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Opgal to Demonstrate New Thermal Camera at IFSEC International 2012

Opgal Optronic Industries, a supplier of near IR illumination and innovative thermal imaging solutions recently declared that it will unveil the extensive EyeSecZoom 225 at IFSEC 2012. This advanced addition complements Opgal’s innovative series of thermal security cameras.

From Opgal Optronic Industries Ltd. 16 May 2012

Pixim Announces inMotion Nightwolf-Powered Cameras

Pixim, a supplier of imaging technology for enterprise security cameras, recently declared the launch of inMotion’s new camera series powered by Pixim Nightwolf.

15 May 2012

IOF Scientists Develop Mini-projector with Better Imaging for Smartphones

Following the development of projector at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena, the researchers now resolved the imaging problem in LED projectors.

14 May 2012

SPI Tests M1-D Multi Sensor Thermal Pan Tilt Zoom Imaging System

Sierra Pacific Innovations (SPI), a manufacturer and distributor of thermal imaging solutions, has announced that it has completed testing of its new M1-D Nano-Tech multi sensor thermal pan tilt zoom (PTZ) imaging system.

10 May 2012

NASA Selects FLIR Thermal Imaging Camera for Safety Operations in Space

FLIR Systems applications report states that NASA Langley Research Center has selected its infrared camera systems for deployment in its shuttle and International Space Station programs.

10 May 2012

Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy Completes First Instrument For James Webb Space Telescope

After more than ten years of work by more than 200 scientists and engineers, the MIRI instrument, which will fly on the James Webb Space Telescope (successor to the Hubble Space Telescope) is ready to be shipped to NASA. MIRI, a pioneering camera and spectrograph, is so sensitive it could see a candle on one of Jupiter's moons. Key components of MIRI have been designed and built at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg.

9 May 2012

OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission Will Use ASC's 3D Flash LIDAR Camera

Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. (ASC) announces ASC's 3D Flash LIDAR range cameras have been chosen for the OSIRIS-REx planetary science mission that will study and return a sample of the carbonaceous asteroid 1999 RQ36 set for launch in 2016. The 3D Flash LIDAR cameras will be designed for determining the spacecraft range to the asteroid surface, as well as evaluating the approach to potential sample sites.

9 May 2012

Princeton Instruments Unveils New Imaging Spectrograph Featuring Revolutionary Aberration-Reducing Optical Design

Princeton Instruments' newest imaging spectrograph, the IsoPlane, features a revolutionary new optical design that eliminates the primary aberrations present in traditional imaging spectrographs.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 9 May 2012

NASA Awards Phase II Grant to Boston Micromachines for Space Imaging Research

NASA's Small Business Innovation Research Program has awarded a $750,000 Phase II contract to Boston Micromachines, a company specializing in adaptive optics systems and MEMS-based deformable mirror (DM) products, to assist NASA's Exoplanet Exploration program.

From Boston Micromachines Corporation 9 May 2012

Alacron and FastVision Incorporate PVI CMOS Sensor in High Speed Camera

Alacron and its affiliate, FastVision, have announced that their ultra high speed camera, the FC300, is to be highlighted at the Advanced Imaging Association’s (AIA) trade show being held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. Panavision Imaging (PVI) has provided the CMOS Sensor for the camera. Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s patented delta doping process has been incorporated in the new camera.

From Alacron, Inc. 9 May 2012