Optoelectronics & Displays
Breakthrough camera to improve detection of blinding eye disease and diabetes
February 26, 2013 12:05 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsThe most advanced technology for use in real-time detection and assessment of common blinding eye disease and general health disorders will soon be available to the world with stimulus funding provided for development by the Australian Government's CRC Program.
Laser mastery narrows down sources of superconductivity
February 25, 2013 8:58 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsIdentifying the mysterious mechanism underlying high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) remains one of the most important and tantalizing puzzles in physics. This remarkable phenomenon allows electric current to pass with perfect efficiency through materials chilled to subzero temperatures, and it may play an essential role in revolutionizing the entire electricity chain, from generation to transmission and grid-scale storage.
Light from silicon nanocrystal LEDs
February 22, 2013 12:15 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsSilicon nanocrystals have a size of a few nanometers and possess a high luminous potential. Scientists of KIT and the University of Toronto/Canada have now succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based light-emitting diodes (SiLEDs). They are free of heavy metals and can emit light in various colors.
LED holder makes handling LEDs easier, allows for faster installation
February 21, 2013 4:16 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTE Connectivity announced the release of the LED Holder, Type Z50. The LED holder forms the core electrical, mechanical, thermal, and optical interconnectivity for Philips Lumileds LUXEON® K LED and Sharp Electronics MEGA ZENIGATA LED.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
February 19, 2013 4:18 pm | by Polygon Solutions Inc. | Blogs | CommentsOn February 21, 2013, women engineers, along with their male counterparts, will engage and mentor as many as one million girls around the country during National Engineers Week Foundation’s 12th Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
Explosion-proof fluorescent light features four lamps
February 19, 2013 10:53 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics has announced the introduction of a four lamp explosion proof fluorescent light designed to provide high output from a more compact fixture size. Measuring only two feet long and constructed for low profile mounting, the EPL-24-96 Low Profile Explosion Proof Fluorescent Light provides high output....
LED lighting and control systems offer adjustment options via one universal app on an iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone
February 15, 2013 4:13 pm | Product Releases | CommentsEnvironmentalLights.com, a leading source for high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting, recently launched a family of wifi-enabled LED lighting. The LinkUp LED lighting series allows you to control LinkUp LED light bulbs and LinkUp receivers for 12 or 24 volt LED strip lights from your iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone, when used in conjunction with the LinkUp Wifi Router.
LED light fixture designed to resist the damaging effects of wet and corrosive locations
February 15, 2013 3:05 pm | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics has announced today the release of a high output explosion proof LED light fixture designed to resist the damaging effects of wet and corrosive locations. The HALP-48-2L-LED-G2 Corrosion Resistant LED Light offers improved light output combined with a corrosion resistant design for use in hazardous locations....
What role will sensors and controls play in emerging solid state lighting applications? (Part II)
February 15, 2013 2:41 pm | Articles | CommentsQ: What role will sensors and controls play in emerging solid state lighting applications? Solid-state lighting technology is a natural fit in our digital, wireless world. Adaptive control and wireless sensor networks are the key to ever more sophisticated LED lighting schemes including dimming,
What role will sensors and controls play in emerging solid state lighting applications?
February 15, 2013 2:38 pm | Articles | CommentsQ: What role will sensors and controls play in emerging solid state lighting applications? Where will the Internet of Things make its big commercial debut? Probably a few feet above your head. Intelligent sensing systems — installed and configured in overhead lighting systems and combining motion, temperature and light sensors with microprocessors, imagers and LEDs
LED driver optimized for commercial and wireless lighting
February 13, 2013 1:29 pm | Iwatt | Product Releases | CommentsiWatt Inc. debuted an innovative digital AC/DC LED driver platform designed to address cost, performance and operating life in commercial and wireless solid state lighting (SSL) systems. The first device in this new platform, the iW3630 is a two-stage, Flickerless LED driver with output power up to 45W....
Pneumatic light mast elevates lighting and similar devices up to eighteen feet in height
February 13, 2013 10:45 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics has announced today the release of a pneumatically powered light mast capable of elevating lighting and similar devices up to eighteen feet in height. Designed for ease of deployment and high stability, the PLM-18 Pneumatic Light Mast allows operators to quickly and safely deploy lighting and electrical devices....
Full Comcast ownership is latest chapter in long history for broadcasting pioneer NBC
February 13, 2013 9:13 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNBC got its start in 1926 as the nation's first radio network. Its parent company, the Radio Corporation of America, figured people would buy radios if they had interesting things to listen to.NBC was the leading radio network in the early years, so powerful in those days that it had two networks:
General Electric will use proceeds from NBCUniversal sale to repurchase $10 billion in shares
February 13, 2013 9:12 am | by SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Business Writer | News | CommentsGeneral Electric is saying goodbye to 30 Rock - the building and the TV business born there. It's another step in GE's efforts to focus on less glamorous - but theoretically more profitable - ventures such as manufacturing medical imaging equipment, airplane engines and electrical generators.
LED light tower produces invisible infrared light
February 12, 2013 3:27 pm | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics has announced the release an infrared LED light tower designed to provide fully portable operation in a compact and powerful design. The WAL-LED3W-4S-IR Infrared LED Light Tower produces invisible infrared light intended for use with night vision equipment and devices and features a collapsible tower and case....
Two-channel LED drivers designed for high CRI professional and consumer lamps
February 12, 2013 3:01 pm | Atmel Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAtmel announced three new two-channel solid state lighting (SSL) LED drivers that provide accurate color control for two-color LED light engines. In addition, the LED drivers deliver the most efficient power management, with the lowest component count, for high CRI LED lamps.
LED designed for custom lighting applications
February 12, 2013 10:48 am | Global Lighting Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsGlobal Lighting Technologies (GLT) has introduced a new LED-based ring light that can be integrated into a wide variety of products from desk lamps to vanity mirrors to automotive interior lighting such as cup holders and clocks.
Super-wide-view TFT LCDs include integrated LED driver circuits for sunlight readable applications
February 11, 2013 2:32 pm | Product Releases | CommentsKyocera Display America has announced three new TFT-LCDs that will be added to its extensive TFT-LCD product line. The three new products are a 7.0” WVGA and two 8.4” SVGA TFT-LCD displays. All displays feature Super Wide Viewing (SWV) technology and two of them are super high brightness for sunlight readable outdoor applications.
Preserving Holocaust stories through 3D technology
February 8, 2013 1:06 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsIt seems that a few groups consistently struggle with how to incorporate and use new technology in a manner that is both appropriate and effective for their brand. They often fall short and take advantage of the “next big thing” only to find it doesn’t work or hasn’t been adopted by enough of the public to make a difference.
LED is ideal light source for covert surveillance
February 8, 2013 10:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe infrared Oslon black SFH 4725S LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors has a wavelength of 940 nanometers, making it nearly invisible to the human eye, and its black package reflects virtually no ambient light. Together with its high optical output power of almost one watt...
LED series designed for 12 Volt usage
February 8, 2013 9:58 am | Jkl Components Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsJKL Components Corporation introduces a new addition to its two pin LED series. The new planar Z-G4-10WW is a versatile G-4 solution for designers and technicians who wish to replace traditional halogen lamps. Designed for 12 Volt usage, they are operational from 8-25 Volts AC or DC.
SSLs see bright future in automotive platforms
February 6, 2013 2:43 pm | by Chris A. Ciufo, Mouser Electronics | Mouser Electronics | Blogs | CommentsThe world is positively aglow with rapidly changing technology trends in solid state lighting (SSL) LEDs. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), costs dropped by a third in 2011 to about $12 per thousand lumens and will be on their way down to $2 per thousand lumens by 2015 (Strategies Unlimited, August 2012).
Award-winning Cree XLamp XB-D LEDs available at Mouser
February 5, 2013 11:09 am | Mouser Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsMouser Electronics, Inc. today announced it is stocking the award-winning XLamp XB-D Series LEDs from Cree. The smallest lighting class LED available, the XB-D was selected as a winner of ECN Readers Choice Tech Awards 2012.
LED emitter produces output in the 850nm or 940nm range of the light spectrum
February 4, 2013 1:18 pm | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics has announced today the release of a powerful and extremely durable compact LED emitter designed to produce light output in the 850nm to 940nm range. Measuring only 2 inches wide and 2 inches high, the LEDLB-1-IR Infrared LED Light is an ideal light source for improving the range and resolution of night vision cameras and devices reliant on infrared light.
Miniature DC/DC LED drivers designed to power/control high brightness LEDs
January 31, 2013 2:49 pm | MicroPower Direct, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsThe LD48 series, now available now from MicroPower Direct, is a family of miniature, DC/DC LED drivers. Specifically designed to power/control high brightness LEDs, these units feature a constant current output up to 1A, PWM & analog dimming, and efficiency to 97 percent.
