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Photonex London Roadshow Visits UCL to Showcase Photonic Techniques and Equipment

Arrangements for the 2013 annual Photonex London Roadshow are well under way to include a conference, photonics tutorials and an exhibition of 25 companies.

30 Jan 2013

Photron Launches Fastcam SA8 High-Speed Imaging System

Photron, Inc., a global leader and manufacturer of high speed cameras and image analysis software, introduces the powerful, high performance Fastcam SA8 high speed camera with 1280 x 1024 pixel image resolution up to 3,500 frames per second (fps). Increased frame rates are also available at reduced resolution, including 1280 x 720 (720p) at 5,000 fps.

From Photron USA, Inc. 29 Jan 2013

APEX Telescope Helps Astronomers Study Birth of New Stars

In space, dense clouds of cosmic gas and dust are the birthplaces of new stars. In visible light, this dust is dark and obscuring, hiding the stars behind it. So much so that, when astronomer William Herschel observed one such cloud in the constellation of Scorpius in 1774, he thought it was a region empty of stars and is said to have exclaimed, "Truly there is a hole in the sky here!"

24 Jan 2013

NASA Suborbital Telescope Gives Clear Evidence of Solar Braiding

A NASA suborbital telescope has given scientists the first clear evidence of energy transfer from the sun's magnetic field to the solar atmosphere or corona. This process, known as solar braiding, has been theorized by researchers, but remained unobserved until now.

24 Jan 2013

New Images of Sun's Corona Will Help Predict Violent Solar Eruptions

A NASA sounding rocket flight in 2012 captured five minutes of the highest-resolution images ever taken of the Sun's million-degree outer atmosphere, the corona. The new images have provided tantalizing hints of another mechanism that likely contributes to the heating of the solar corona.

24 Jan 2013

Pairasight Unveils Embeddable, Hands Free Camera Technology

Pairasight Inc, a Michigan start-up company, has introduced revolutionary prototype POV-camera technology: a Pairasight-enabled eyewear device that can stream 1080p HD video live from the users perspective, and allow that user to share their experiences, in real-time, with the world. Pairasights are powered by a Somthings™ System-on- Module. (somthings.com)

22 Jan 2013

Highly Integrated 8-Bit RGB Laser Driver from Maxim Integrated for Automotive Projectors

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. today announced that it is now sampling the MAX3601, a highly integrated, 8-bit RGB laser driver for pico laser projectors in automobiles. It is a smaller size, brighter light, and lower cost solution than traditional technology, and it enables sharper, pixel-perfect heads-up displays (HUD) in automobiles.

22 Jan 2013

OmniVision Announces Video-in-Video for Real-Time Sharing Dual Video Feeds

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the Video-in-Video (ViV™) technology, a dual-camera video sharing technology that allows for the combination of video feeds from both the front- and rear-facing cameras into a single video stream.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 21 Jan 2013

FUJIFILM Launches High Resolution Digital X-ray Imaging System for Non-Destructive Testing

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) has launched 'FCR DYNAMIX SYSTEM' (hereinafter 'DYNAMIX SYSTEM') as the highest resolution and best image quality digital X-ray imaging system for non-destructive testing.

17 Jan 2013

Photron Releases Fastcam Viewer Camera Plug-In for National Instruments Data Acquisition Module

Photron, Inc., a global leader and manufacturer of high speed cameras and image analysis software, announces the availability of a new, optional Photron Fastcam Viewer (PFV) plug-in that provides synchronization of Photron’s high speed cameras with the NI USB-6251 BNC data acquisition module from National Instruments™.

From Photron USA, Inc. 16 Jan 2013