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New Report on Laser Scanners / High Resolution LIDARs for Autonomous Driving

Autonomous driving concepts such as the Google Car, often use a large rotating laser scanner that can provide a high resolution image of the vehicle's surroundings. However, this sensor is very costly and is mounted on the roof which detracts from the vehicle's aesthetic looks and aerodynamics.

3 Mar 2015

Google Glass Holds Promise for a Wide Range of Possible Applications in Plastic Surgery

The "wearable technology" Google Glass has a wide range of possible applications in plastic surgery--with the potential to enhance surgical training, medical documentation, and patient safety, according to a special paper in the March 2015 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

3 Mar 2015

Freescale Semiconductor Debuts S32V Automotive Vision SoC with Ability to ‘Co-Pilot’ Self-Aware Car

Freescale Semiconductor today introduced the groundbreaking S32V vision microprocessor – the first automotive vision system-on-chip (SoC) with the requisite reliability, safety and security measures to automate and ‘co-pilot’ a self-aware car.

2 Mar 2015

Vidyo Mobile Video Conferencing Solution Selected for Samsung Galaxy S6 Smartphone

Vidyo Inc. announced today that its mobile video conferencing solution was selected to be featured for the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone. The VidyoMobileTM app delivers one-touch HD multipoint video conferencing over Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G wireless networks.

2 Mar 2015

ZTE to Launch Grand S3 Smartphone with Eye-Based Biometric Solution

ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona that a new flagship device, the ZTE Grand S3, will be launched with a pioneering eye-based biometric solution from EyeVerify.

2 Mar 2015

LightPath Technologies Invited to Present at 27th Annual ROTH Conference

LightPath Technologies, Inc. ("LightPath," the "Company" or "we"), a leading vertically integrated global manufacturer, distributor and integrator of proprietary optical components and high-level assemblies, today announced today announced that the Company has been invited to present at the 27th Annual ROTH Conference, which is being held on March 9-11, 2015 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California.

28 Feb 2015

Miniter Group Releases Insurance Tracking Software with Optical Character Recognition Technology

Miniter Group today announced a major release of it's Borrower-Centric outsource insurance tracking software. This release supports optical character recognition (OCR) technology which will significantly improve transactional efficiencies within the Insurance Tracking Department.

28 Feb 2015

Advanced 3D Optical Imaging and Photon Counting Encryption Transform QR Codes for Protecting Computer Microchips

QR, or Quick Response, codes - those commonly black and white boxes that people scan with a smartphone to learn more about something - have been used to convey information about everything from cereals to cars and new homes.

28 Feb 2015

HAI Heli-Expo 2015 to Feature Vision Systems’ New SPD-Smart Electronically Dimmable Sun Visor

Next week at the Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida, Research Frontiers licensee Vision Systems will unveil its SPD-Smart Opti-Visor electronically dimmable sun visor for the aircraft market. Opti-Visor was developed by Vision Systems and uses patented SPD-Smart light-control film technology invented by Research Frontiers to dynamically adjust the tint of the sun visor to manage the changing light and glare conditions in the cockpit.

27 Feb 2015

OFC 2015 to Feature CEA-Leti’s Presentation on Latest Silicon Photonics R&D Results

CEA-Leti will present updates on its silicon photonics technology, including its results on “heterogeneously integrated III-V on silicon distributed feedback lasers at 1310nm” and hybridization of electronic and photonic ICs at OFC 2015, March 22-26, at the Los Angeles Conference Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

26 Feb 2015