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Perimeter’s OTIS 1.0 Optical Coherence Tomography System Earns FDA Clearance

Perimeter Medical Imaging, Inc., an innovative medical imaging company whose mission is to revolutionize tissue removal surgery for surgeons and patients, today announced receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its OTISTM 1.0 Optical Coherence Tomography System.

25 May 2016

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Achieves Another Significant Milestone

Northrop Grumman Corporation's delivery of the fully integrated Optical Telescope Element (OTE) for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope marks another major milestone toward the October 2018 launch of the largest telescope ever built for space.

25 May 2016

Sharp Announces Two New LCD Display Modules

Today, Sharp announced two new LCD display modules that deliver stunning Full-HD (FHD) images. FHD performance is complemented by crisp definition via a high 1500:1 contrast ratio (typical). The combination enables viewing of high detail in the most challenging ambient lighting situations.

25 May 2016

Ampronix Announces Addition of Sony's LMD3251MT 3D Medical LCD Display to Portfolio

Ampronix facilitates superior patient care by providing unparalleled technology to leaders of the medical imaging industry. As such, Sony's LMD3251MT 3D medical LCD display is the latest premium product recently added to the range of products distributed by Ampronix.

25 May 2016

Rochester Precision Optics Names New President

Rochester Precision Optics, LLC (RPO) announced today that Dane Hileman has been named president of the company, effective June 13, 2016. Hileman brings to RPO more that 25 years of engineering and management experien...

From Rochester Precision Optics 25 May 2016

Raman Spectroscopy used to Detect Radiation Damage in Cells and Tissues During Cancer Treatment.

The Irving K Barber School of Arts and Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada, hosts a multidisciplinary group of physics, engineering and radiation oncology scientists.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 24 May 2016

Third Eye Panoramic Device Gets FDA Clearance for Use as Resposable Product for Colonoscopies

Avantis Medical Systems, Inc., a technology leader in developing novel digital imaging devices, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its Third Eye® Panoramic™ device for use as a resposable product for colonoscopies.

24 May 2016

StoreDot Introduces MolecuLED Technology-Powered Display

StoreDot the nanotechnology materials pioneer known for its super-fast battery charging technology, unveils today the next evolution in display technology - a massive 55 inch display powered by StoreDot’s MolecuLED™ technology.

24 May 2016

CLEARink, Suzhou Jinfu Form Joint Venture Commercialize Breakthrough Reflective Display Technology in China

CLEARink Displays and Suzhou Jinfu today announced that they have established a Joint Venture in Shanghai, China. The Joint Venture will commercialize CLEARink's breakthrough reflective display technology for various ePaper applications in China.

24 May 2016

LJMU Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Design, Construct and Operate New Robotic Telescope

Liverpool John Moores University Vice Chancellor, Proffesor Nigel Weatherill, and the Director of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), Proffesor Rafael Rebolo López, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the design, construction and operation of the new 4.0 metre telescope which will be on a bigger scale than the current Liverpool Telescope (LT) which has been studying the cosmos and making discoveries for over a decade.

24 May 2016

New 360fly 4K Camera Now Available for Sale

360fly, Inc., maker of the category-leading, single-lens camera that captures stitchless 360-degree video with interactive and mobile virtual reality viewing capabilities, today announced retail availability for its new 360fly® 4K camera.

24 May 2016

Scientists Develop Novel Laser System to Track and Kill Flying Insects in Real-Time

Control and monitoring of disease-vector insects are critical to global health, as insect vectors spread pathogens among humans, animals and agricultural products, creating worldwide strain on health care and food resources. Mosquito-borne malaria, for example, caused over 200 million infections and over 400,000 deaths in 2015, according to the World Health Organization.

24 May 2016

Researchers Present New Terahertz Spectroscopy System that Uses Quantum Cascade Laser

Terahertz spectroscopy, which uses the band of electromagnetic radiation between microwaves and infrared light, is a promising security technology because it can extract the spectroscopic “fingerprints” of a wide range of materials, including chemicals used in explosives.

23 May 2016

Digicel, Huawei Technologies Announce Successful Demonstration of 10Gbps Broadband in Jamaica

Digicel Group and Huawei Technologies have successfully showcased the real power of Jamaica's only true fibre to the home network by deploying a technology known as XG-PON on the new fibre network which delivers speeds of up to 10,000Mbps.

23 May 2016

Fairchild Semiconductor Unveils New LED Direct AC Drive Family

Fairchild, a leading global supplier of high-performance semiconductor solutions, today introduced the new FL77944, the first solution in its LED Direct AC Drive family of solid-state LED lighting solutions that manufacturers can use to easily scale power and create smart and scalable LED-based lighting products that can be smaller, have higher performance and a longer system lifetime compared to products using the switch mode power supply (SMPS) approach.

23 May 2016