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Harris’ New Night Vision Binocular Helps Reduce Eye Fatigue on Extended Missions

Harris Corporation has introduced the new F5032 Lightweight Night Vision Binocular that increases a warfighter’s night and low-light capabilities, while helping to reduce eye fatigue on extended missions.

27 Oct 2016

Soraa’s Full Visible Spectrum LED Lamps Illuminate Crocker Art Museum’s Exhibition

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its full visible spectrum LED lamps were installed to illuminate the Sacramento-based Crocker Art Museum’s exhibition “Glass for the New Millennium: Masterworks from the Kaplan-Ostergaard Collection”.

27 Oct 2016

Qioptiq Mag.x System 125 Now Optimized for 35 mm Camera Format Sensors

Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies® Company and global technology leader focused on delivering innovative optical and photonic solutions, introduces the new 1.73x Tube Lens as a widely desired addition to the mag.x s...

27 Oct 2016

New Fluorescence-Detection Microscope Combines Three-Dimensional and High-Resolution Image Processing

Once again, optical microscopy researchers at Colorado State University are pushing the envelope of biological imaging.

26 Oct 2016

BGA Inspection with 3D

Besides the inspection of the correct position of pins, the EyeScan AT 3D sensor – together with the EyeVision image processing software – can also check for the flawlessness and position of balls on a Ball-Grid-Array.

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 26 Oct 2016

Vision Research Unveils High-Speed Phantom Miro N-Series Imaging System

Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of digital high‑speed imaging systems, debuted the Phantom Miro N-Series. With a camera head measuring in at just 32mm x 32mm x 29mm, the Miro N-Series is the smallest model in Vision Research’s broad line of digital high-speed cameras.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers Use Logical Stochastic Resonance to Improve Quality of Underwater Imaging

Humans have been exploring the deep sea for a long time. From finding fish to keeping away from rocks, the ability to see through turbid water has been important for many years.

25 Oct 2016

PHOTONIS Products to Monitor Radiation, Solar Flares from Space

Company designed custom microchannel plates for the GOES-R orbiter.

From PHOTONIS Technologies S.A.S. 25 Oct 2016

Argonne’s I3 to Help Identify Best Imaging Approaches for Answering Various Scientific Questions

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory's Integrated Imaging Institute (I3), a portal to the lab's complete imaging capabilities, is opening its doors to researchers and partners in academia and industry looking to build knowledge and accelerate discovery and innovation through imaging.

24 Oct 2016

New Research Introduces Optical Frequency Divider with Division Uncertainty at 10^(-21) Level

Frequency synthesizers from audio frequency to the microwave region have been widely used in daily life, high technology and scientific research.

24 Oct 2016

Scientists Find Way to ‘Broaden’ Spectral Response of Photodetectors

Photodetectors, which are used in a wide range of systems and devices—from smartphones to space stations—are typically only sensitive to light within a certain narrow bandwidth, which causes numerous problems to product developers.

24 Oct 2016

Astronomers Use Adaptive Optics on Keck and Gemini Telescopes to Capture Io's Volcanic Activity

The longest-running, high-resolution observations of the moon's thermal emission confirm that Jupiter's moon, Io, is the most volcanically active body in our solar system.

21 Oct 2016

NIST Scientists Use Neutrons to Develop Holograms

A team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used neutron beams for the first time to develop holograms of huge solid objects, exhibiting details about their interiors in a manner that has never been achieved by ordinary laser light-based visual holograms.

21 Oct 2016

ON Semiconductor Provides Key Imaging Hardware for Light’s Game-Changing L16 Camera Solution

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficiency innovations, has drawn on its extensive expertise in image sensor technology to help support Silicon Valley start-up Light.

From ON Semiconductor 21 Oct 2016

New Light Shaping Approach Could Greatly Increase Capacity of Optical Communications Networks

As data demands continue to grow, scientists predict that it's only a matter of time before today's telecommunication networks reach capacity unless new technologies are developed for transporting data.

20 Oct 2016