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Hitachi High-Tech, RIKEN Jointly Launch MirrorCLEM to Simplify Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) and RIKEN, one of Japan’s national institutes for scientific research, announced today that they have jointly developed ”MirrorCLEM,” a system for simplifying correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) which enables the observation of one using both light and scanning electron microscopes (SEM).

22 Jul 2016

Professor Gerald Stringfellow Receives Top Prize for Research in LED Technology

University of Utah Distinguished Professor Gerald Stringfellow, a former dean of the U’s College of Engineering and a pioneer in LED technology, has been awarded a top research prize for his career-long work in the process for making light-emitting diodes, an important milestone for LED TVs, cellphone screens, high-efficiency solar cells, computer monitors and a new wave of LED light bulbs.

22 Jul 2016

Orange Poland, Nokia Achieve World’s First Optical Transmission of 250Gb/s

Orange and Nokia have achieved the world’s first optical transmission of 250 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) per wavelength over 870km through Orange Poland’s existing network infrastructure.

22 Jul 2016

New Software Enables Mars Rover’s ChemCam Instrument to Select Rock Targets Autonomously

New software is enabling ChemCam, the laser spectrometer on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, to select rock targets autonomously—the first time autonomous target selection is available for an instrument of this kind on any robotic planetary mission.

22 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Optical Fiber-Based Probe to Measure Brain Temperature

The brain is the most temperature-sensitive organ in the body. Even small deviations in brain temperature are capable of producing profound effects--including behavioral changes, cell toxicity, and neuronal cell death.

21 Jul 2016

Pixartprinting's New Display Line Products to Help North American customers Increase Business Visibility

Pixartprinting, a leading web-to-print business that serves over 250,000 creative professionals globally, has expanded its display line with four new products to help North American customers increase brand awareness and business visibility with their own unique designs. New products include Flag Displays, Point-of-Sale (POS) Displays, Retractable Banners and Banner Stands.

21 Jul 2016

Verizon Taps Ericsson/Calix and ADTRAN to Test NG-PON2 Technology

As Verizon advances toward implementing new technology on its fiber optic infrastructure, the company has reached a critical juncture in its RFP (Request For Proposals) process by tapping two companies to begin testing NG-PON2 (next generation passive optical network) equipment in Verizon's Innovation Lab in Waltham, Mass.

21 Jul 2016

Scientists Collaborate with Startup Company to Turn Novel Tabeltop Laser into Commercial Product

Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have collaborated with a local startup company to turn a novel tabletop laser – one that produces extreme ultraviolet light at unprecedented energies and pulse rates for studies of complex materials – into a commercial product.

21 Jul 2016

New Technique Could Capture Crucial Details of the Eyes with Single Facial Scan

A digitally created face can have the most realistic looking skin imaginable and still look fabricated to audiences if the eyes aren't quite right. But a new technique developed by Disney Research can capture the crucial, yet subtle details of the eyes with just a single facial scan, or even a single photo.

21 Jul 2016

Disney Research’s Single-Camera Method Could Capture Facial Performance

Facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games, can be obtained using just a single camera with a new methodology developed by Disney Research.

21 Jul 2016

New Method Could Enhance Rendering of High-Quality Images from 3D Models

Disney Research has developed a new method to improve the rendering of high-quality images from 3-D models by drastically reducing the noise, or discolored pixels, contained in the animated images, while preserving fine detail.

21 Jul 2016

Scientists Develop Powerful Ceramic-Based Laser for Use in Surgery, Composite Materials Industry

Scientists from MIPT and their colleagues have developed a novel compact and powerful ceramic-based laser - it will be used as a minimally traumatic and inexpensive laser scalpel for surgical operations, and also for cutting and engraving composite materials. The results of the study have been published in Optics Letters.

21 Jul 2016

SolarMax LED Lands Multi-Million Dollar Contract with California Department of Transportation

SolarMax LED, through its wholly owned subsidiary ActOne Communications, Inc., has landed a multi-million dollar California Department of Transportation contract to replace more than 29,000 aging street lights with the Southern California company’s leading-edge, high-efficiency LED luminaires.

20 Jul 2016

Lumileds Introduces Chip on Board Arrays with Innovative CrispColor Technology

Lumileds, the global leader in light engine technology, today introduced chip on board arrays that use the innovative CrispColor Technology to deliver rich, saturated colors. Part of the extensive LUXEON Stylist Series, this new approach to lighting caters specifically to fashion retail, delivering a stunning palette to display merchandise more attractively.

20 Jul 2016