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New Laser-Beam Scanning Method May Allow Paleontologists to Scan Dinosaur Fossils

A team of scientists based largely at the University of Kansas and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Washington has developed methods of using commercial-grade laser equipment to find and analyze fossils of dinosaurs. Their techniques are introduced via a paper in the journal PLOS ONE today.

28 May 2015

Los Alamos Scientists Fix Autonomous Focusing Capability of ChemCam Instrument on Mars Curiosity Rover

Tests on Mars have confirmed success of a repair to the autonomous focusing capability of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.

25 May 2015

Forewin Selects Orbotech's Paragon-Xpress 9 LDI System for Fine-Line FPC Applications

RBOTECH LTD. announced today that Forewin FPC Co Ltd. ("Forewin"), a large Chinese Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) manufacturer has for a second time, selected Orbotech's production solutions for its high-end fine-line flex applications.

25 May 2015

Global Optical Imaging Market Forecast to Grow at Almost 8% CAGR from 2015-2019

Technavio has published a new report on the global optical imaging market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 8% from 2015-2019.

21 May 2015

Novel 3-D Camera with Specially Designed Image Sensors

Photography used to be limited to flat, two-dimensional images. Today, the art and science of image capture is spurred by optics, computation and electronics, and Cornell engineers are working on the cutting edges of 3-D imaging.

14 May 2015

EVT ThermoCam LC with IR Camera Can Detect Defects Under the Surface

The inspection of surfaces is a core competence in machine vision. Not only are there almost endless surface conditions, but also near as many surface defects such as e.g. cratches, cracks, pores, stripes, dents and of course corrosion.

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 14 May 2015

Pattern Recognition Successfully Demonstrated Using Magnonic Holographic Memory Device

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering and the Russian Academy of Sciences have successfully demonstrated pattern recognition using a magnonic holographic memory device, a development that could greatly improve speech and image recognition hardware.

12 May 2015

DOE Awards Grant to SLAC Researcher for Work on New Imaging Techniques and Shape X-ray Beam

Anne Sakdinawat, an associate staff scientist at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has been recognized with a prestigious DOE Early Career Research Program grant to advance her work in creating and using next-generation focusing and imaging devices for X-ray experiments at SLAC and other research sites.

11 May 2015

Innovative Compact Light Source Generates X-rays Suitable for Advanced Tomography

A new study shows that the recently developed Compact Light Source (CLS) – a commercial X-ray source with roots in research and development efforts at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory – enables computer tomography scans that reveal more detail than routine scans performed at hospitals today.

7 May 2015

Raptor Photonics Appoints Phoenix Engineering as USA Distributor

Raptor Photonics Ltd. (Raptor) is pleased to announce that Phoenix Engineering Inc. has been appointed as a distributor of its scientific camera solutions in the US.

From Raptor Photonics Limited 6 May 2015