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Metrology Helps High Precision Optics Manufacturers to Reduce Waste

Drastic manufacturing yield improvements are being gained by manufacturers of high precision optics. Utilising specialised metrology to characterise the surface form of high numerical aperture (steep-sided) aspheric lenses, production facilities are able to improve their process control to reduce waste by more than 20%. Bulk manufacturers of injection molded optics are reporting annualised savings in excess of $1Million.

10 Nov 2009

DVC machinevision Launches Matrox GatorEye Camera for Harsh Environments

Machine vision is used in many different types of industrial applications, and vision systems are often placed in less than ideal conditions, explains Fabio Perelli, Product Manager, Matrox Imaging

10 Nov 2009

Zemetrics Unveils ZeScope High-Value, High-Resolution Optical Profiler

Optical Profiler ZeScope is a high-value, high-resolution alternative to run of the mill optical profilometers

10 Nov 2009

Advanced Photonix Subsidiary Wins Order for Supply of High-Speed Optical Receivers

Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix company (NYSE Amex: API), announced today that it has been selected to supply high-speed optical receivers (HSOR) to a leading OEM telecom systems provider. The annual commitment is estimated at more than $800,000 with volume shipments beginning in the company's 4th quarter. The new design win is for 40G ultra long haul communications in dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM) systems which utilize NRZ-DPSK modulation.

10 Nov 2009

JDSU Grants Picosecond Laser Technology Patent Rights to Hamamatsu

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU and TSX: JDU) today announced that it has licensed patent rights for fundamental picosecond laser technology to Hamamatsu Corporation for the development of microelectronic products.

10 Nov 2009

Scientists Create Thin Film Insulator That Can Provide Energy-Efficient Displays

Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, a substance that allows electricity to flow through it

10 Nov 2009

Researchers Image Tungstated Zirconia Catalyst by Using Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy

The catalytic processes that facilitate the production of many chemicals and fuels could become much more environmentally friendly thanks to a breakthrough achieved by researchers from Lehigh and Rice Universities.

10 Nov 2009

IQOQI Scientists Create Bose-Einstein Condensate of the Element Strontium

In an international first, scientists from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) produced a Bose-Einstein condensate of the alkaline-earth element strontium

10 Nov 2009

Report Shows Increase in Online Shopping of Eyeglasses

GlassesShop.com (GS) is planning to commission professional research companies to launch a survey every two years, targeting one million glasses wearers in North America. In this year's survey, approximately 150,000 copies were received. Compared to the figures last year, the ratio shows that people who believe the sales of glasses can be e-commercialized and those with experience of eyeglasses shopping online have greatly increased.

10 Nov 2009

Bausch & Lomb Introduces FogShield Sport to Help Prevent Fogging of Goggles

Skiers, snowboarders and other outdoor sports enthusiasts in North America have a new solution to one of the biggest problems they encounter -- fogging of goggles and face shields. Bausch & Lomb's new FogShield Sport(TM) pre-moistened towelettes simultaneously prevent fog from forming on goggles for eight hours or more and help keep lenses clean with just one application.

10 Nov 2009

Celebrations to Mark Completion of New Solar Garden at Hackettstown

Chocolate manufacturing plant starts taking full output from 2 MW solar garden

10 Nov 2009

Leggett & Platt Wins Deal for Dismissal of Patent Lawsuit Filed by Vutek

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE: LEG), a diversified manufacturer of engineered components including the Virtu® line of superwide digital printers for solid and textile substrates, has won an agreement to dismissal of a lawsuit by Vutek, Inc. which challenged the validity of two of Leggett & Platt's U.S. patents on Leggett's groundbreaking technology for ultraviolet (UV) curing of ink in superwide format ink jet printers. Vutek agreed to withdraw its challenges to the validity of both of the Leggett patents.

10 Nov 2009

Himfr.com Announces Evaluation of Nikon 18-200mm VR II Lens

Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, evaluates the Nikon 18-200mm VR II lens.

10 Nov 2009

LG Electronics Announces Recycling Program for Outdated TVs and Computer Monitors in Hotels

The leading provider of flat-panel HDTVs to the lodging industry, LG Electronics USA, Inc., and the nation's leading recycler, Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM), today announced the first recycling program for hotel operators to responsibly dispose of outdated television sets and computer monitors.

10 Nov 2009

LG Electronics Unveils New Pro:Centric HDTV Models at 2009 International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show

LG Electronics, the leading provider of flat-panel HDTV technologies to the lodging and hospitality industry, is expanding its line of Pro:Centric(TM) enabled HDTVs this week at the 2009 International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show (Booth #3006). These new models are customizable for individual hotels and properties and offer advanced energy savings options.

10 Nov 2009