NASA will use the International Space Station to test a new communications technology that could dramatically improve spacecraft communications, enhance commercial missions and strengthen transmission of scientific data.
Recently, a popular article demonstrated that opaque glass becomes transparent as transparent tape is applied to the glass. The scientific principle is that light was less scattered as the rough surface of the opaque glass is filled by transparent tape. Professor Yong Keun Park from KAIST’s Department of Physics, in a joint research with MIT Spectroscopy Lab, has developed the technology to easily control light scattering using holography. Their results are published on Nature’s Scientific Report May 29th online edition.
Opto Diode, a division of ITW, and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, announces the second in the AXUV series of multi-element photodiodes. The new 20-element AXUV20ELG features a 22-pin, dual in-line package with 100 percent internal quantum efficiency (QE).
P&P Optica Inc., has been named a winner of the 2013 R&D 100 Awards by R&D Magazine for its breakthrough Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Spectrometer - The PPO SWIR. The R&D 100 Award recognizes the top technology products of the year, and this year the PPO SWIR was chosen for the "Oscars for Innovation," as one of the most revolutionary, newly introduced technologies to the market. This is the second consecutive year P&P Optica has won an R&D 100 award.
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Microscopy Devices Market (Optical, Electron and Scanning Probe Microscopes, Semiconductor, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology, Material Sciences) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global market for microscopy devices was valued at USD 3.0 billion in 2011 and it is expected to reach an estimated value of USD 6.2 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 11.0% from 2012 to 2018.
There are several ways to “trap” a beam of light — usually with mirrors, other reflective surfaces, or high-tech materials such as photonic crystals. But now researchers at MIT have discovered a new method to trap light that could find a wide variety of applications.
By David L. Chandler
11 Jul 2013
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (the "Company") announces that it has joined the Photonics Online business-to-business e-commerce platform (www.photonicsonline.com), a web community serving the optics and photonics industry since 1997 by providing technical information about the laser, optics, optoelectronics, fiber optics and imaging industries.
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., today announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to provide reimbursement for VisionCare’s Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), the first FDA-approved ophthalmic telescope implant indicated to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in 2014.
iWatt Inc., a leading provider of digital-centric power management integrated circuits (ICs), today debuted its new 8-channel LED backlight driver designed to deliver better screen performance and lower cost in next-generation 2D and 3D LCD TVs.
Custom engineered and fabricated sapphire viewport windows that can be metalized, brazed and sealed into Kovar® and stainless steel sleeves are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island.
Access Fixtures updated its LED flood lights introducing the latest RTL series powered by Toshiba LED technology. Featuring 25% greater light output as compared to previous LED flood lights, the new products further advance the efficiency and quality of Access Fixtures LED luminaire offering.
Pentalum Technologies, which develops the SpiDAR, a cost effective wind Light Detection and Ranging system (LiDAR) for remote sensing of wind, announced today that it has received a strategic investment from GE Ventures, the investment arm of GE one of the world's leading suppliers of wind turbines.
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the 24-inch MultiSync® PA242W color accurate display and color critical PA242W-BK-SV display solution with SpectraViewII™ calibration software and sensor.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced two new chip-on-glass (COG) LCD segment drivers – the PCF8538 and PCA8538 – specifically designed for driving vertical alignment (VA) displays. Providing high contrast, true black background, a wide viewing angle, and excellent image quality even at extreme temperatures, VA displays offer many advantages, but typically require a higher LCD supply voltage and higher frame frequency compared to conventional twisted nematic (TN) displays.
TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world, announced today that it has installed 12,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable in Colombia, as part of a telecommunications project that will include a 19,000 kilometer network. Current coverage includes 452 municipalities, with the final goal of 753.