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Mayo Clinic Treats Chronic Dry Eye with Intense Pulsed Light therapy

Intense Pulsed Light therapy (IPL) is being used at Mayo Clinic in Arizona to treat chronic dry eye, a condition affecting millions of people in the U.S., particularly those in the desert Southwest.

23 Aug 2013

Eclipse Launches Crowd Sourcing Campaign for At-Home Smart Breast Health Imaging Device

Eclipse Breast Health Technologies Inc., a health products design and development company, today announced Eclipse is executing a crowd sourcing campaign on Indiegogo to raise $650,000 to bring Eclipse to the market as soon as possible so it can benefit women in early detection of breast abnormalities, by tracking and comparing images from month to month.

23 Aug 2013

Dilon to Distribute Digirad's Lines of Nuclear Imaging Cameras

Digirad Corporation, the leader in solid-state diagnostic imaging technology and services, and Dilon Diagnostics, the world leader in molecular breast imaging, today announced that they have signed an exclusive international distribution agreement for Dilon to distribute Digirad's lines of nuclear imaging cameras including the ergo™, a large field-of-view general purpose imaging system, the Cardius® x.act, a triple-head cardiac dedicated SPECT imaging system with VCT Attenuation Correction, and the Cardius® XPO dedicated cardiac SPECT imaging systems line.

23 Aug 2013

Aydin Displays to be Acquired by Sparton Subsidiary

Sparton Corporation announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sparton Aydin, LLC has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Aydin Displays, Inc., an $18 million revenue business, in an all-cash transaction.

From Aydin Displays, Inc. 22 Aug 2013

BinOptics Incorporates Etched Facet Technology Into Silicon Photonic Applications

BinOptics Corporation, a leading manufacturer and supplier of semiconductor lasers, announced today it has successfully incorporated its patented Etched Facet Technology (EFT) into a variety of silicon photonic applications.

22 Aug 2013

Garmin Introduces VIRB True HD 1080p Action Camera Series

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced VIRB, its first true HD 1080p action camera series. From action sports to family vacations, VIRB combines a unique feature set that makes it easier than ever to capture life’s memories.

22 Aug 2013

Researchers Intelligently Intensify Inelastic X-Ray Scattering

Without the currently available plethora of X-ray methods, basic research in the physical sciences would be unthinkable. The methods are used in solid state physics, in the analysis of biological structures, and even art historians have X-rays to thank for many new insights.

22 Aug 2013

Collage Image of Earth Waving at Saturn Released

People around the world shared more than 1,400 images of themselves as part of the Wave at Saturn event organized by NASA's Cassini mission on July 19 -- the day the Cassini spacecraft turned back toward Earth to take our picture. The mission has assembled a collage from those images.

22 Aug 2013

IDS Announce uEye XS - Smallest Machine Vision Camera with Autofocus

IDS Imaging Development Systems announced that it is shipping its new uEye™ XS, the world's smallest machine vision camera with autofocus.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 22 Aug 2013

Canon to Showcase Imaging Solutions at International Legal Technology Association Conference

Addressing the paper-intensive legal industry's need for document efficiency, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will demonstrate a selection of its diverse input-to-output technologies and services at the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Conference.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 21 Aug 2013

EISA Honors Nikon with European Camera 2013-2014 Award for D7100 Digital SLR Camera

Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the Nikon D7100 DX-format digital SLR camera is the recipient of the European Camera 2013-2014 award presented by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA).

21 Aug 2013

Plimsoll Offers Analysis Report on Chinese Optics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Optics (Chinese)" report to their offering.

21 Aug 2013

New Optical Conversion Product Extends Life of Secure Fiber Optic Infrastructure

As data security breaches escalate and IT budgets fall precipitously in government and private sectors, FiberPlex Technologies announces a new optical conversion product that extends the life and reach of secure fiber optic infrastructure currently in use by the vast majority of data centers and secure networks today.

21 Aug 2013

Fujifilm to Introduce FUJINON XA55x9.5 HDTV Lens with 55x High Power Zoom

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) will launch FUJINON XA55x9.5 (hereinafter XA55x9.5) at the end of August. As an addition to the lineup of HDTV lenses, this lens offers both 55x high-power zoom and high optical performance and is best for sports broadcasts, concerts and live productions.

21 Aug 2013

Lake Shore to Highlight It's Materials Chracterization Terahertz Systems at SPIE Optics + Photonics

Lake Shore Cryotronics will exhibit its materials characterization solutions, including its prototype terahertz (THz) system, at booth 623 at SPIE Optics + Photonics, August 27-29 in San Diego.

From Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. 20 Aug 2013