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Comprehensive Analytic Report on Worldwide Markets for Medical Fiber Optics

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Medical Fiber Optics Industry

7 Aug 2013

New Solar Telescope Reveals Ultrafine Magnetic Loops Rooted on Sun’s Photosphere

Researchers at NJIT’s Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) in Big Bear, CA have obtained new and remarkably detailed photos of the Sun with the New Solar Telescope (NST). The photographs reveal never-before-seen details of solar magnetism revealed in photospheric and chromospheric features.

7 Aug 2013

Strathclyde Team Achieves Major World Firsts in Diamond-Based Raman Laser Technology

Once a James Bond fantasy, diamond-based lasers are now becoming a reality. Ground-breaking research is harnessing the unique properties of diamonds to develop a new generation of lasers that could lead to many benefits, from better treatment of skin complaints and diabetes-related eye conditions to improved pollution monitoring and aeronautical engineering.

7 Aug 2013

Zygo to Produce High Precision Assemblies for Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer

Zygo Corporation, a worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments and high precision optical systems, today announced that its Optical Systems Division has received an order valued at $2 million from a semiconductor equipment manufacturer to produce high precision assemblies.

From Zygo Corporation 7 Aug 2013

NEC Launches LED-Backlit Desktop Monitor with IPS Panel

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today its new 19-inch, AccuSync™ AS193i desktop monitor. This LED-backlit model with IPS panel is suited for small-to-medium-sized businesses and school classrooms looking for outstanding image performance with environmentally conscious features.

6 Aug 2013

Researchers Develop Fourier Transform Infrared Spectro-Microtomography

An iconic moment in the history of Hollywood movie magic was born in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz when Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale stepped out of the black and white world of Kansas into the rainbow colored world of Oz. An iconic moment in the history of infrared imaging may have been born with the announcement of the first technique to offer full color IR tomography.

6 Aug 2013

Environmental Tests Completed for GOES-R Satellite’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager Instrument

A Lockheed Martin team has completed and passed the full range of environmental tests – electrical, mechanical and thermal – for the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument that will make crucial solar measurements when it flies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite mission, known as GOES-R.

6 Aug 2013

Russian Cosmonauts to Remove Space Laser Communications System During Spacewalk

NASA Television will provide live coverage as two Russian cosmonauts venture outside the International Space Station on spacewalks Friday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 22.

6 Aug 2013

Toshiba Unveils New Line of Low Input Current Type Transistor Output Photocouplers

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a new line-up of low input current type transistor output photocouplers that guarantee high CTR (Current Transfer Ratio)1 at low input current. “TLP182” and “TLP183” will be available in SO6 packages and “TLP292” and “TLP293” in small SO4 packages. Mass production is scheduled to start at the end of August, 2013.

5 Aug 2013

Magnalight Unveils New Low Profile Underwater LED Boat Light

Leading distributor of high grade lighting products Magnalight has released a new LED boat light designed for hull mounting below the waterline. The LEDUL12 Underwater LED light produces an intense 2,700 lumen output while drawing less than 4 amps and is an ideal alternative to bulkier and difficult to install halogen hull lights.

5 Aug 2013

New Photodetector Using Auto Lubricant Could Speed Up Medical Imaging

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have built a device that could speed up medical imaging without breaking the bank. The key ingredient? An engine lubricant called molybdenum disulfide, or MoS2, which has been sold in auto parts shops for decades.

5 Aug 2013

3D Movies Viewable at Different Distances Without Stereo Viewing Glasses

3D movies have become commonplace over the last while. The black plastic stereo viewing glasses are even piling up at home. Good that glasses-free video displays for home use have become available. However, the technology is still not mature or widespread, and televisions of this kind are still too expensive. Researchers are working on solutions to change that.

3 Aug 2013

Forecast Report on Global 3D Scanning Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "3D Scanning Market by Devices, Range, Solutions, Services - Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2013 - 2018)" report to their offering.

3 Aug 2013

Panasonic Introduces Micro Four Thirds Standard Interchangeable Lens for LUMIX G Cameras

Panasonic today announced the LEICA DG NOCTICRON 42.5mm/F1.2 lens, the fastest1 interchangeable lens in the Micro Four Thirds standard for the LUMIX G Series cameras.

3 Aug 2013

Larson Electronics Launches Metal Halide Quadpod Light Tower

Larson Electronics has released a portable light tower featuring a four leg tower fitted with three 1000 watt metal halide lamps for high stability and excellent light output. The WAL-C-3XM Quadpod Light Tower is an industrial grade temporary lighting solution that gives operators the power and versatility of a full size tower in a design that allows full portability and easy transport and setup.

3 Aug 2013