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Sagemcom Introduces Portfolio of PON Gateways that Support GPON and EPON

Sagemcom extends its leadership in communication terminals with a high-value add by launching a portfolio of solutions enabling Internet Service Providers to support greater than 1GBPS speeds to their subscribers.

5 Aug 2014

Logos-Led Team to Provide Frequency Tripled High-Energy Glass Laser to Washington State University

Logos Technologies, in partnership with the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), has received an award to design, build and install a sophisticated high-energy laser at the Washington State University (WSU)-led Dynamic Compression Sector (DCS) at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL).

5 Aug 2014

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Helps Attain Volumetric Information of Optic Radiation in Human Brains

The optic radiation is a dense fiber tract that emerges from the lateral geniculate nucleus and continues to the occipital visual cortex. Especially, the optic radiation is an important fiber structure that conveys visual information from the lateral geniculate nucleus to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe.

5 Aug 2014

TE Connectivity Named to Broadband Communities Fiber to the Home Top 100 List

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, today announced that it has been named to the Broadband Communities’ FTTH (fiber to the home) Top 100 list for the third consecutive year. The list recognizes the Top 100 corporations around the world for their contributions to advancing the cause of fiber-based broadband.

4 Aug 2014

New 180 W Portable LED Work Area Light on Aluminum Frame from Larson Electronics

Longtime leader in commercial and industrial grade lighting equipment Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 180 watt portable LED work light. This new portable, stackable LED work light provides high light output. 360° coverage, and extreme durability within a portable aluminum frame.

4 Aug 2014

Global Biophotonics Market Forecast to Grow at 10.4% CAGR

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Biophotonics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 - 2020," the market was valued at USD 25.16 billion in 2013, which is expected to reach USD 50.20 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 10.4% from 2014 to 2020.

4 Aug 2014

Two Types of Ultraviolet-Light Spectroscopy and a Versatile Camera Selected for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Mission

An ultraviolet-light instrument on the robotic arm of NASA's Mars 2020 rover will use two types of ultraviolet-light spectroscopy, plus a versatile camera, to help meet the mission's ambitious goals, including a search for signs of past life on Mars and selection of rock samples for possible return to Earth.

4 Aug 2014

OWIS Offers Products as CAD Models in 2D and 3D Formats

To be on the cutting edge is the stated goal of the OWIS GmbH, a global leading manufacturer of optical beam handling and positioning systems. Thus, since March 2014 the company provides in collaboration with the software developer CADENAS extensive product records in various formats to download.

From OWIS GmbH 4 Aug 2014

Point Grey Introduces Blackfly USB3 Vision Camera Family

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the introduction of the Blackfly® USB3 Vision™ camera family, an extension to the existing compact and low-cost Blackfly GigE Vision® PoE product line.

4 Aug 2014

ForceField Energy Enters Cross-Marketing Agreement with Noveda Technologies

ForceField Energy Inc. ("ForceField"), a designer, seller and distributor of energy products and solutions, today announced it had entered into a cross-marketing agreement with Branchburg, New Jersey based Noveda Technologies, a leader in cloud-based, real-time energy and water management systems; to deliver advanced solutions for energy and water efficiency to customers worldwide.

1 Aug 2014

Novel Display Technology Automatically Corrects for Vision Defects

Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a new display technology that automatically corrects for vision defects — no glasses (or contact lenses) required.

1 Aug 2014

Movidius Introduces Myriad 2 Next Generation Programmable Vision Processor Unit SoC

Movidius, the leader in mobile vision processor technology for connected devices, today announced Myriad 2, the next generation of its vision processor unit (VPU) system-on-a-chip (SoC).

1 Aug 2014

Global Smart Camera Market Forecast to Grow at 57.02% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Smart Camera Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

1 Aug 2014

ASU to Design Mastcam-Z Color Panoramic Zoom Cameras for NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

Arizona State University has been selected by NASA to design, deliver and oversee the Mastcam-Z imaging investigation, a pair of color panoramic zoom cameras, on the next rover mission to be launched to the surface of Mars in 2020. Jim Bell, a professor in ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, will be the principal investigator overseeing the investigation.

1 Aug 2014