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Sam Houston State University Study Explores Effectiveness of Ballistic Imaging Systems

During a homicide epidemic in Trinidad and Tobago driven mainly by guns, the developing country had forensic ballistics imaging technology, but faced problems effectively using it to solve crimes, according to a study at Sam Houston State University.

5 Oct 2015

New Microoptic Lenses Illuminate the Path to Your Car

On the new BMW 7 Series, a lighting system featuring a striped pattern of ground illumination makes it easier to enter the vehicle in the dark. Fraunhofer researchers have developed special microoptic lenses for this application to channel light from the vehicle underbody directly onto the ground, illuminating the path to the car.

5 Oct 2015

International Radiological Bodies Agree on a Standard for Better Evaluation of Prostate Cancer MRI Scans

International radiological bodies have agreed on a standard for how doctors evaluate MRI to confirm a diagnosis of prostate cancer. This promises to reduce the number of over diagnosis of insignificant cancers by to up to 89%.

5 Oct 2015

Point Grey Expands Grasshopper 3 USB3 Vision Camera Line with New 3.2 and 5 MP CMOS Models

Point Grey, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the addition of new 3.2 and 5 MP CMOS models to its Grasshopper®3 USB3 Vision™ camera line.

5 Oct 2015

New EyeVision Software Supports Adlink’s NEON-1040 Smart Camera

For all users, who like to work with Windows Operating Systems the new EyeVision software supports the smart camera NEON-1040 by Adlink. This combination of smart camera and impage processing software offers manifold application possibilities.

5 Oct 2015

TRUMPF to Open New Subsidiary for Advanced Laser Diodes Engineering in Berlin

Advance engineering in the active Berlin research landscape – Contribution toward "green production" with the laser – Close cooperation with the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut

1 Oct 2015

35 New Exhibitors at Photonex and Vision UK Event

With a broad light technologies remit, this event provides you with the unique opportunity to meet the UK’s top supplier companies, innovators & leading science groups and attend the in-depth 'Enlighten' conference covering applications, technology advances, innovations and emerging technologies.

1 Oct 2015

Yokogawa Introduces AQ6375B Optical Spectrum Analyser for Short-Wavelength Infrared Region

The new Yokogawa AQ6375B is an optical spectrum analyser operating in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) region covering wavelengths from 1200 to 2400 nm. With a design based on the company's highly successful AQ6375 instrument, the new analyser combines high measurement performance with ease of operation, and incorporates a number of new features including a gas purging feature, a built-in cut-off filter, data-logging capabilities, a double-speed mode, and support for Windows file sharing.

1 Oct 2015

FUJIFILM Debuts instax mini 70 Cameras that Produce Photos Instantly

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) is proud to announce that it will release the instax mini 70, a new model to join the ‘instax mini’ series of instant cameras which produce credit-card-size photos instantly, on October 23. The instax mini 70, which comes in three new colors including “Canary Yellow,” “Island Blue,” and “Moon White,” features the Auto Exposure Control Function to capture both the main subject and background in natural brightness as well as the newly added ‘Selfie’ mode. With its modern design the instax mini 70 broadens its appeal to not only young women, but also men in their 20s and 30s, making it a perfect fashion statement at any scene for any occasion at any time.

1 Oct 2015

Patient with Depression Treated Non-Invasively with Focused Ultrasound

The first patient with depression has been treated with focused ultrasound. This procedure marks the beginning of a pilot clinical trial to determine the feasibility and safety of MR-guided focused ultrasound to non-invasively destroy a small volume of tissue deep in the brain – the anterior limb of the internal capsule – a well-established target for treating severe depression. In this initial patient, the target was successfully ablated without complications.

1 Oct 2015

MRO's Imaging Spectrometer Detects Signatures of Hydrated Minerals on Martian Slopes

New findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) — including data from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland — provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.

30 Sep 2015

Auto Industry Finds Multitude of Uses for AP LAZER Casket Laser System

The American auto industry recently discovered a 2D laser system originally designed to engrave caskets and granite monuments to have higher profit potential in automotive manufacturing, customization, and branding than 3D printing.

30 Sep 2015

Larson Electronics Introduces 150W Portable Explosion Proof LED Light on Non-Sparking Aluminum Base Stand

Larson Electronics has announced the release of a Class 1 & 2 Division 1 & 2 portable explosion proof LED light for low voltage operation mounted on a base stand fabricated from non-sparking aluminum.

30 Sep 2015

Canon Enters Partnership to Integrate Portfolio of Document Imaging Solutions with Box Platform

Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc. (CIIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced a partnership with enterprise content management and collaboration platform BOX. The partnership brings together Canon’s imaging and cloud technologies with Box’s rich platform capabilities to offer integrated solutions for vertically targeted industries, such as government, non-profit, healthcare, retail, legal and financial services.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 30 Sep 2015

NeoPhotonics to Display Technologies to Support 400G and Beyond Optical Transport at ECOC 2015

NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated circuit based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, today announced a suite of products and technologies designed to support 400G and beyond optical transport across multiple network segments, including long haul, metro and data center interconnects (DCI).

30 Sep 2015