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$Canon Develops Blue Spectrum Refractive Element for Correcting Chromatic Aberration in Camera Lenses$

Canon Develops Blue Spectrum Refractive Element for Correcting Chromatic Aberration in Camera Lenses

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., has developed Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR), a new optical element for use in camera lenses that corrects chromatic aberrations at an extremely high level to achieve superb imaging performance.

31 Aug 2015

USGS Attempts to Validate Sigma Space SPL LiDAR Technology for 3D Digital Elevation Program

Through a recent contract awarded to two evaluating companies, the United States Geological Survey has requested from Sigma Space the collection and processing of Single Photon LiDAR (SPL) in a test area in upper Connecticut.

31 Aug 2015

Canon U.S.A Unveils New EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM Lens for EOS System Cameras

Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today introduced the new EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM lens for EOS system cameras ¨C a wide-angle fixed-focal-length Canon EF lens that is the world¡¯s first* to utilize the Company¡¯s newly-developed and exclusive Blue Spectrum Refractive Optics (BR Optics).

29 Aug 2015

NASA Reports Arrival of James Webb Space Telescope Backplane for Mirror Assembly

One of the most crucial pieces of the James Webb Space Telescope, the flight backplane, arrived on Aug. 25, on schedule for Webb's 2018 launch date at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for mirror assembly. The backplane is the "spine" of the telescope, responsible for holding its 18 hexagonal mirrors and instruments steady while the telescope is looking into deep space.

28 Aug 2015

Optoclamp Could Facilitate Research on New Treatments for Neurological Disorders

Optogenetics provides a powerful tool for studying the brain by allowing researchers to activate neurons using simple light-based signals. But until now, these optical stimulation techniques have been “open loop,” meaning they lack the kind of feedback control that most biological and engineering systems use to maintain a steady operating state.

28 Aug 2015

Meller Optics Introduces Visible & Far Infrared Broadband Optics for OEMs

Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced a full line of optics for transmission from the visible to 20 microns for OEMs of detectors, sensors, and systems that incorporate multiple wavelength devices.

From Meller Optics, Inc. 28 Aug 2015

Canon U.S.A. Introduces Mirrorless EOS M3 Digital Camera with DIGIC 6 Image Processor

Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the EOS M3, a compact and stylish interchangeable lens digital camera created for enthusiast photographers who demand premium performance.

28 Aug 2015

NHM Vienna Invites Journalists for Media Talk on Installation of Meteor Camera

From 31 August 2015, scientists at the NHM Vienna will be able to use a special camera to observe shooting stars and fireballs in the sky above Vienna. The museum invites journalists to a media talk and photo opportunity on the roof of the NHM Vienna on 31 August 2015 at 10.30 am.

28 Aug 2015

IRIS and Hinode Help Understand Why Sun’s Corona is Hotter than its Surface

Modern telescopes and satellites have helped us measure the blazing hot temperatures of the sun from afar. Mostly the temperatures follow a clear pattern: The sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen in its core, so the layers surrounding the core generally get cooler as you move outwards--with one exception. Two NASA missions have just made a significant step towards understanding why the corona--the outermost, wispy layer of the sun's atmosphere --is hundreds of times hotter than the lower photosphere, which is the sun's visible surface.

27 Aug 2015

US Air Force Awards $819,543 for Development of New Class of Photodectors

The United States Air Force, Office of Scientific Research, awarded $819,543 to Xiong Gong, University of Akron associate professor of polymer engineering, to develop a new class of photodectors.

27 Aug 2015