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New High Energy XUV Spectrometer from McPherson

McPherson's grazing incidence wavelength dispersive optical spectrometer allows rapid analysis of spectral light in the ~1 to 300nm wavelength region (4 to 1200 eV.) Beside high-harmonic laser generation experiments, the Model 248/310 is also useful for measuring ion- or discharge light sources and astrophysics detector calibration. At FLASH, the Free Electron Laser experiment at DESY Germany, the McPherson 248/310 UHV model assisted in analysis of the 2.3 to 4.4-nanometer water window (a region transparent to light).

9 Dec 2015

UCLA Professor Honored with International Commission for Optics Prize

Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the International Commission for Optics (ICO) Prize. Ozcan was recognized for his seminal contributions to biophotonics technologies impacting computational microscopy, and digital holography for telemedicine and global health applications.

9 Dec 2015

EPFL Spin-Off Launches Microscope for Observing Living Cells in 3D

EPFL spin-off Nanolive has launched the 3D Cell Explorer, a microscope for observing living cells in 3D. This new tool could be a real boon for researchers in such areas as infertility.

9 Dec 2015

Study of Curious 'Quasiparticles' Helps Measure Incredibly Small Distortions in Light Waves

Optics researchers have discovered a new way to measure incredibly small distortions in light waves by indirectly studying the behavior of curious 'quasiparticles' - ripples in the electric field that emerge when light and solid surfaces interact. This new technique holds significant promise for applications in metrology and chemical sensing, as well as potential improvements in adaptive optics for microscopy and biomedicine.

From Optical Society Of America 9 Dec 2015

SLAC's X-Ray Laser Helps Study Very Delicate Biological Samples

Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have found a simple new way to study very delicate biological samples – like proteins at work in photosynthesis and components of protein-making machines called ribosomes – at the atomic scale using SLAC's X-ray laser.

9 Dec 2015

Highly Sensitive, Inexpensive, Non-Invasive Biophotonics Method to Identify Unstable Plaques

In aging societies, atherosclerosis (AS) and its major vascular complications, myocardial infarction and stroke, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Besides that, childhood obesity is an increasing phenomenon all over the globe and will lead to increased occurrence of cardiovascular diseases at younger age. Particularly in these patients all efforts need to be made towards non-invasive methods for disease diagnosis in order to reduce the risk of invasive analysis and X-ray radiation.

9 Dec 2015

High Precision Grisms for Euclid Mission to Map the Dark Universe

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has supplied the Laboratoire d'astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) with polished substrates to manufacture the high precision grisms that lie at the heart of a Near Infrared Spectrophotometer designed to perform red shift measurements in the forthcoming Euclid space mission by the European Space Agency (ESA).

From Optica Software 8 Dec 2015

2016 Expo Light Shanghai to be an Important Theme at Shanghai Hospitality Design & Engineering Exposition

The 2016 Expo Light Shanghai will be an important theme at the Shanghai Hospitality Design & Engineering Exposition, which will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from March 29 to April 01, 2016.

8 Dec 2015

Colorado State University Develops Nanoscale 3D Mass-Spectral Imaging Tool

A one-of-a-kind instrument built at Colorado State University lets scientists map cellular composition in three dimensions at the nanoscale, allowing researchers to watch how cells respond to new medications at the most minute level ever observed.

8 Dec 2015

Citynet Extends Network with MRV Communications Optical Transport Solutions

MRV Communications, Inc., a global provider of innovative packet and optical solutions, announces an expansion of its longstanding partnership with Citynet, a regional carrier network in Austria.

8 Dec 2015

New Andrei Duman Gallery Installs Soraa LED Lights

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaNTM LED technology, announced that its LED lamps have been installed at the new Andrei Duman Gallery in the high end mall—Westfield Topanga outside Los Angeles.

8 Dec 2015

German HÃœBNER Announces Acquisition of Swedish Coboltâ€™s Business

Kassel / Stockholm, December 4th 2015: The German HÃœBNER Group and the Swedish Cobolt Group have signed an agreement that results in HÃœBNER acquiring 100% control of Coboltâ€™s business.

8 Dec 2015

Gigahertz-Optik Launches BTS256-PAR Photosynthetically Active Radiation Meter

Gigahertz-Optik introduces an advanced technology Photosynthetically Active Radiation meter that provides PAR, illuminance, color and spectral data to fully analyze any type natural and artificial light sources including LEDs employed in plant growth applications.

8 Dec 2015

Canon's imagePROGRAF Wide Format and MFP Products Recognized with Three BLI Pick Awards

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is proud to announce that the Company has received three 2016 “Pick” awards from Buyers Laboratory, LLC for the select models in the imagePROGRAF wide format and MFP product line set out below. The annual awards honor the products deemed “outstanding” in their respective categories.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 7 Dec 2015

JunoCam Color Camera to Provide New Views of Jupiter's Swirling Clouds

When NASA's Juno mission arrives at Jupiter on July 4, 2016, new views of the giant planet's swirling clouds will be sent back to Earth, courtesy of its color camera, called JunoCam. But unlike previous space missions, professional scientists will not be the ones producing the processed views, or even choosing which images to capture. Instead, the public will act as a virtual imaging team, participating in key steps of the process, from identifying features of interest to sharing the finished images online.

7 Dec 2015