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Comprehensive Market Research Report on Metal Oxide Display Backplanes

Metal oxide display backplanes have already gone commercial. Sharp has invested in establishing a Gen8 IGZO plant at its Kameyama plant in Japan while LG has also selected IGZO backplanes for its large-sized white OLED technology. At the same time, Chinese companies such as BOE are fast playing catch up with both prototype and production capacity announcements.

13 Nov 2014

Meller Optics Supplies Full Line of Sapphire and Ruby Balls

Meller Optics, Inc. supplies a full line of sapphire balls and ruby balls for a wide range of applications requiring precise tolerances and superior mechanical and optical properties.

From Meller Optics, Inc. 13 Nov 2014

Resolve Optics Announces its Ultra Compact Z-10 High Definition Zoom Lens is to be Used by Kongsberg Maritime

Resolve Optics announces its ultra compact Z-10 high definition zoom lens is being used by Kongsberg Maritime (Kongsberg, Norway) as a key component of autonomous camera systems being deployed to monitor methane seep and hydrothermal vent sites deep in the Pacific Ocean.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 12 Nov 2014

Simple Biological Imaging with the Olympus DSX100 Opto-Digital System

The Olympus DSX100 opto-digital imaging system, a free-angle wide-zoom microscope that combines cutting-edge optical performance with the operational convenience of a smartphone or tablet, is now available for life science imaging.

12 Nov 2014

Onefive Boosts the Katana ps Laser Series with Multi-Color Single-Box Pulsed Excitation Lasers for the Nobel Awarded STED Microscopy Technology

Onefive GmbH continues the efforts into the development of pulsed ps laser sources for microscopy and several other applications. After customizing the Katana-08 HP as depletion STED laser for super-resolution microscopy, for which the company signed an exclusive supplier agreement with Leica Microsystems, Onefive releases a new series of single-box multi-color ps laser systems.

12 Nov 2014

NSF Grant to Develop Advanced Camera Capable of Capturing Images in 360° and 3D

Science begins with observation, and many defining moments in scientific progress followed the introduction of new ways to observe the world, from microscopes and telescopes to X-rays and MRIs.

12 Nov 2014

Canon U.S.A. Launches Second Generation Compact Super-Telephoto Zoom Lens

Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the highly anticipated Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L II USM lens, a second generation compact super-telephoto zoom lens featuring significant advancements in optical quality, image stabilization performance up-to-four steps, and rotating-zoom-ring design.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 12 Nov 2014

eMagin Announces Developing Advanced Immersive Head Mounted Display

eMagin Corporation, the leader in the development, design and manufacture of Active Matrix OLED microdisplays for high resolution imaging products, today announced that it has been developing an Immersive Head Mounted Display (IHMD).

12 Nov 2014

Larson Electronics Introduces EPL-16BS-1X150LED-UV365-100 Portable Explosion Proof LED Ligh

Leading supplier of explosion proof and industrial grade lighting Larson Electronics has announced the release of a Class 1 & 2 Division 1 & 2 Portable Explosion Proof Ultraviolet LED Light mounted on a base stand fabricated from non-sparking aluminum. The compact LED light head on this unit provides 38,400 mW of precise 365 nanometer ultraviolet LED light output.

12 Nov 2014

Comprehensive Industry Analysis Report on LEDs for Lighting Applications

Global shipments of high-brightness LEDs were worth an estimated $38.2 billion in 2013. The market is projected to reach nearly $46.4 billion in 2014 and $105.5 billion in 2019, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.9% between 2014 and 2019.

12 Nov 2014

Photonic Advances Help Explore Structure and Function of Neural Circuits

A University of Texas at Arlington physics team is using their expertise in the field of optics and photonics to advance new methods in areas such as mapping the neural circuitry of the brain and guiding neurons to potentially repair damage in the body.

12 Nov 2014

Nikon Metrology System Enables Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer to X-Ray Inspect Next-Generation Devices

Newbury Electronics is one of the very few leading manufacturers of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) in the UK to invest in the sophisticated X-ray inspection system from Nikon Metrology – Nikon XT V160.

From Nikon Metrology NV 12 Nov 2014

Forecast and Analysis Report on Military Electro-Optical/Infrared Systems Market

According to the new market research report "Military Electro-Optical / Infrared Systems Market by Type (Image Intensification, Laser, Infrared), by System (Imaging & Non-Imaging), by Sensor Technology (Scanning, Starring, Multispectral, Hyper spectral), by Platform (Airborne, Land-based, Naval) - Forecast to 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, the total value of global Military Electro-Optical/Infrared Systems Market is expected to reach $16.35 Billion by 2020, to register a CAGR of 7.71%.

11 Nov 2014

CP Communications Selects CALIENT’s S320 Optical Circuit Switches for HD21 Project

CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader for optical circuit switching technology, today announced it is working with remote broadcast production industry leader CP Communications (Elmsford, NY) to develop a new fiber-optic network supporting 4,000-pixel resolution (4K) ultra high definition television for its next-generation live sports and event broadcast production trucks.

11 Nov 2014

Ephesus LED Luminaires to Illuminate 113 Buildings at Tobyhanna Army Depot

Ephesus Lighting, Inc., the industry leader in LED lighting for the sports, industrial and military markets, has been selected to install energy efficient high-quality LED lighting at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, PA. In all, Ephesus will provide 2,458 of its Altus, Luxor and Artemis fixtures in 113 buildings plus several outdoor lots.

11 Nov 2014