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Researchers Design Tunable Filter that can be Readily Integrated onto Photonic Chip

The amount of data that flows over the internet has exploded in the last decade. Whether people are watching cat videos, streaming movies, or uploading vacation photos to social media sites, they are demanding ever higher performance from the optical networks that are the physical foundation of the World Wide Web.

17 Nov 2015

Infinera, Corsa Announce Demonstration of SDN-Enabled On-Demand 100G Packet Services

Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, and Corsa Technology, provider of performance software-defined networking (SDN) solutions, announced a new demonstration of SDN-enabled on-demand 100 gigabits per second (100G) packet services.

17 Nov 2015

Researchers Use Infrared Laser to Cool Water

Since the first laser was invented in 1960, they’ve always given off heat — either as a useful tool, a byproduct or a fictional way to vanquish intergalactic enemies.

17 Nov 2015

Sensofar announces new Asia office

Sensofar has founded a new office and subsidiary in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China – Shanghai Sensofar Tech Company Ltd. The move provides critical support for Sensofar’s existing sales and forms a solid basis for continued growth in the region.

From Sensofar Metrology 16 Nov 2015

Ricoh Theta S Digital Camera Named CES 2016 Best of Innovation Honoree

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced that it has been named a CES 2016 Best of Innovation Awards Honoree for its Ricoh Theta S 360-degree camera. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 27 product categories.

13 Nov 2015

Teledyne DALSA to Feature Advanced Color Line Scan Camera at AIA Vision in Life Sciences Conference

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in digital imaging, will feature its high speed capture and powerful vision processing capabilities at the AIA Vision in Life Sciences Conference taking place at the Marriott Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, on November 19.

13 Nov 2015

FireflySci Develops New NIR Range Spectrophotometer Calibration Tools

In the past several months, FireflySci has been innovating and developing new spectrophotometer calibration tools for scientists working in the NIR range. When it comes to verifying performance from 700-3000nm, typically the options have been limited.

12 Nov 2015

Dispelix Brings 60-Inch Virtual Display to Smartglasses

VTT spin-off Dispelix brings 60-inch virtual display to smartglasses
Spin-off company Dispelix Oy will commercialise a new display - developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland - which brings visual information directly into the user's field of vision, as a high-definition image on an eyeglass lens. This will enable smartglasses to replace even smartphones or tablets, while still allowing users to see the world around them. Also integrable with current smartglasses, this product should be available to consumers within a year.

11 Nov 2015

Photo Competition Reveals Engineering as an Incredibly Diverse and Beautiful Field

For many people, engineering conjures up images of bridges, tunnels and buildings. But the annual University of Cambridge engineering photo competition shows that not only is engineering an incredibly diverse field, it’s a beautiful one too.

11 Nov 2015

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015: Altia Demonstrates Plug and Play 4K Panoramic Video Camera

Altia Systems® – a Gartner® Inc. 2015 Cool Vendor in Unified Communications – today announced from the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, that it is demonstrating its PanaCast® 2 video camera’s seamless operation with popular collaboration services at booth (ET9) in the Emerging Technologies Pavilion. PanaCast® is the world’s first Panoramic-4K Plug-and-Play USB video camera.

11 Nov 2015