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EyeVision Helps Count and Sort Colored Chocolate Drops

You know Smarties? Do you prefer the blue, green or red chocolate drops? Or do you prefer the violet, yellow or pink ones? Several clever minds have tried to invent sorting machines for colored chocolate or fruit drops.

2 Sep 2015

High-Speed FRAP Imaging for Fast In-Vivo Processes

Olympus introduces a flexible and accurate cellFRAP imaging platform specifically for the acquisition, monitoring and analysis of dynamic in-vivo processes by photomanipulation techniques.

1 Sep 2015

Larson Electronics Unveils NEW High Intensity 50W LED Light

Larson Electronics has added a high intensity, ultra-compact LED spot light to their line of products that offers a 3,350 lumen output with low voltage and amp draw, a 50,000 hour service life and 12 to 32 volt compatibility.

1 Sep 2015

Hubbell Lighting Launches New High Performance LED Area/Site Luminaire

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, has launched a new high performance LED area/site luminaire that is beautifully styled and exceedingly efficient—Spaulding Lighting’s Arceos ARA3.

1 Sep 2015

OSA's Newest Journal, Optica Commemorates One-Year Anniversary

Optica, The Optical Society’s newest journal, dedicated to rapidly disseminating the highest impact peer-reviewed research across the entire spectrum of optics and photonics, has celebrated its one-year anniversary.

1 Sep 2015

European Hyperspectral Imaging Technologies Market Forecast to Grow at 11.4% CAGR During 2014-2019

The European hyperspectral imaging technologies market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 11.4% from 2014 to 2019. Although the mature markets (such as Germany and the U.K.) hold larger shares in the hyperspectral imaging technologies market, Italy is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR of 12.7% during the given forecast period.

1 Sep 2015

Cornell’s High-Resolution Imaging Technology Helps Determine Artifacts in Jamestown Graves

In Jamestown, Virginia, in 2013, archaeologists digging beneath a church built in 1608 made a remarkable discovery in the chancel: four graves. The coffins were long gone, victims of decay, but the coffin nails remained.

1 Sep 2015

DOE Approves Start of Construction for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope's 3.2GP Camera

The Department of Energy has approved the start of construction for a 3.2-gigapixel digital camera – the world’s largest – at the heart of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST).

1 Sep 2015

EarthCam Celebrates 19 Years in Webcam Technology and Introduces New Online Community, 'My EarthCam

2015 has already proven to be a busy year for EarthCam, and the company has made a big impact on the way construction teams can document their most important projects with the release of groundbreaking webcam technology.

31 Aug 2015

NuTrend Brings its Astanza Liberty IPL Hair Removal System to Cypress, TX

NuTrend Laser Hair Removal is opening its doors this August featuring the innovative Astanza Liberty IPL System. With expertise in laser hair removal, NuTrend is able to remove unwanted hair on any area of the body. NuTrend also offers vascular lesion treatment and photo facials for patients with pigmented lesions or age spots.

31 Aug 2015

$Canon Develops Blue Spectrum Refractive Element for Correcting Chromatic Aberration in Camera Lenses$

Canon Develops Blue Spectrum Refractive Element for Correcting Chromatic Aberration in Camera Lenses

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., has developed Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR), a new optical element for use in camera lenses that corrects chromatic aberrations at an extremely high level to achieve superb imaging performance.

31 Aug 2015

USGS Attempts to Validate Sigma Space SPL LiDAR Technology for 3D Digital Elevation Program

Through a recent contract awarded to two evaluating companies, the United States Geological Survey has requested from Sigma Space the collection and processing of Single Photon LiDAR (SPL) in a test area in upper Connecticut.

31 Aug 2015

New Non-Invasive Image Processing Technique to Visualise Embryo Formation

A collaboration between biologists and engineers at Monash University has led to the development of a new non-invasive image processing technique to visualise embryo formation.

31 Aug 2015

OSI Optoelectronics Launches BI-SMT Photodetector Series

OSI Optoelectronics (OSIO), an OSI Systems Company and global supplier of high performance standard and OEM photodiodes, high-power light sources, and turnkey solutions, introduces the BI-SMT Photodetector Series.

31 Aug 2015

Amerlux Introduces Classix 6" LED Downlight for High Ceiling Applications

The Classix 6" LED downlight by Amerlux® shines new light on high profile projects while featuring high performance optics with exceptional efficiency and beam control. With a unique blend of architectural form and function, Classix offers a variety of wattages and color temperatures to perform perfectly in a wide range of large retail and commercial spaces.

29 Aug 2015