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ChromaGen Lens for People with Dyslexia Now Available in Houston, Texas

Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the reading difficulties that students everywhere are struggling with.

11 Apr 2013

Novel Technique Allows Molecular Analysis of Intact Brain

For scientists working to uncover the mysteries of the brain, fat is a problem. The fats inside cells bend and scatter light, obscuring researchers’ views when they try to peer deep into tissue. A new technique developed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists solves that problem by removing the fat from the brain and supporting the remaining brain structures in a hydrogel—literally giving scientists a clear view of an intact brain.

11 Apr 2013

Carl Zeiss Announce Expansion to Zen Imaging Software for Light Microscopes

ZEN software was launched by Carl Zeiss for confocal laser scanning microscopes in 2007. The extremely logical structure of the ZEN user interface has received much praise and recognition from customers all over the world. Highly complex experiments can be designed and executed by users with minimal training and support.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 11 Apr 2013

Photon etc. Launches LLTF Contrast™ Supercontinuum Tunable Filter

Photon etc. is proud to announce the release of the LLTF ContrastTM, the only widely tunable filter offering -60dB of isolation. Specially designed to filter Fianium’s high-power supercontinuum sources, the latest innovation provides minimal losses to get a tunable laser source with maximal power over the whole VIS-NIR range or the extended SWIR range.

From Photon etc 10 Apr 2013

PCI Express Card Combines Two Independent Video Capture Channels for Simultaneous HD Capture and SD Composite Video

Two independent video capture channels for simultaneous HD capture and SD composite video are combined with analogue audio capture on a 4 lane PCI Express card for streaming, webcasting, video conferencing and many other applications. The analogue audio capture can be perfectly synchronised with either video capture channel on the Datapath VisionAV cards, available from STEMMER IMAGING.

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 10 Apr 2013

ADVA Optical Networking’s 100G Coherent Transport Selected by Kabel Deutschland

ADVA Optical Networking SE / Kabel Deutschland Chooses ADVA Optical Networking for 10G/100G Nationwide Network.

10 Apr 2013

AT&T Prepared to Build Advanced 1 Gigabit Fiber Optic Infrastructure in Austin, Texas

AT&T Inc. said today that it is pleased to see local communities and municipalities acknowledging the promise and power of economic development associated with telecommunications investment.

10 Apr 2013

Hurricane Electric Purchases Zayo’s 100G Wavelength Services

Zayo Group today announced that Hurricane Electric Internet Services, the world's largest IPv6-native internet backbone, has purchased 100G Wavelength services on Zayo's newly installed 100G routes.

10 Apr 2013

Tempo Introduces Configurable Lighting Integrated Platform for Commercial and Industrial Applications

Tempo Industries, LLC, a leading manufacturer of superior-quality scalable, modular and linear LED lighting solutions with a 27-year lighting industry success record, today unveiled its revolutionary CLIP commercial/industrial lighting platform architecture.

10 Apr 2013

High-Speed Multi-Angle Camera Helps Photograph Snowflakes in 3-D

University of Utah researchers developed a high-speed camera system that spent the past two winters photographing snowflakes in 3-D as they fell – and they don't look much like those perfect-but-rare snowflakes often seen in photos.

10 Apr 2013

NMHM Einstein Brain Atlas App Transformed into Museum-Sized Interactive Touchscreen

The National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago's Einstein Brain Atlas iPad app has been transformed into a museum-sized interactive device now on display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) in Silver Spring, Maryland.

10 Apr 2013

AU Optronics to Showcase High Resolution FHD OLED Smartphone Display at CITE & CODE 2013

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") announced that it will participate in China Information Technology Expo & China Optoelectronics Display Expo 2013 (CITE & CODE 2013) in Shenzhen from April 10 to 12.

From AU Optronics Corp 9 Apr 2013

Scientists Coax Cells to Move toward a Beam of Light

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light.

9 Apr 2013

New NTU Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering to Benefit Local SMEs

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has launched a new research centre to help local companies sharpen their edge in optical and laser engineering in the face of global competition.

9 Apr 2013

IDS Introduces 24 New Versions in Ensenso N10 Compact Stereo 3D Camera Portfolio

IDS Imaging Development Systems, a global leader in medical and machine vision, announced today that it is extending its Ensenso™ N10 compact stereo 3D camera portfolio with 24 new versions featuring focal lengths from 3.6mm to 16mm to cover more distances and sizes.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 9 Apr 2013