Researchers at Fraunhofer, Erlangen have developed a miniature intelligent camera that can handle professional TV and film productions. It is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions such as cold, and resist dust, sand and other particles. It measures 2x2x8 cm and can be fixed on to helmets.
By G.P. Thomas
24 Aug 2012
An ultrathin, flat lens that offers a perfect image has been created by physicists belonging to the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The lens focuses light without distortions.
By Will Soutter
24 Aug 2012
Similar to the integration of supplemental optics in Hubble Space Telescope in 1990, an Italian research team has recently achieved a sight-correcting accomplishment for a microscope imaging method devised to study the universe appearing as huge as the Hubble Space Telescope but at the other end of the size spectrum , that is, the brain’s neural pathways.
By Will Soutter
24 Aug 2012
Conterra Broadband Services, a supplier of high capacity, wide area network services focused on the U.S. underserved areas across the nation, declared that it has affiliated with Allied Fiber's Dark Fiber Community.
By G.P. Thomas
24 Aug 2012
Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics has expanded its FDA-cleared VivaScope portfolio with the introduction of two advanced products, namely VivaScope 1500 and VivaScope 3000, which deliver noninvasive superior-quality images of live cells rapidly at the point of care.
By Will Soutter
24 Aug 2012
Scientists at TU Darmstadt in conjunction with their partners in the European Union’s ‘Subtune’ project have devised semiconductor lasers that emit light over a broad spectral range of 100 nm.
By G.P. Thomas
23 Aug 2012
Teledyne DALSA, a key player in machine vision technology, has reported the availability of Falcon2 superior-performance area scan camera line in color format.
TerraLUX, a well-established company that designs, develops and patents LED-based lighting solutions for general and portable illumination applications, recently declared that TerraLUX’s innovative LED solutions were offered to Village Place Apartments of Boulder, Colorado for retrofitting its lighting. As a result, TerraLUX has enabled the site to enjoy reduced energy consumption and costs.
By G.P. Thomas
23 Aug 2012
Seesmart Technologies declared that two of Ashforth Company’s properties located in Connecticut have been retrofitted with Seesmart’s energy-efficient LED lighting, which ensures quick return on investment within just 15 months, in addition to improving its spaces.
By G.P. Thomas
23 Aug 2012
Outwater [Outwater Plastics Industries+ Architectural Products by Outwater] has introduced innovative LED lights that are cost-effective as well as energy-efficient. The new fully dimmable SunRay T5 LED Lighting, with the functionality of a fixture, is equivalent to a T5 fluorescent in terms of size and appearance.
By Will Soutter
23 Aug 2012
Navitar, a leading manufacturer of modular and high performance optical components designed for high magnification imaging applications, is pleased to announce their new Optical Solutions for Life Science and Biomedical Imaging product catalog.
A team of South Korean researchers carried out a new optics research that provides an outlook on 3-D display technology to bring glasses-free experience to commercial theaters. This new technique has been illustrated in a paper published in the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal Optics Express, representing improved dimension while utilizing space proficiently and more cost-effectivly when compared to existing 3-D projection technology.
A Critical Design Review has been accomplished for the spacecraft, which will carry NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to its orbit up to 1 million miles from Earth.
By Will Soutter
22 Aug 2012
The Pride Institute has presented PerioLase MVP-7 dental laser with "Best of Class" Technology award, a recognition that honors exceptional products showing excellence in their category.
By Will Soutter
22 Aug 2012
Texas Children's Hospital has become the first North American institution to own a Leica microsystems gated stimulation emission depletion (G-STED) microscope, which enables scientists to capture less than 40 nm resolution images within live cells.
By Will Soutter
22 Aug 2012