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EVT ThermoCam LC with IR Camera Can Detect Defects Under the Surface

The inspection of surfaces is a core competence in machine vision. Not only are there almost endless surface conditions, but also near as many surface defects such as e.g. cratches, cracks, pores, stripes, dents and of course corrosion.

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 14 May 2015

IHS Infonetics Reports Decline in Telecom Transceiver Market

The global market for 10-, 40- and 100-Gigabit optical transceivers sold to telecom service providers dropped to $762 million in 2014, a 7 percent falloff from 2013's $820 million, reports technology market research firm IHSInfonetics.

13 May 2015

New Fibertech Ethernet 10 Gigabit Network to Connect 61 Sites of Pittsburgh Public Schools

Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is connecting its 61 sites with a new fiber optic broadband infrastructure. The new network allows PPS to increase the availability of technology and other computer devices for student use without concern for bandwidth constraints.

13 May 2015

Telstra Announces Extension of Global PEN Platform into Optical Layer

Telstra today announced it has extended its new global Software Defined Networking (SDN) Platform into the optical layer, enabling high-bandwidth provisioning up to 100G and automated fault restoration across its global Points of Presence (PoPs).

13 May 2015

London's Stansted Airport Installs NanoLumens 39-Foot Curved Display

London’s Stansted Airport is taking its on-site customer messaging capabilities to a whole new level with the recent installation of a 39-foot (12 meter) NanoLumens® large scale visualization solution that is being utilized to provide advertising space to marketers along with flight information and airport updates.

13 May 2015

Resolve Optics Releases Spring 2015 Issue of 'Lens Innovation' E-Newsletter

Resolve Optics has announced theSpring 2015 issue of 'Lens Innovation' an e-newsletter dedicated to the latest technological developments, applications advances and breaking news in optical design and manufacture.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 13 May 2015

Pattern Recognition Successfully Demonstrated Using Magnonic Holographic Memory Device

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering and the Russian Academy of Sciences have successfully demonstrated pattern recognition using a magnonic holographic memory device, a development that could greatly improve speech and image recognition hardware.

12 May 2015

Infinera Offers 100Gb/s Terrestrial, Subsea Connections between Greece and Western Europe

Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, is offering 100 gigabit per second (Gb/s) terrestrial and subsea connections between Greece and Western Europe through Italy and the Balkans, with the Infinera DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform for OTEGLOBE's international backbone expansion.

12 May 2015

GigOptix Receives $7.9 Million ASIC Products Order with Large Aerospace and Defense Contractor

GigOptix, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced high-speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, Cloud connectivity, data centers, consumer electronics links and interactive applications, through optical and wireless communications networks, today announced the booking of a $7.9 million order with a large aerospace and defense contractor to deliver ASIC products.

12 May 2015

NEC Display Introduces Affordable High-Performance 32-Inch Display with LED Backlighting

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced the affordable 32-inch V323-2 display that possesses a new mechanical design with a 35 percent decrease in depth, 44 percent decrease in bezel width and 27 percent decrease in weight compared to the previous generation.

12 May 2015

Owens Valley Long Wavelength Array Produces Unprecedented Videos of the Radio Sky

A new radio telescope array developed by a consortium led by Caltech and now operating at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory has the ability to image simultaneously the entire sky at radio wavelengths with unmatched speed, helping astronomers to search for objects and phenomena that pulse, flicker, flare, or explode.

By Kimm Fesenmaier 12 May 2015

New Report on Worldwide Shipments of LED Lamps and Modules

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and modules across all major space lighting uses, including global market forecasts for unit sales and revenue of LED lamps and modules through 2024.

12 May 2015

New Lightweight and Compact EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Standard Lens from Canon

Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce the new lightweight and compact Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM standard lens. Featuring a large maximum aperture of f/1.8, this single focal length lens (which has an effective focal length of 80mm when attached to an EOS camera with an APS-C sensor such as the EOS Rebel T6i) is ideal for creating portraits with beautiful, soft-blurred backgrounds.

11 May 2015

University of Pittsburgh Chemist Creates Light Tool for Gene Editing

Scientists have been manipulating genes for a while. The University of Pittsburgh's Alexander Deiters just found a way to control the process with higher precision.

11 May 2015

DOE Awards Grant to SLAC Researcher for Work on New Imaging Techniques and Shape X-ray Beam

Anne Sakdinawat, an associate staff scientist at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has been recognized with a prestigious DOE Early Career Research Program grant to advance her work in creating and using next-generation focusing and imaging devices for X-ray experiments at SLAC and other research sites.

11 May 2015