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Arecont Vision Announces Availability of New MegaDome 4K Dual-Mode Camera

Arecont Vision®, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, announces the availability of the MegaDome® 4K/1080p dual-mode indoor/outdoor dome camera series.

13 Sep 2016

Phoseon to Showcase LED Curing Solutions for Optical Technology at All About Photonics 2016: LED Japan 2016 Exhibition

Phoseon will showcase the latest LED curing solutions at the upcoming All about Photonics 2016: LED Japan 2016 Exhibition.

13 Sep 2016

Epilog Laser Unveils New Air-Cooled, Pulsed Fiber Laser System at IMTS

From the Industrial Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), Epilog Laser, the leading designer and manufacturer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving, cutting and marking systems is excited to announce the addition of the G2, the first glavo laser system that can laser mark over a large work area without compromising engraving quality.

13 Sep 2016

New Laser Could Help Measure Electron Transition Energies in Small Atoms, Molecules with High Precision

Researchers have developed a new laser that makes it possible to measure electron transition energies in small atoms and molecules with unprecedented precision.

13 Sep 2016

Computational Imaging Method Has Potential to Read Closed Books

An imaging system with the potential to read closed books is being developed by a team of MIT researchers and their colleagues.

13 Sep 2016

University of Arkansas Receives Funding from Department of Energy to Continue Research on Optocoupler

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $599,901 to University of Arkansas engineering researchers to continue developing an “optocoupler” – a packaged light emitter and detector – to improve the performance of electric vehicles.

12 Sep 2016

Sony Offers Advanced Super 35mm / APS-C Format Power Zoom Lens for Professional 4K Movie Shooting

Offering moviemakers a powerful new creative tool, Sony has developed an advanced Super 35mm / APS-C format power zoom lens that starts at 18mm wide angle and extends to 110mm at the telephoto end (27mm – 165mm equiv. in 35mm format[ii]).

12 Sep 2016

Self-Focused Laser Pulses Generate Optical Structures that Resemble Smoke Rings

Most basic physics textbooks describe laser light in fairly simple terms: a beam travels directly from one point to another and, unless it strikes a mirror or other reflective surface, will continue traveling along an arrow-straight path, gradually expanding in size due to the wave nature of light.

9 Sep 2016