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with increased energy efficiency, renewable power generation and appealing aesthetics, thereby increa- sing real estate value. Pythagoras Solar will advance distributed power generation, help achieve Net Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) and have a lasting impact on green building and urban planning. Pythagoras Solar is a privately held company with operations in the United States, Israel and China. http://www.pythagoras-solar.com

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ED Technologies (QED), pioneer and provider of Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF(r))

polishing and Subaperture Stitching Interferometry (SSI(r)) metrology platforms for the precision optics industry, announces the release of Q-flex™, its next generation MRF polishing system. Q-flex™ offers the determinism of MRF in a newly designed modular platform that allows quick configuration changes and provides unprecedented manufacturing capabilities, especially for difficult spheres, aspheres and free- form optics. QED‘s Q-flex™ takes precision optics polishing to new levels of performance and flexibi- lity while enhancing its ease of use. Q-flex™ incor- porates all new MRF polishing head designs with 20mm, 50mm and 150mm size wheels.

QED Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidi- ary of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (NASDAQ:CCMP). http://www.qedmrf.com

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UXEON A introduced weeks ago is the latest illumination grade LED from Philips Lumileds

that reduces the engineering effort required for new solutions and delivers Freedom From Binning. LUXE- ON A shares the LUXEON Rebel ES platform and footprint and incorporates a 2 square millimeter thin

LUXEON A specifications at real-world operating condi- tions: Tj 85° C, 700 mA. / CCT: 2700K, 3000K / CRI: Min 80 / Color shift over temp.: Not Applicable / Color Bins: Not Applicable / Typ. Hot Flux:175+ lumens / Typ. Hot Efficacy: 100 lumens / Watt at 350 mA © Business Wire

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Right: Freedom From Binning delivers the entire LUXEON A distribution within a single 3 MacAdam Ellipse space at each of the targeted color temperatures, 2700K and 3000K.© Business Wire

film flip chip and Lumiramic phosphor technology to deliver the highest quality of light at 2700K and 3000K with very high efficacy and light output.

All LUXEON A LEDs are hot-tested and specified at a junction temperature of 85° C (185° F) that re-