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UV LED Lights More Effective in Creating Vitamin D3 than Sunlight

A research published recently in Scientific Reports reveals that light from RayVio's 293 nm UV LED is more efficient than sunlight at creating vitamin D3 in skin samples.

15 Sep 2017

Alluxa Announces Jason Mulliner as new CFO

Alluxa, Inc., announced Jason Mulliner is joining Alluxa as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

From Alluxa 14 Sep 2017

Keeping NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Inside the Johnson Space Center

In a recent photograph taken at Chamber A of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, a bunny-suited technician is seen performing the important task of guaranteeing that no unwanted infrared light interferes with the optical testing of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope inside this chamber.

13 Sep 2017

New in the Portfolio: Cost-Effective Basler Lenses 2/3″

After two successful years with the Basler Original lens series 1/2.5″, the family of Basler Lenses has new members: In addition to the Basler Original Equipment lenses with a resolution of 5 megapixels for sensors smaller than 1/2″, Basler now also offers lenses for sensors up to 2/3″. The Basler Lenses 2/3″ are suitable for sensors with a resolution of up to 2 megapixels and an excellent choice for applications where low resolutions are sufficient.

13 Sep 2017

Deceptively Simple SCAPE 4D Microscope brings Major Innovation to Live Cell and Whole Animal Imaging

Advances in confocal, two-photon and light-sheet microscopy have rapidly advanced our understanding of cellular and subcellular structures and processes. However, live cell and whole animal imaging could be on the verge of even more breakthroughs following the publication in Nature Photonics of work by a team of Columbia University scientists using the fast and ultra-sensitive Andor Zyla sCMOS camera.
Image Credits: Andor Technology Ltd.

Advances in confocal, two-photon and light-sheet microscopy have rapidly advanced our understanding of cellular and subcellular structures and processes.

From Andor Technology Ltd. 12 Sep 2017

MKS Announces Ophir® FGC100, NIST Traceable LED Calibration Standard

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announces the Ophir® FGC100, a NIST-traceable LED calibration standard designed to calibrate the Ophir® FluxGage™ system.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 12 Sep 2017

Lens-Free Microscopy System for Monitoring Air Quality

A cost-effective mobile device for measuring air quality has been developed by UCLA Researchers.

11 Sep 2017

New GigE Industrial Camera Models with CMOS Sensors from ON Semiconductor

IDS expands its robust Gigabit Ethernet industrial camera series GigE uEye FA: After the first models with sensors from Sony, six new camera variants with CMOS sensors from ON Semiconductor broaden the portfolio.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 11 Sep 2017

EMO, Hannover: New Five Axis 3D Optical Profiler from Sensofar Metrology

Sensofar Metrology has announced a new addition to their high-end non-contact 3D surface metrology systems, the Five Axis. The new 3D optical profiler combines a high-accuracy rotational module and a high-resolution translation platform, together with advanced inspection and analysis capabilities.

From Sensofar Metrology 8 Sep 2017

Generating Ultra-Pure Green Light for Ultra-High Definition Displays

ETH Zurich Chemical Engineers have, for the very first time, successfully produced ultra-pure green light. The new light-emitting diode will make room for visibly enhanced color quality in a new generation of ultra-high definition displays for smartphones and TVs.

7 Sep 2017

$New Technique Helps Carve Optical Diffraction Gratings from Pure Diamonds$

New Technique Helps Carve Optical Diffraction Gratings from Pure Diamonds

EPFL Researchers have developed a novel technique to microscopically cut diamonds into a specific shape and smooth them down at an atomic level. Thanks to this latest method, optical diffraction gratings with incredibly smooth surfaces can now be manufactured from pure diamonds.

5 Sep 2017

European XFEL - World's Largest X-ray Laser Launched in Hamburg

The XFEL is a project of excellence with 27,000 X-ray laser flashes every second and a luminance that is a billion times higher than that of the finest conventional X-ray sources. The XFEL will pave way for totally new research opportunities and help transcend the existing boundaries of scientific research.

4 Sep 2017

Researchers Create Compact Mass Spectrometer Capable of Analyzing Mars' Atmosphere

BYU researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars’ atmosphere — and that’s just one of its myriad possible uses.

1 Sep 2017

WiZ Connected Lights Creates Intelligent Lighting System for Homes

WiZ Connected Lights is an easy-to-use app and setup that does not require a hub, and allows users to “pair and share” in just 30 seconds.

31 Aug 2017

Andor Camera Brings Sound of Ancient Wind Instruments to Life

Following the discovery of the instruments in the library of the Sacred Convent of Assisi, Italy, each was subjected to non-invasive and non-destructive X-ray and neutron beam tomography and radiography imaging at the Paul Scherrer Institute’s SINQ (Swiss Spallation Neutron Source) in Switzerland.

From Andor Technology Ltd. 25 Aug 2017