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RIT Effort Could Extend NASA Science Capabilities for Planetary Applications

Technology that could someday "MapQuest" Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester Institute of Technology's Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory (RIDL), in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory.

15 May 2008

What Sets Gorilla Glass Apart is its Enhanced Durability

Corning Incorporated announced today that it will be featuring its recently introduced Gorilla(TM) glass at SID Display Week 2008, May 19-23 in Los Angeles. This new thin-sheet glass was designed such that, upon chem-strengthening, it provides device manufacturers with a highly durable, scratch-resistant liquid crystal display (LCD) display cover.

15 May 2008

Small Package, Minimal External Components Help Drive Down Costs

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc., a developer of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices, announced today the AAT3102 and AAT3103 constant frequency, charge-pump-based, current source white LED (WLED) drivers.

13 May 2008

Higher Temperatures Yield Tunable, Supersensitive Hyper-CEST MRI

Standard magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, is a superb diagnostic tool but one that suffers from low sensitivity, requiring patients to remain motionless for long periods of time inside noisy, claustrophobic machines.

8 May 2008

TFT LCD Modules Feature High Brightness and Low Power Consumption

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed industry leader that collaborates with customers to create breakthrough designs, today announced a new color active-matrix thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) module product lineup for industrial applications that incorporates long-life light-emitting diode (LED) backlighting systems.

8 May 2008

Compact Ultra-Thin Design Provides Narrow Light Radiation Pattern for Autofocus Flash Function in Digital Cameras

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced a new miniature autofocus light emitting diode (LED) for use in ultra-slim digital still camera and cell phone designs.

5 May 2008

Helping LCD TV Manufacturers and Brands Reduce Power Consumption of LCD TVs

The LCD TV Association, a global, not-for-profit, marketing trade association formed to help the entire LCD supply chain, retail channel and consumers, recently launched its GreenTV logo program to help focus LCD TV manufacturers and brands on reducing the power consumption of LCD TVs and raising consumer awareness.

2 May 2008

Company to Now Integrate Optical Bonding into Customer Offerings

Touch International, Inc. (TI) today announced it has acquired the specialized industrial LCD enhancement assets from the Torrance, Calif. location of DuPont Display Enhancements, Inc., a subsidiary of DuPont.

1 May 2008

DRS Technologies Announces Contract to produce Thermal Weapon Sights

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today the receipt of new contract orders totaling over $51 million to produce Thermal Weapon Sights II (TWS II). The contracts were awarded by the U.S. Army’s Research, Development & Engineering Command’s (RDECOM) Acquisition Center at the U.S. Army Garrison Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, acting on behalf of Program Executive Office Soldier at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

30 Apr 2008

State-of-the-Art Electro-Optic System Allows Greater Flexibility in Boat Design

Royal Navy's new Astute-class submarines will be using Thales UK's non-hull penetrating, optronic mast. The state-of-the-art electro-optic system will allow greater flexibility in boat design and provide improved surface visibility without giving away the position of the submarine. The optronic mast will be powered by Wind River VxWorks mission-critical real-time operating system (RTOS), it was announced today.

29 Apr 2008

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics