Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a prototype for 3D+2D television that allows viewers with stereo glasses to see three-dimensional images, while viewers without the glasses see a normal two-dimensional image.
Professor Majed Chergui has been appointed Editor-in-chief of the open-access and online-only journal recently jointly created by the American Institute of Physics and the American Crystallographic Association.
A solar tsunami observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Japanese Hinode spacecraft has been used to provide the first accurate estimates of the Sun's magnetic field.
The International Space Station is expanding the use of its Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) instrument to more Earth scientists and environmental researchers.
Building on its success with the industry's first 84-inch class Ultra High Definition flat-panel TV available in the United States, LG Electronics today expanded its 2013 Ultra HD line to include the first full-backlit LED array models in 55- and 65-inch class (54.6- and 64.7-inch diagonal, respectively) screen sizes, making Ultra HD technology available for a larger segment of the market.
NASA will use the International Space Station to test a new communications technology that could dramatically improve spacecraft communications, enhance commercial missions and strengthen transmission of scientific data.
Recently, a popular article demonstrated that opaque glass becomes transparent as transparent tape is applied to the glass. The scientific principle is that light was less scattered as the rough surface of the opaque glass is filled by transparent tape. Professor Yong Keun Park from KAIST’s Department of Physics, in a joint research with MIT Spectroscopy Lab, has developed the technology to easily control light scattering using holography. Their results are published on Nature’s Scientific Report May 29th online edition.
Opto Diode, a division of ITW, and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, announces the second in the AXUV series of multi-element photodiodes. The new 20-element AXUV20ELG features a 22-pin, dual in-line package with 100 percent internal quantum efficiency (QE).
P&P Optica Inc., has been named a winner of the 2013 R&D 100 Awards by R&D Magazine for its breakthrough Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Spectrometer - The PPO SWIR. The R&D 100 Award recognizes the top technology products of the year, and this year the PPO SWIR was chosen for the "Oscars for Innovation," as one of the most revolutionary, newly introduced technologies to the market. This is the second consecutive year P&P Optica has won an R&D 100 award.
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Microscopy Devices Market (Optical, Electron and Scanning Probe Microscopes, Semiconductor, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology, Material Sciences) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global market for microscopy devices was valued at USD 3.0 billion in 2011 and it is expected to reach an estimated value of USD 6.2 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 11.0% from 2012 to 2018.
There are several ways to “trap” a beam of light — usually with mirrors, other reflective surfaces, or high-tech materials such as photonic crystals. But now researchers at MIT have discovered a new method to trap light that could find a wide variety of applications.
By David L. Chandler
11 Jul 2013
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (the "Company") announces that it has joined the Photonics Online business-to-business e-commerce platform (www.photonicsonline.com), a web community serving the optics and photonics industry since 1997 by providing technical information about the laser, optics, optoelectronics, fiber optics and imaging industries.
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., today announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to provide reimbursement for VisionCare’s Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), the first FDA-approved ophthalmic telescope implant indicated to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in 2014.
iWatt Inc., a leading provider of digital-centric power management integrated circuits (ICs), today debuted its new 8-channel LED backlight driver designed to deliver better screen performance and lower cost in next-generation 2D and 3D LCD TVs.
Custom engineered and fabricated sapphire viewport windows that can be metalized, brazed and sealed into Kovar® and stainless steel sleeves are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island.