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Biophotonic Solutions Announces New Pulse Shaping System for Ultrafast Lasers

Biophotonic Solutions Inc. (BSI), the world leader in automated laser pulse compression, announces a new pulse shaping system, femtoJock-D, to be added to the company's line of optical pulse shapers for ultrafast lasers.

10 Feb 2016

New Line of Anoto Live Displays with Projected Capacitive Touch Technology Unveiled at ISE 2016

Anoto Group AB, a global leader in digital writing and drawing solutions, today announced the first in a new line of Anoto Live Displays, a 55-inch 4K resolution display with projected capacitive touch technology and support for high-precision digital pen input.

10 Feb 2016

Jenoptik Shows New Laser and Optic Products at Photonics West 2016.

Jenoptik presents product highlights of its Optical Systems and Healthcare & Industry divisions at SPIE Photonics West from February 16th to 18th in San Francisco, South hall of Moscone Center, booth 1823.

From JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH 9 Feb 2016

NIGHTSEA, EMS-Diatome Partner to Launch Second Annual KEY Award in Fluorescence Microscopy

Fluorescence is increasingly central to many fields of research, not only in the life sciences but also in geology, chemistry, and semiconductors. However, fluorescence microscopy equipment can be very expensive, often out of the reach of young faculty members setting up their first labs.

9 Feb 2016

James Webb Space Telescope Can Help Take Planetary Science to New Level

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will look across vast distances to find the earliest stars and galaxies and study the atmospheres of mysterious worlds orbiting other stars. But the observatory also will investigate objects in Earth's own neighborhood - planets, moons, comets and asteroids in our solar system.

9 Feb 2016

Interactive Self-Editing Video Camera Kiba Now Available for Pre-Order

Kiba, the world's first interactive self-editing video camera, is now available for pre-order at http://getkiba.com. Kiba captures and curates your best moments using patented "joy ranking" technology, allowing you to enjoy time with family and friends without having to film or edit video. Kiba is the first camera you can talk to: it responds easily to voice commands like "Kiba, record," "Kiba, remember," or "Kiba, selfie."

9 Feb 2016

SPIE Photonics West 2016: II-VI to Present Broad Portfolio of Products and Services

II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and opto-electronic components, today announced that it will present a broad portfolio of products at SPIE Photonics West, on Feb. 16-18, 2016, in San Francisco, CA, in Hall C, Booth # 2223.

9 Feb 2016

Boxing Plus Wellness Center Incorporates Soraa’s LED Lamps for Good Ambience

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaNTM LED technology, announced that its LED lamps have been installed at a new, high-end boxing facility, Boxing Plus Wellness Center, in Taipei, Taiwan. The interior design supports the goal of Boxing Plus to be a comfortable space that suits both male and female guests of all ages who wish to learn and enjoy boxing. Through interior and lighting design elements, Boxing Plus stands out from other fitness centers; it’s an elegant, clean and comfortable space where guests of any age can learn and enjoy boxing.

9 Feb 2016

Researchers Develop Three New Liquid Crystal Mixtures for Automobile Displays

In addition to appearing in nearly every consumer electronic device, liquid crystal displays have recently proliferated in automobiles too, in heads-up displays, instrument cluster displays, navigation systems and entertainment displays. Due to limitations in current display technology, the images blur and the displays are slow to respond in extreme temperatures.

9 Feb 2016

ViewSonic Now Shipping High-Performance Gaming Monitors

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, announces its new XG Series of professional-level gaming monitors, the XG2401, XG2701 and XG2700-4K, are now shipping. ViewSonic’s XG Series of high-performance gaming monitors deliver essential technologies and features ideal for gamers, and are available through all major e-tail sites.

9 Feb 2016

EPC Unveils Gallium Nitride Power Transistor to Increase Accuracy in Applications Based on Pulsed Laser Drivers

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the EPC2040 power transistor, an extremely small, fast switching gallium nitride power transistor that enables superior resolution, faster response time, and greater accuracy for high speed end-use applications. High stability of the threshold over temperature ensures the high stability as the laser heats up.

8 Feb 2016

White Street Lights Better Than 'Sodium-Yellow' Lamps for Pedestrian Safety

Pedestrians feel safer in streets illuminated with white light than in those illuminated with yellowish lights (technically called 'sodium-yellow'), even when the former are more polluting in certain aspects. One of the possible reasons is that this kind of light allows a better identification of human faces.

8 Feb 2016

Larson Electronics Unveils New Rolling Antenna Cart to Extend Cellular Coverage in Large Venues

Larson Electronics, a leading industrial lighting company, announced the addition of a new rolling antenna cart to its growing catalog of products and offerings. The antenna cart (WAL-M-SAWC) is designed to be a portable miniature cell on wheels to extend cellular coverage in large venues, such as stadiums, arenas and outdoor fields. The unit can be used to support concerts, conventions and sporting events, including the highly anticipated 50th anniversary of The Big Game in Santa Clara on February 7, 2016.

8 Feb 2016

Camera Case Eyemount (CCEM) Robust Industrial Housing for Machine Vision Cameras

Industrial cameras are at work under various different environments. Therefore some applications require special protection classes for the cameras.

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 5 Feb 2016

New Multi-Kilowatt Laser Combiner Introduced by II-VI Photop

The II-VI Photop Group of II-VI Incorporated, a leading provider of solutions for industrial fiber lasers, today announced the commercial availability of a 5 kW laser combiner.

5 Feb 2016