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Canon Developing Compact High-Sensitivity Network Camera for Long-Range Color Image Capture During Nighttime

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., is developing a high-sensitivity network camera equipped with a fast, high-magnification lens capable of long-range color image capture, even at night, enabling the surveying of subjects that might be hard to see with the naked eye.

3 Sep 2015

Medigus Expands Micro ScoutCam Portfolio with Innovative New CMOS Video Camera

Medigus Ltd., a medical device company developing minimally invasive endosurgical tools and a leader in direct visualization technology, announced today the addition of a new product to its micro ScoutCam™ portfolio of products - the micro ScoutCam™ 6.5 Lum, an innovative new CMOS video camera that provides intense illumination in a small size which was originally custom-designed for the aeronautics industry.

3 Sep 2015

II-VI Introduces Optical Time Domain Reflectometry Solutions for Embedded Network Monitoring

II-VI Incorporated, a leading provider of solutions for next generation optical networks, today announced the introduction of its unique suite of Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) solutions for embedded network monitoring applications.

3 Sep 2015

Fiber Optic Test Equipment Market Forecast to Grow at 4.86% CAGR

According to a new market research report "Fiber Optic Test Equipment Market by Type (OTDR, OPM, OLTS, RFTS), by Form Factor (Handheld & Bench Top) Application (Installation, Manufacturing & Research), End User (Telecom, CA TV, Data Center, Industries) & Geography - Global Forecast to 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, the total market is expected to reach $902.2 Million by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 4.86% from 2015 to 2020.

3 Sep 2015

Sea Sapphire’s Ability to Turn Invisible Could Inspire New Optical Technologies

Tiny ocean creatures known as sea sapphires perform a sort of magic trick as they swim: One second they appear in splendid iridescent shades of blue, purple or green, and the next they may turn invisible (at least the blue ones turn completely transparent).

3 Sep 2015

Petal-Shaped Starshade Effectively Identifies Celestial Objects

Northrop Grumman engineers and astronomers demonstrated the ability of a petal-shaped starshade to clearly see celestial objects during two, weeklong series of engineering tests on Kitt Peak at the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope. This was the first time a starshade was tested against actual astronomical objects.

3 Sep 2015

Researchers Use Rough Ultrathin Films to Achieve Efficient Light Absorption

A group of physicists from the University of Kaiserslautern, Bielefeld University and the University of Würzburg have shown that when light is efficiently scattered in rough, ultrathin films, it is completely absorbed.

2 Sep 2015

Radiation Hard Lens for Colour Sensors

The new Model 346 non-browning lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. has been designed to operate with colour sensors in areas subject to radiation.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 2 Sep 2015

March Networks Debuts Self-Contained, Covert IP Camera with High Dynamic Range Image Clarity

March Networks®, a leading provider of intelligent IP video solutions used by more than 450 financial customers worldwide, is pleased to introduce the MegaPX ATM Camera. The MegaPX ATM Camera is the industry’s first self-contained, covert IP camera with High Dynamic Range (HDR) image clarity.

2 Sep 2015

OPPLE Lighting and Al Manara Conclude Seminar for the Riyadh Project Lighting Community

OPPLE Lighting and Al Manara recently concluded OPPLE’s latest seminar for the Riyadh project lighting community. The event was attended by over two hundred engineers and ministry officials, who were very much impressed by OPPLE’s quality products and its viability as a full service provider.

2 Sep 2015

Hong Kong Observatory Awards Terminal Doppler Lidar System Contract to Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), a department of the Hong Kong Government, to supply Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) with two Terminal Doppler Lidar systems capable of detecting nearby low-level wind shear and turbulence during non-precipitation conditions.

2 Sep 2015

TCL and QD Vision to Demonstrate Rec. 2020 Capable Quantum Dot TV at IFA

TCL, its subsidiary CSOT, and QD Vision have collaborated to develop a television that produces over 90% of the Rec. 2020 color gamut standard for UHD displays. This advancement is made possible by the unique design of QD Vision’s Color IQ quantum dot technology, the leading wide color gamut technology in the market today. The demonstration television will be on display in the TCL booth at IFA, Booth 102, 21 hall.

2 Sep 2015

Rudolph Technologies to Highlight NSX 330 Series Macro Defect Inspection Tool at SEMICON Taiwan

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. today announced the widespread adoption and success of its newest macro defect inspection tool, the NSX® 330 Series. The NSX 330 Series provides high-speed macro defect inspection and 2D and 3D metrology for advanced packaging applications, which are being developed to support the mobility and the growing Internet of Things (IoT) markets.

2 Sep 2015

More Accurate Imaging Needed to Detect and Diagnose Dementia

MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

2 Sep 2015

STEMMER IMAGING’s CVB Polimago Tool Enables Rapid and Robust Pattern Recognition

STEMMER IMAGING is extending its machine vision software library Common Vision Blox (CVB) with the new CVB Polimago tool, which enables robust recognition rates at high speed.

2 Sep 2015