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MKS' Ophir® Business Unit Introduces Smallest, Lightest Weight, Continuous Zoom Lens for Drones & UAVs

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, will announce the Ophir® LightIR™ compact, continuous zoom lens at the XPONENTIAL show for Unmanned Systems and Robotics, May 8-11, 2017.

From Ophir Photonics Group 1 May 2017

Compact Handheld Probe Helps in Endoscopic Diagnosis of Cancer Without Tissue Staining

As an important step toward endoscopic diagnosis of cancer, researchers have come up with a handheld fiber optic probe capable of being used to perform multiple nonlinear imaging techniques without the requirements for tissue staining. An ultrafast laser is used by this new multimodal imaging probe to develop nonlinear optical effects in tissue that can reveal cancer and several other diseases.

1 May 2017

Photodielectric Discovery Offers Novel Optical Control to Electronics

In futuristic science fiction films like "Minority Report" and "Iron Man," characters are seen controlling computer displays with slick and deliberate hand motions. For instance, the protagonist in "Minority Report” played by Tom Cruise uses gloves with fingertips that glow to provide him the power of virtual manipulation.

28 Apr 2017

Royal Contract Lighting Decorates MGM National Harbor with Spectacular Light Designs

Royal Contract Lighting reported today that it has built several custom lighting fixtures for MGM National Harbor, a leading entertainment destination based in Maryland and the first luxury gaming resort in the Capital region.

27 Apr 2017

Basler Gets into MIPI/CSI-2 Technology

Starting in the fall of 2017, Basler makes it possible to operate its dart camera modules with the most widely used camera interface for embedded systems, MIPI/CSI-2.

From Basler AG 27 Apr 2017

Marktech Announces Custom Reticle Capabilities

Marktech Optoelectronics, a Latham, New York-based manufacturer of standard and custom optoelectronics, has announced their new custom reticle display capabilities. This technology is used in applications, which include rifle scopes, binoculars, cameras, and range finders. All of Marktech’s reticles include precise illumination for low-light environments and are highly customizable based on customer specifications.

From Marktech Optoelectronics 27 Apr 2017

Marktech Announces Custom Reticle Capabilities

From Marktech Optoelectronics 27 Apr 2017

Next-Generation Microscopy Enables Immunomodulatory Drug Discovery

The human immune system has a huge variety of cell types accomplishing diverse tasks in monitoring tissue homeostasis to eliminate damaged cells and to protect against pathogens. To guarantee the smooth and regulated functioning of this highly complex system, a fine-tuned coordination is essential that requires advanced communication.

25 Apr 2017

Authors Validate Novel Optical Topographic Imaging System's Accuracy in Mobile Cervical Spine

Winner of the Sanford J. Larson, MD, PhD, Award, Daipayan Guha, MD, presented his research, Optical Topographic Imaging for Intra-Operative Three-Dimensional Navigation in the Cervical Spine: Accuracy Validation and Initial Clinical Feasibility, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

25 Apr 2017

Screening Process for Lead Structures with Excellent Luminescence and Charge-Transport Properties

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are potential components for flexible flat displays. A screening process created by chemists at Goethe University Frankfurt enables quick identification of lead structures with excellent luminescence and charge-transport properties.

24 Apr 2017

Optical Noise Helps Track Objects Hidden Behind Scattering Media

A new solution to track objects hidden behind scattering media has been developed by researchers. This tracking process is carried out by examining the fluctuations in optical “noise” produced the very movement of these objects.

21 Apr 2017

Pure Plasma Lighting’s Genesis M 1000-Watt Plasma Grow Light for Horticulture Industry

Pure Plasma Lighting introduces the Genesis M; the world's first 1000 watt plasma light system for the Horticulture Industry.

21 Apr 2017

A New Technique to Control Laser Polarization

A UCLA-led team has developed a new method to control laser polarization which could pave the way for a new generation of powerful and high-quality lasers.

20 Apr 2017

Innovative Platform for Overcoming Light Microscopy Color Barrier

Scientists from Columbia University have went one step closer toward breaking the “color barrier” of light microscopy for biological systems, thus enabling more system-wide and comprehensive labeling and imaging of innumerable biomolecules in living cells and tissues than achievable at present.

20 Apr 2017

Scientists Develop New Technology to Secure Information by Introducing Chaos

A research aimed at controlling complex dynamics, such as chaos, of optical nonlinearities with optomechanical crystals and by altering the excitation laser’s parameters has been reported by scientists from Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia’s (ICN2) Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures (P2N) Group, from the UAB.

19 Apr 2017