Osram expands the Duris LED family for linear and area indoor lighting Duris S 5 is the latest high-tech addition to the Duris LED family from Osram Opto Semiconductors. This new LED component offers an impressive lifetime of more than ...
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On 10 April, Mi-Light (the new non-profit alliance that brings together professionals from companies, academia and organizations to mutually support and promote photonics-related business in Michigan) was officially launched with its first ...
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A laser engraving machine can be thought of as three main parts: a laser, a controller, and a surface. The laser is like a pencil - the beam emitted from it allows the controller to trace patterns onto the surface. The controller (usually a ...
Philips Lighting has announced that it realized 200-lm/W performance in an R&D project focused on LED-based replacements for fluorescent tubes. Philips Lighting has revealed laboratory work on an LED-based replacement for fluorescent ...
A Sony-backed ISP in Japan has launched a 2Gbps Internet service, which it said is the world's fastest for home use. So-net Entertainment began offering its "Nuro" fiber-based service on Monday to homes, apartments, and small businesses ...
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Recessed lighting fixtures are light fixtures that are installed in the ceiling to provide task, accent, ambient, and wall washing lighting effects. They aren't as decorative or expensive as chandeliers or pendants, and aren't quite as ...
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SPIE leaders said they were encouraged to see proposed increases in funds for scientific research and development and a greater emphasis on STEM education in President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal released last Wednesday. At the same ...
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The acquisition expected to support fibre optics product range for enterprise and data centre applications Chip maker Avago Technologies has agreed to acquire the optical technologies provider, the CyOptics for about $400m. The ...
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Ledil has produced a novel LED lens specifically to reduce the length of optics in spotlights using Lumiled's K12 twelve-die package, which has a source diameter around 12mm. Called Helena, it cuts the distance between LED mounting face ...
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today an accounting change relating to expense recognition for company-sponsored pension plans. The new method, adopted in the first quarter of 2013, will result in simpler, more transparent ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany reckons that its new infrared (IRED) Oslon black SFH 4716S is one of the most powerful IREDs on the market, with an optical output of 1030mW. With a beam angle of 150°, it provides ...
LSI Industries has taken LED performance to a whole new level with its newest LED area light solution called the Sterling (XSB). Featuring LSI’s proprietary Zonal Optics in its attractive one-piece die-cast housing, the ...
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High output in a compact package. The new infrared (IRED) Oslon black SFH 4716S from Osram Opto Semiconductors is one of the most powerful IREDs on the market with an optical output of 1030 milliwatts (mW). And with a beam angle of 150 ...
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Avago Technologies Ltd of San Jose, CA, USA and Singapore (a designer and supplier of III-V-based analog components for communications, industrial and consumer applications) has agreed to acquire CyOptics Inc of Lehigh Valley, PA, USA, ...
New insight into the state of and prospects for the high-concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) sector is available in the latest report published by technology market analyst firm Yole Développement. The report presents what the ...
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