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German Specialty Glass Maker Launches Tender Offer for Moritex

German specialty glass maker Schott AG has announced that it will launch a tender offer for Japanese optical equipment maker Moritex Corp., aiming to acquire more than 50% of outstanding Moritex shares.

2 Oct 2008

Miniature Ruggedised Zoom Lens from Resolve Optics Delivers High Performance and Flexibility

Resolve Optics Ltd. has introduced a ruggedised miniature varifocal zoom lens that has enabled development of a multiplatform Head-Up Display (HUD) camera.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 1 Oct 2008

Queensland University Houses Australian First Animal Scanner System

UQ's cutting edge technology has expanded with the acquisition of an Australian first animal scanner system, part of a new National Imaging Facility (NIF).

30 Sep 2008

Lucid Receives FDA Clearance to Market VivaScope in U.S.

Lucid, Inc. today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market its VivaScope® System. VivaScope confocal imagers provide noninvasive, in vivo cellular resolution images of skin and are now specifically cleared "...for review by physicians to assist in forming a clinical judgment."

30 Sep 2008

OV5642 Incorporates both OmniBSI(TM) technology and TrueFocus ISP

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading independent supplier of CMOS image sensors, today introduced the world's first 1/4 inch, 5 megapixel system-on-chip (SOC) image sensor based on OmniVision's new OmniBSI(TM) technology. The new OV5642 represents OmniVision's most advanced sensor to date, combining its 1.4-micron OmniBSI pixel with its top of the line TrueFocus(TM) image signal processor (ISP).

29 Sep 2008

Future Lighting Solutions Enhances LRCs for LED Lighting Designers

Future Lighting Solutions has enhanced its Lighting Resource Centers (LRCs) for LED lighting designers by investing in state-of-the-art equipment, expanding the workspace, and adding dedicated thermal, optical and electronics engineers. The centers, located in Montreal, Canada, and Shenzhen, China, provide services that help customers reduce the time and expense of implementing LED designs.

29 Sep 2008

Canadian Patent Office Issues Notice of Allowance to Zecotek for LFS Scintillation Material

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced that the Canadian Patent Office has issued Notice of Allowance to Zecotek Imaging Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, for its LFS scintillation material. This application is identical to the LFS scintillation applications that have been issued or allowed in the U.S., Russia, China, Europe and Japan.

29 Sep 2008

ITT Awarded $153 Million U.S. Army Contract for Night Vision Monoculars

ITT Corporation today announced that its Night Vision business was awarded an order from the U.S. Army Research, Development + Engineering Command Acquisition Center for the AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular. This order for ITT’s most versatile night vision unit is valued at $153 million and is the latest under the Omnibus VII contract awarded by the U.S. Army in September 2005.

25 Sep 2008

Laser Energetics Acquires Light Transmitter Technology

Laser Energetics, Inc. announced today that the Company has completed the acquisition of a strategic light transmitter technology. The technology, which is referred to as TRT, has a superior way of transmitting and diffusing light which is utilized in consumer products, ranging from mobile phones, and PDA's to computer screens, as well as signage applications.

23 Sep 2008

Industry’s First 5-Megapixel SOC With 1/4" Optical Format

Aptina Imaging, a leading provider of CMOS image sensors to the industry's most popular, mainstream and high-end mobile phone manufacturers announced today the launch of the industry's first 5MP SOC (System on a ...

23 Sep 2008