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Engineers Produce Completely Flat Fisheye Lens

To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses — ultra-wide-angle lenses made from multiple pieces of curved glass, which distort incoming light to produce wide, bubble-like images.

21 Sep 2020

Optomed and AEYE Health to Introduce a Handheld AI Fundus Camera

Optomed and AEYE Health have agreed to enter clinical and commercial collaboration to introduce an AI fundus camera Aurora AEYE.

From Optomed Plc 21 Sep 2020

New Material Acts as a Super-Fast Magnetic Switch

A group of scientists from Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin, has found that a novel material can behave as a super-fast magnetic switch.

16 Sep 2020

World-Leading Pharmaceutical Developer Turns to TorqSense

TorqSense transducers are used to ensure caps are being properly fitted to pharmaceutical bottles in a high speed packaging line run by the Almac Group at its global headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, UK.

From Sensor Technology, Ltd. 2 Sep 2020

Combination of Twisted Light and Frequency Combs can Produce Dynamic Light Structures

It is not every day that scientists are able to produce an entirely new kind of light, but when they do the implications can be dramatic.

25 Aug 2020

Highly Smooth Off Axis Parabolic Mirrors Offer Near 100% Reflectance

Optical Surfaces Ltd. reports that its off-axis parabolic mirrors are particularly suitable for coating using an Ion Beam Sputtering technique that provides near 100% reflectivity thereby providing unmatched protection from thermal damage that often arises from high power continuous wave lasers.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 21 Aug 2020

New Framework Enables Studying Detectability of UV Communication Systems

An analysis framework created by Army researchers now enables careful investigation of the detectability of ultraviolet communication systems, offering the understanding required to fulfill the requirements of future, more secure Army networks.

12 Aug 2020

Premier Philippines Airport Enhances Passenger Throughput and Experience with Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection today announced its collaboration with Philippines' Office for Transportation Security (OTS) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to boost passenger throughput and experience at terminals 1, 2, and 3 of the country's premier cosmopolitan airport, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

From Smiths Detection Group Ltd. 12 Aug 2020

Alluxa Develops Thin Films for COVID-19 Detection Devices

Alluxa, Inc., the global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters, has extended its industry-leading Ultra Series to include high-performance polymerase chain reaction specific filters.

From Alluxa 10 Aug 2020

Battlespace Reconnaissance and Information Superiority Major Drivers for Global Military Eo/ir Systems Market, Says Globaldata

The increasing focus on information superiority by militaries and situational awareness is leading to the procurement of military electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems worldwide.

10 Aug 2020