2016-11-11

The Sweet Slumber Challenge for Soldiers on Military Deployment

Dr. David Bacon shares in this Lighting Science blog entry how soldiers deployed on missions might find sweet sleep difficult during assignments.
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2013-08-20

Larson Electronics Releases IR LED Tail Light for Military Vehicles

Larson Electronics announced the release of an infrared (IR) LED light built to provide powerful and reliable IR illumination in a rugged and easy to mount design that is ideal for use as a covert military vehicle tail light and indicator. The LEDLB-1-IR-MTL Military Infrared LED Tail Light can withstand demanding conditions and is ideal for operators who want the ability to maintain covert operations without compromising the ability to identify the location of their own vehicles.
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2013-06-21

Vishay Announces New Chip Resistors for Military and Aerospace Applications

On June 20, Vishay announced a new series of QPL MIL-PRF-55342-qualified surface-mount chip resistors that provides established reliability with an "R" level failure rate of 0.01 % per 1000 hours. Built using a moisture-resistant tantalum nitride resistive film technology, the new E/H (Ta2N) resistors offer enhanced specifications for military and aerospace applications, involving tolerances to 0.1 % and TCR of 25 ppm/°C. The Vishay Dale Thin Film QPL resistors released on June 20 are specially designed for the use in control systems for milita...
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE