[[{“fid”:”38833″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:300,”width”:300,”style”:”float: right; margin: 5px;”,”title”:”FLX44 Series light pipe”,”class”:”media-element file-default”}}]]VCC (Poway, CA) provides design flexibility in new installations and retrofit/replacement applications with its FLX44 Series light pipe. Part of the Flexfire light pipe family, the FLX44 Series offers a 0.313” (7.95mm) panel opening threaded lens and IP67 / NEMA 6P ratings for harsh environments and industrial applications. […]
Displays
10 watt LED hazardous location light includes a day/night sensor and manual on/off switch
Larson Electronics (Kemp, TX) has released a solar-powered, explosion-proof LED light fixture with an optional strobe or steady burn configuration. This HAL-LED-SOL12 explosion-proof LED light and solar panel combination includes a day/night sensor, manual on/off switch, and a motion sensor to maximize battery life. Features include: • Class I Division II approvals.• NEMA 4X compliance. […]
Cree first to break 300 lumens-per-watt barrier
DURHAM, N.C., March 26, 2014 — Cree, Inc. records another significant LED milestone with the demonstration of 303 lumens per watt from a white high power LED. Reaching the landmark achievement much faster than previously believed possible, this result surpasses Cree’s previous R&D industry best of 276 lumens per watt announced just over a year […]
Unavoidable disorder used to build nanolaser
Researchers the world round are working to develop optical chips, where light can be controlled with nanostructures. These could be used for future circuits based on light (photons) instead of electron – that is photonics instead of electronics. But it has proved to be impossible to achieve perfect photonic nanostructures: they are inevitably a little […]
Switching an antibiotic on and off with light
Scientists of the KIT and the University of Kiev have produced an antibiotic, whose biological activity can be controlled with light. Thanks to the robust diarylethene photoswitch, the antimicrobial effect of the peptide mimetic can be applied in a spatially and temporally specific manner. This might open up new options for the treatment of local […]
Active optic solutions intended for 100, 200, and 400 Gbps products
[[{“fid”:”38207″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:300,”width”:300,”style”:”float: right; margin: 5px;”,”title”:”QuatroScale active optic solutions”,”class”:”media-element file-default”}}]]As industry demand surges for long reach, low power solutions supporting next generation 28 Gbps products and data center applications, Molex Incorporated ( Lisle, IL) recently announced plans to unveil a line of QuatroScaleactive optic solutions designed for 100, 200 and 400 Gbps products. The new QuatroScale solutions […]
Aluminum polymer capacitors rated at temperatures up to 125°C
[[{“fid”:”38026″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:300,”width”:300,”style”:”float: right; margin: 5px;”,”title”:”AVG Series”,”class”:”media-element file-default”}}]]Illinois Capacitor (Lincolnwood, IL) AVG Series aluminum polymer capacitors offer the very-low ESR benefits of polymer with greater maximum operating temperature and voltage rating. Compared to most other polymer capacitors, the AVG Series is rated at higher temperatures (up to 125°C), up to 160 WVDC, and is available with greater […]
What’s the biggest challenge for designs that utilize touch-enabled displays?
What’s the biggest challenge for designs that utilize touch-enabled displays? John Busch, General Manager, Display PVD Group, Applied Materials Take a look at virtually any new smartphone or tablet device, and whatever the brand or size, they likely have one thing in common — touchscreen displays. This ubiquitous level of adoption comes with challenges, particularly pricing […]
MR16 lamps render colors and whites as they would appear in natural light
[[{“fid”:”36997″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:300,”width”:300,”style”:”float: right; margin: 5px;”,”class”:”media-element file-default”}}]]Soraa (Fremont, CA) launched the world’s first high color temperature (CCT), high color rendering MR16 LED lamps — a brilliant choice for gemstone jewelry and high-end retail displays. The new 4000K and 5000K CCT, full visible spectrum Soraa Vivid 2 LED MR16 renders colors and whites exactly as they would appear […]
Quantum dots provide complete control of photons
By emitting photons from a quantum dot at the top of a micropyramid, researchers at Linköping University are creating a polarized light source for such things as energy-saving computer screens and wiretap-proof communications. Polarized light – where all the light waves oscillate on the same plane – forms the foundation for technology such as LCD […]