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Fast, High Quality ICP Sample Data

To cope with an ever increasing demand for 24-hour turnaround of sample data, Warwick Analytical Service has invested in an additional state-of-the-art ICP spectrophotometer for its Coventry, UK facility. Operatin...

11 Nov 2015

Linear Motor Stages Set New Standard for Microscope Automation

The Prior Scientific HLD117 series of linear stages for inverted research microscopes set new standards for convenience and top performance.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 11 Nov 2015

Long Life Metal Halide Illumination System

Prior Scientific, a leading supplier of illumination equipment for fluorescence microscopy, announces the new Lumen 200S metal halide illumination system with shutter control.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 11 Nov 2015

HLD117 Linear Motor Stage Chosen by Core Imaging Facility

Prior Scientific has announced that the Core Imaging Facility at the UK's prestigious National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) has chosen a Prior HLD117 linear motor stage to be the sample platform at the centre of a new system based around an Olympus IX83 microscope.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 11 Nov 2015

Dispelix Brings 60-Inch Virtual Display to Smartglasses

VTT spin-off Dispelix brings 60-inch virtual display to smartglasses
Spin-off company Dispelix Oy will commercialise a new display - developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland - which brings visual information directly into the user's field of vision, as a high-definition image on an eyeglass lens. This will enable smartglasses to replace even smartphones or tablets, while still allowing users to see the world around them. Also integrable with current smartglasses, this product should be available to consumers within a year.

11 Nov 2015

Photo Competition Reveals Engineering as an Incredibly Diverse and Beautiful Field

For many people, engineering conjures up images of bridges, tunnels and buildings. But the annual University of Cambridge engineering photo competition shows that not only is engineering an incredibly diverse field, it’s a beautiful one too.

11 Nov 2015

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015: Altia Demonstrates Plug and Play 4K Panoramic Video Camera

Altia Systems® – a Gartner® Inc. 2015 Cool Vendor in Unified Communications – today announced from the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, that it is demonstrating its PanaCast® 2 video camera’s seamless operation with popular collaboration services at booth (ET9) in the Emerging Technologies Pavilion. PanaCast® is the world’s first Panoramic-4K Plug-and-Play USB video camera.

11 Nov 2015

Innovative Technique to Create Ideal Geometric Phase Holograms for any Kind of Optical Pattern

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed techniques that can be used to create ideal geometric phase holograms for any kind of optical pattern - a significant advance over the limitations of previous techniques. The holograms can be used to create new types of displays, imaging systems, telecommunications technology and astronomical instruments.

11 Nov 2015

University of Bern Camera to be Integrated on ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Spacecraft

A camera designed and built at the University of Bern left Bern today at 6:00 in the morning for Cannes in France where it will be integrated on the European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft at the premises of Thales-Alenia Space.

11 Nov 2015

SciAps Announces Updated Laser Technology for Handheld Alloy Analysis

SciAps, Inc., the leading provider of handheld analytical instruments, is releasing an advancement to their proprietary laser design for the Z-series handheld LIBS analyzers.

11 Nov 2015

New version of the EasyTau software released

This new software version further expands the possibilities of its versatile scripting language and Application Wizards

From Picoquant GmbH 6 Nov 2015

Hobby-Eberly Telescope Receives Multi-Year, $25 Million Upgrade

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET), which Penn State and four other universities built and are operating, has opened a larger and sharper-imaging giant eye on the universe after getting a multi-year, $25 million upgrade. Able to use more of its primary mirror than was possible before, the telescope now ranks as the world’s third-largest optical telescope -- tied for the honor with the South African Large Telescope, which was patterned after the HET's design.

6 Nov 2015

University MRI and FAU Collaborate to Advance Human Brain Imaging Research

Florida Atlantic University and University MRI have entered into an unprecedented, five-year joint research agreement to propel the University’s focus in the neurosciences and provide researchers with access to the newest imaging technologies available today. University MRI, located in the FAU Research Park on the Boca Raton campus, houses the latest technology in medical imaging including 3T FMRI and MR guided focused ultrasound, typically found in large research facilities and institutions.

6 Nov 2015

Femtosecond Lasers Provide Cost-Effective Alternative to Vector Network Analyzers

Femtosecond lasers enable precise, cost-effective high-frequency measurements and could replace standard electrical devices in the future

6 Nov 2015

2015 Insight Awards Winners Announced Researchers Continue To Push Imaging Boundaries From Particles To Galaxies.

Andor Technology (Andor) and Bitplane, Oxford Instruments companies and world leaders in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announce the three visually stunning and scientifically captivating entries to...

6 Nov 2015