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Advantest Develops Two New Spectroscopy Systems

Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE), a global leader in test and measurement sciences, has developed two new spectroscopy systems and a new transmittance polarization analysis module for its TAS7500 product series of systems, which employ terahertz waves to perform non-destructive imaging and analysis of samples.

5 Feb 2013

Neuroimaging Biomarker May Help Personalize Treatment for Depression

A telltale boost of activity at the back of the brain while processing emotional information predicted whether depressed patients would respond to an experimental rapid-acting antidepressant, a National Institutes of Health study has found.

5 Feb 2013

Researchers Utilize X-ray Computed Tomography to Create 3-D Images of Tiny Animals

Taxonomy – the discipline that defines and names groups of organisms – is a field of science that still employs many of the methods used during the beginnings of the discipline in the 18th century. Despite the increasing use of molecular information to delineate new species, the study of the morphology of specimens remains one of the major tasks of taxonomists.

5 Feb 2013

NCSU Testing Validates HexaTech's AlN Substrate Platform for UV-C Laser Opto-Electronic Applications

In a parallel effort to its development of UV-C light emitting diodes (LEDs), HexaTech recently demonstrated optically pumped, AlGaN-based lasers grown on highest-quality, single crystalline AlN substrates.

5 Feb 2013

Point Grey Launch New Ladybug5 30MP Spherical Imaging System

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the release of the all-new Ladybug®5 camera.

4 Feb 2013

Infinera Reports Test Completion of Ericsson OSMINE Services Process for DTN-X and DTN Platforms

Infinera, a leading provider of Digital Optical Networks, announced today the test completion of Ericsson (formerly Telcordia Technologies) Operations Systems Modification for the Integration of Network Elements (OSMINE) Services process for the Infinera DTN-X platform and the latest release of the DTN platform. This was fulfilled for various products within the OSMINE process including inventory management via TIRKS®, fault management via NMA® System, and service provisioning via Transport Element Activation Manager.

From Infinera 4 Feb 2013

CIPA Commences CP+2013 Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama, Japan

The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) commenced its CP+2013 Camera & Photo Imaging Show, a comprehensive camera and photo imaging show, on January 31st in Yokohama, Japan. The event will be held for four days until February 3rd, 2013. More new products are introduced at CP+ than at any other imaging trade show in the world, and imaging technology is considered one of Japan's last manufacturing strongholds.

4 Feb 2013

Hamamatsu Photonics Releases Faster Back-Thinned Electron Multiplying CCD Sensor Camera

Hamamatsu Photonics has released the ImagEM X2, a new electron multiplying (EM) CCD camera with even faster speed than previous ImagEM cameras. The ImagEM X2, a completely redesigned camera featuring a back-thinned EM-CCD sensor, offers maximum speed and precision performance for low-light imaging.

From Hamamatsu Corporation 4 Feb 2013

Researchers Harness Optical Fibers to Transport Quantum Information

Not only do optical fibers transmit information every day around the world at the speed of light, but they can also be harnessed for the transport of quantum information. In the current issue of Nature Photonics, a research team of Innsbruck physicists led by Rainer Blatt and Tracy Northup report how they have directly transferred the quantum information stored in an atom onto a particle of light. Such information could then be sent over optical fiber to a distant atom.

4 Feb 2013

Teledyne DALSA to Showcase Advanced Imaging Components and IR Detectors at Photonics Conference

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in digital image sensing technology, will highlight its multispectral, extreme environment, IR and custom CCD and CMOS sensors and cameras at the SPIE Photonics West conference in booth 2523. The conference runs February 2-7 at the Moscone Center, in San Francisco, CA and focuses on biophotonics and biomedical optics, high-power laser manufacturing, optoelectronics, microfabrication, and green photonics technologies.

From Teledyne DALSA 2 Feb 2013

CPG Releases Novel Technology to Integrate 2D and 3D Content Production

CAMERON | PACE Group debuted new 5D technology at the 2013 Winter X Games that made an irreversible dent in the barriers that have traditionally limited 3D growth. In the spirit of the Games, well known for their tradition of breaking records and defying limits, CAMERON | PACE Group (CPG) rolled out new technology that effectively integrates 2D and 3D content production using cost-competitive, scalable methods to improve image quality and overall viewer experience.

2 Feb 2013

Scientists Observe Amazing Formation of Flux Rope on the Sun

On July 18, 2012, a fairly small explosion of light burst off the lower right limb of the sun. Such flares often come with an associated eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME – but this one did not. Something interesting did happen, however. Magnetic field lines in this area of the sun's atmosphere, the corona, began to twist and kink, generating the hottest solar material – a charged gas called plasma – to trace out the newly-formed slinky shape.

2 Feb 2013

Hamamatsu Photonics Introduces ORCA-Flash4.0 V2 4MP CMOS Camera for Microscopy

Hamamatsu Photonics has released the ORCA-Flash4.0 V2, a 4-megapixel scientific CMOS camera that offers unrivaled flexibility across a wide range of microscopy applications. The ORCA-Flash4.0 V2 has many new features such as two scan speeds, a readout mode for light sheet microscopy, and USB 3.0 and Camera Link interfaces.

From Hamamatsu Corporation 2 Feb 2013

VITEC Introduces Enhanced Optibase EZ TV System for Integration of Digital Video

VITEC, a worldwide leading provider of powerful digital video, today announced the availability of EZ TV version 6.0. This landmark release of the Optibase EZ TV System incorporates powerful new features to assist organizations to tightly integrate digital video with their existing IT infrastructure seamlessly and cost-effectively.

2 Feb 2013

Reynard Launches Color Filter Stacks for Precision Spectral Control

Reynard Corporation has introduced ColorLock™ color filter stacks to their portfolio of innovated optical products. These filters utilize the transmission and blocking characteristics of two or more specialty designed filter glass types to produce a precision optical component with extreme wide-angle performance characteristics. Configurations include Band Pass, Long Wave Pass, Short Wave Pass, and custom arbitrary specifications in the ultra-violet (UV), visible, and near-infrared (NIR) spectral ranges.

2 Feb 2013