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Pathfinder Telescope Completes First Super-Cold Optical Test

Testing is crucial part of NASA's success on Earth and in space. So, as the actual flight components of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope come together, engineers are testing the non-flight equipment to ensure that tests on the real Webb telescope later goes safely and according to plan.

19 Oct 2015

New Horizons Multi-spectral Visible Imaging Camera Reveals Wide Range of Colors Across Pluto's Surface

University of Maryland astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton are among the authors of the first published paper from the New Horizons flyby, which appears in the Oct. 16, 2015 issue of the journal Science.

16 Oct 2015

Hyperspectral Camera ‘Sees’ Underneath Surfaces Using Visible and Invisible Near-Infrared Light

Peering into a grocery store bin, it's hard to tell if a peach or tomato or avocado is starting to go bad underneath its skin.

16 Oct 2015

Global Camera Module Forecast to Grow at 16.2% CAGR from 2015 to 2022

The global camera module market size is expected to reach USD 61.78 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 16.2% from 2015 to 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Technological proliferation and the increasing demand for smartphones and tablet PC devices are expected to drive growth over the forecast period.

15 Oct 2015

Novel Precision Laser Device Creates Accurate International Standard for Temperature

A team of Australian scientists has produced a precision laser device that creates an accurate international standard for temperature.

15 Oct 2015

Raytheon Develops 3rd Generation Commander's Primary Sight Electro/Optic System for Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Raytheon Company's Missile Systems business has completed the development of its 3rd Generation Commander's Primary Sight ahead of the U.S. Army's anticipated Improved FLIR lethality engineering change proposal for the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

15 Oct 2015

New All-Optical Method May Help Record Better Images of Ultrafast Phenomena

Many mysteries of nature are locked up in the world of the very small and the very fast. Chemical reactions and material phase transitions, for example, happen on the scale of atoms -- which are about one tenth of one billionth of a meter across -- and attoseconds -- which are one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second long. A research team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts, in collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), Singapore, have proposed a new technique that may help record better images of such ultrafast phenomena. The team will present their work at the Frontiers in Optics, The Optical Society's annual meeting and conference in San Jose, California, USA, held from 18-22 October 2015.

14 Oct 2015

IDS Offers Macro Lens and Wide-Angle Accessory Lens Kit for uEye XC USB 3.0 Industrial Camera

A macro lens and wide-angle accessory lens kit are now available for the uEye XC USB 3.0 industrial camera from IDS (Imaging Development Systems GmbH). This opens up new application possibilities for this high-resolution (13 megapixel) autofocus industrial camera. The macro lens allows close-up imaging from about 3-5 cm, and the wide-angle accessory kit increases the field of view by a factor of 1.4.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 14 Oct 2015

Montana State University’s Optical Technology Center Honored with Top Economic Development Award

Montana State University’s Optical Technology Center, or OpTeC, beat out programs at two much larger universities to win a top economic development award for its role in the development of a high-tech laser and optics business cluster in Montana.

13 Oct 2015

Canon Debuts EOS M10 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

For capturing and sharing life’s important moments with great clarity, Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the EOS M10 interchangeable lens digital camera.

13 Oct 2015