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OmniVision's HDR CameraChip Key Component of VIVOTEK's New Outdoor IP Security Camera

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading independent supplier of CMOS image sensors, today announced that its OV10620 high dynamic range (HDR) CameraChip has been selected by VIVOTEK Inc., a leading global IP surveillance provider, for use in the company's first all-in-one outdoor day/night HDR security camera, IP7142. The design win marks the first time that a commercial security product is being built using a single-chip CMOS HDR solution.

29 Oct 2008

Aco Eyeleds System Merges Sustainable Function with Stylish Design

Lighting Science (LSG), a global developer and integrator of intelligent and efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, and the ACO Group, the worldwide leader in water drain systems and intelligent water drainage, today announced the global availability of the ACO Eyeleds solution for illuminating outdoor spaces. The new drainage solution will incorporate attractive and sustainable LED lighting technology as a permanent part of track drainage grates, which provide natural locations for pathway illumination.

29 Oct 2008

Optics and Computer Vision Make Key Copying Easy

UC San Diego computer scientists have built a software program that can perform key duplication without having the key. Instead, the computer scientists only need a photograph of the key.

29 Oct 2008

Dual Line Scan Provides Ease-of-Use and Affordability for Color Imaging

DALSA Corporation, a global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to introduce the Spyder3 Color camera to provide high color fidelity, ease of use, and affordable solutions for the fast growing color imaging market. The Spyder3 Color camera is based on DALSA's successful Spyder3 monochrome models using dual line sensor technology.

29 Oct 2008

Genie Cameras Feature New Sensor Enables Superior Image Capture

DALSA Corporation today announced two new models of its Genie(TM) GigE Vision-compliant camera family. The Genie C1600 and Genie M1600 cameras feature a new high quality, 2 Megapixel, high resolution sensor ideal for industrial imaging applications in the semiconductor, robotics and traffic control industries.

29 Oct 2008

The Best Hope for Making the Sun a Mainstay Source of Energy in the Future

Researchers in China and Switzerland are reporting the highest efficiency ever for a promising new genre of solar cells, which many scientists think offer the best hope for making the sun a mainstay source of energy in the future. The photovoltaic cells, called dye-sensitized solar cells or Grätzel cells, could expand the use of solar energy for homes, businesses, and other practical applications, the scientists say

29 Oct 2008

Spire Corp. Awarded Contract from Hanwha Chemical Corporation

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey production lines and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules worldwide, today announced that Spire has been awarded a contract to provide a Spi-Line 30C complete turnkey factory to produce up to 30 megawatts (MW) per year of high efficiency solar cells for Hanwha Chemical Corporation (Hanwha). This is Hanwha's entrance into the solar market and they made the decision to work with Spire as a partner after extensive research and investigation. This will become one of the most modern cell factories in Korea.

29 Oct 2008

K-State Physics Lab Frontrunner in Ultrafast Laser Research

For decades, the J.R. Macdonald Laboratory at Kansas State University has been known worldwide as a center for atomic collision physics using particle accelerators. Now, researchers at the lab are working toward making it known for ultrafast laser science.

28 Oct 2008

Optical Firewall Aims to Clear Internet Security Bottlenecks

European researchers are developing the world's first optical firewall capable of analysing data on fibre optic networks at speeds of 40 gigabits per second. Their work promises to save the internet from the looming threat of network security bottlenecks.

28 Oct 2008

Nanoscale Dimensioning Is Fast and Cheap with New NIST Optical Technique

A novel technique under development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses a relatively inexpensive optical microscope to quickly and cheaply analyze nanoscale dimensions with nanoscale measurement sensitivity.

28 Oct 2008

Flexible and Affordable Source of Light Particularly Suitable for Packaging

Researchers working in the European ROLLED project have developed a flexible OLED element that can be mass produced using roll-to-roll printing technology. The OLED elements can be used to add value to product packages. The new method is considerably cheaper than the traditional manufacturing method. The project was coordinated by VTT,and project participants included INM, CSEM, Ciba, Hansaprint, UPM and PolylC.

28 Oct 2008

Novel 3-D Face Imaging System

A novel 3-D face imaging system which will capture detailed images of people's faces as they pass through high security zones has been developed by academics at the University of Hertfordshire.

28 Oct 2008

Novel Optical Fiber Enabling Transmission of Ultrashort Light Pulses with Low Degree of Distortions

Researchers of the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short-Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have developed a novel optical fiber that enables transmission of ultrashort light pulses with an unprecedented low degree of distortions.

28 Oct 2008

AUO Leads the Trend in Displays

AU Optronics Corp. will exhibit the latest technologies of TFT-LCDs and a wide array of new products from October 29 to October 31 in FPD International 2008 in Yokohama, Japan, the largest TFT-LCD panel exhibition in the world.

28 Oct 2008

Growth of Next Generation AMOLED Technologies Fuels Decision to Open Tokyo Sales Office

IGNIS Innovation Inc., a world leader in the design and development of thin film transistor circuits and driver algorithms for Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (AMOLED), announced today that it is expanding its presence in the Japanese market with the establishment of a Representative Office.

28 Oct 2008