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Aptina Enhances A-Pix FSI Image Sensor Solution; Plans to Launch BSI Technology

Underscoring its commitment to excellence in pixel performance, Aptina, the leading innovator of CMOS imaging technology, today detailed its strategy to address the challenges designers face as the industry moves toward smaller pixel sizes.

19 May 2010

New Gold-Based Microlens Enhances Infrared Imaging Technology

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices.

19 May 2010

Bruker Expands FLEX Series MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer Line

Bruker today announces the launch of the newest member in the successful FLEX™ series of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers, the autoflex speed.

19 May 2010

New 1080p CMOS Image Sensor from OmniVision for Notebook Manufacturers

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced the OV2720, the world's first 1/6-inch, native 1080p/30 high-definition (HD) CMOS image sensor designed for notebook, netbook, webcam and video conferencing applications.

18 May 2010

Bosch Introduces Advanced GVS1000 Infrared System

Bosch Security Systems, Inc. announces a new configuration for the GVS1000 - the industry's longest-range active-infrared system - that facilitates easier integration with Bosch head-end solutions.

18 May 2010

e2v's CCD Imaging Sensors to be Installed in Akatsuki Spacecraft

e2v Charge Coupled Device (CCD) imaging sensors are due to be launched into space on board the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki” (formally known as PLANET-C) to study the planet Venus.

18 May 2010

New Light-Directed Technique Helps to Study Protein Function

A precise understanding of cellular growth and movement is the key to developing new treatments for cancer and other disorders caused by dysfunctional cell behavior. Recent breakthroughs in genetic medicine have uncovered how genes control whether cellular proteins are turned 'on' or 'off' at the molecular level, but much remains to be understood about how protein signaling influences cell behavior.

17 May 2010