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NASA IRIS Explorer Mission To Use Acton Optics & Coatings Product Line

Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce that the Acton Optics & Coatings product line has provided a number of critical optical coatings in use in the recently launched NASA IRIS Explorer Mission via contracts with Lockheed Martin and major partners Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Montana State University.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 4 Sep 2013

Punto Sat Uses VideoFlow’s Digital Video Protection (DVP) Technology for Live Internet Content Delivery

Punto Sat, an Italian broadcaster, is now using VideoFlow's Digital Video Protection (DVP) technology to transport high quality, live content over the Internet.

4 Sep 2013

Senso Optics Introduce Innovative Electro-Optical Boresight for Guns

Senso Optics, a leader in the design, development and production of innovative thermal imaging technologies and advanced electro-optical solutions for military, paramilitary and security markets both in Israel and around the world, announces the VBS-80 – a novel electro-optical boresight for accurately aligning sights to guns.

From Dagan-Optics Ltd. 3 Sep 2013

Fiber Optics Enables High School Marching Band to Include Guitars and Keyboards

Howard High School's music department started the school year with an unusual marching band program that combines brass and drums with guitars and keyboards, thanks to fiber optic connectivity by FiberPlex Technologies.

3 Sep 2013

Global Commercial Aviation Aircraft Lighting Market Forecast to Reach $1.25 Billion by 2017

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Commercial Aviation Aircraft Cabin Lighting 2013 Report to their offering.

3 Sep 2013

New Sorting Equipment with Optical Recognition Prevents Bitter Wines

No vintners want their wine to have a bitter note to it. Now, new sorting equipment with optical recognition can guarantee this is never the case. The machine sorts the harvest into quality grades – sparing winemakers laborious manual work.

2 Sep 2013

Camera Parameters Adjustable Even After Completion of Original Recordings

In the throng of the film set, camera operators have to determine the camera angle, the aperture, and depth of field of the camera. In the future, they will be able to change these parameters, even in post-production thanks to a new camera technology.

2 Sep 2013

Researchers Detect Single Nanoparticle with Special Kind of Optical Fibre

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in identifying the world's most sensitive nanoparticle and measuring it from a distance using light. These super-bright, photostable and background-free nanocrystals enable a new approach to highly advanced sensing technologies using optical fibres.

2 Sep 2013

New Interactive Digital Signage Platforms Released by Elo Touch Solutions

China Digital Signage Show -- Elo Touch Solutions (Elo), the original inventor of touch screen technology, today announced new interactive digital signage (IDS) platforms for retail, hospitality and office building applications.

2 Sep 2013

Forecast Report on China Lighting Source Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analysis and Forecast of China Lighting Source Market, 2013-2017" report to their offering.

2 Sep 2013

Solar Cells Researcher, Michael Grätzel, Awarded 2013 Marcel Benoist Prize

Michael Grätzel, known for his work on dye-sensitized solar cells, is the recipient of the 2013 Benoist prize.

31 Aug 2013

Building Turbines Awarded LED Lighting Retrofit and Solar Parking Garage Projects

Building Turbines, Inc. is proud to announce that through Green City Planet; they have not only introduced a new Solar product line; but have been awarded their first nearly $1M lease project, financed through Nsite Investment Group LTD.

31 Aug 2013

Rear View Safety Offers Affordable Industrial Strength Backup Cameras

Rear View Safety is an online retailer that sells backup camera systems for cars, trucks, and utility vehicles of all shapes and sizes. The company prides itself on creating industry leading units with prices that are affordable for both businesses and consumers. Outfit a two-car garage or a fleet full of professional vehicles with one of the retailers' many products today.

31 Aug 2013

Increased Adoption of LED Lamps Will Drive Global Market for Lighting Controls

The market for lighting controls in commercial buildings has entered a period of dramatic transformation, as the demand for both local controls, such as occupancy sensors and photosensors, and networked controls, rises and the adoption rate of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems begins to climb as well.

31 Aug 2013

New Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Center Opened by Agilent in Mulgrave

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced the opening of its Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Center in Mulgrave, Australia. The $25 million center houses cutting-edge research and testing laboratories as well as customer demo and training facilities.

From Agilent Technologies, Inc. 31 Aug 2013