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Industry’s brightest and most efficient Royal Blue LED
Cree has announced the new XLamp XP-G3 Royal Blue LED, the Royal Blue LED. The new XP-G3 LED doubles the maximum light output of similar size competing LEDs and delivers wall-plug efficiency of up to 81%. This performing Royal Blue LED expands Cree’s high power portfolio, enabling lighting manufacturers to deliver differentiated LED solutions for applications such as horticulture, architectural and entertainment lighting.
Anglia Guide turns up heat on thermal management
A new and comprehensive Thermal Management Guide has been published by Anglia. It provides full details of the broad range of solutions it offers from industry leaders including Aavid Thermalloy, Fischer Elektronik, Calinar, Bergquist, Ohmite and Panasonic.
Optoelectronics sales move toward normal growth rates
In 2016, combined sales for optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discrete semiconductors increased two percent to reach a seventh consecutive record-high level of $67.9bn, but growth rates in the three market segments were all over the map last year. Optoelectronics sales fell four percent in 2016, primarily because of the first decline in lamp devices in 15 years due to an oversupply of high-brightness Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for sol...
LED light glasses enhance focus for athletes
The German Skiing Association (DSV) and lighting expert Osram are positive about their collaboration so far. To mobilize new energy reserves among its athletes, the DSV has been applying the latest findings on “biologically effective light” for more than two years now. Specially designed LED light glasses, now being presented at the German Alpine Skiing Championships, are used to prepare for night races.
Video shows the progress of lighting through time
Turn the lights on! Indoor, outdoor and decorative lighting company, Festive Lights, has created an informative video showing the progress of lighting through time.Starting at the very beginning, with the sun and fire as necessities to light our way through the day time and dark nights, the video tracks the history of mankind’s journey Out of the Dark, away from functional lighting towards lighting as decorative.
Nominations now open for 2018 Millennium Technology Prize
The scientific and innovation community around the world is now invitedto nominate candidates for Technology Academy Finland's (TAF) 2018 Millennium Technology Prize. Nominations will be accepted until 31stJuly 2017. The €1m prize is one of the largest innovation prizes in the world. It is awarded for groundbreaking technological innovations that help solve the great challenges of humankind in a sustainable manner. The winner will be announc...
Spherical drone display is a world first
In what the company believes to be a ground-breaking development, NTT DOCOMO has developed a spherical drone display - an unmanned aerial vehicle that displays LED images on an omnidirectional spherical screen while in flight.
BrakeFree: the smart brake light for motorcyclists
Brake Free is a bright smart LED brake light that instantly improves a motorcycle's visibility. It mounts on the back of the helmet you already own and its sensors works automatically to let others know whenever you slow down - braking, engine braking, or downshifting.
Design suite accelerates optoelectronic device analysis
The latest release of Synopsys' RSoft Photonic Component Design Suite, the company's software for the design of photonic devices and components used in optical communications, optoelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing, has been announced.
Jack interface lets smart ANC headsets run battery-free
ams AG has announced the launch of a technology which enables noise-cancelling headsets with a four-pole 3.5mm jack to operate for the first time without a dedicated battery power supply.The new Accessory Communications Interface (ACI) invented by ams uses the microphone (MIC) wire – one of four wires in a standard 3.5mm audio cable – to carry power and bidirectional data with a rate of up to 16 Mbit/sec, as well as digital audio sign...