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Launch of National Photonics Initiative to Maintain US Competitiveness and Security

The American Physical Society (APS), IEEE Photonics Society, Laser Institute of America (LIA), the Optical Society (OSA), and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the launch of the National Photonics Initiative (NPI), a collaborative alliance seeking to unite industry, academia and government experts to identify and advance areas of photonics critical to maintaining US competitiveness and national security

From American Physical Society 27 May 2013

Universal Display Recognized for Borderless Flexible OLED Panel

Exhibit Category for its borderless flexible OLED lighting panel at the 2013 Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar, and Exhibition.

27 May 2013

NIST Researchers Demonstrate Metamaterial Flat Lens

For the first time, scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of lens that bends and focuses ultraviolet (UV) light in such an unusual way that it can create ghostly, 3D images of objects that float in free space.

27 May 2013

Navy Selects Northrop Grumman for Solid State Laser Technology Maturation Program

The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation for the initial phase of the Solid State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) program. SSL-TM is a research and development project to mature solid-state, high-power laser weapon systems and components for ship defense.

24 May 2013

CANSEC 2013: Teledyne DALSA to Highlight Multispectral IR, CCD and CMOS Sensors and Cameras

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in digital image sensing technology, will highlight its multispectral, extreme environment, and custom IR, CCD and CMOS sensors and cameras at CANSEC 2013 in booth 513. The show will be held May 29-30, 2013 at the Ernst & Young Centre (formerly the CE Centre) in Ottawa, Canada.

From Teledyne DALSA 24 May 2013

LLE Ships RGB-Laser Powered Universal Laser Retrofit System for Digital Cinema Projection

Laser Light Engines, Inc., (LLE), a leader in laser illumination for high brightness digital cinema and performance projection, announced the first shipment of a fully configured RGB-laser powered Universal Laser Retrofit System to a leading global innovator in the cinema space.

24 May 2013

Breakthrough Spray-On Technology Turns Glass Slides into Flat Lenses

A team of researchers, including a University of British Columbia engineer have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used.

24 May 2013

Aqueti to Utilize Kickstarter Fundraising to Launch Gigapixel Digital Camera

Aqueti, a new company commercializing gigapixel photographic technology developed at Duke University, announced today that it will utilize the popular Kickstarter fundraising site to introduce Aware, the world’s first gigapixel digital camera. The campaign will run May 20 – June 19, 2013, with a goal of raising at least $25,000 to tour the camera around North Carolina for three weeks.

24 May 2013

Ocular Offers Customized PCAP Touch Panels for Outdoor and Marine Applications

Ocular LCD, Inc., a leading supplier of industrial touch panels, today announced the availability of PCAP touch panels specifically designed for outdoor and marine applications.

23 May 2013

Trans-Lux Launches New TL Vision LED Cabinet Systems

Trans-Lux Corporation (TNLX), a world leader in LED digital displays and LED lighting technologies, continues to establish new benchmarks in LED display performance and efficiency. Innovative product introductions include: TL Vision LED Cabinet Systems that virtually eliminate common alignment issues, expedite display set-up time, and reduce overall costs; the world’s first and only 1.5mm pitch LED display that rivals HD flat screen image quality; and the epic™ Series LED System Software Suite that makes LED display set-up, control and content management easier and more efficient.

23 May 2013

Canon Image Capture Solutions Alliance Program Adds NovoDynamics

NovoDynamics, Inc., a leading developer of advanced pattern recognition and analytics technologies, today announced that it has been added to Canon U.S.A., Inc.'s, Canon Image Capture Solutions (ICS) Alliance Program.

23 May 2013

micro-CT scanning Reveals 3D Images of Butterfly Developing Inside the Chrysalis

The unique pictures were taken using a computed tomography (CT) scanner and show in amazing detail nine Vanessa cardui pupas (the life stage after the caterpillar) as they underwent metamorphosis into painted lady butterflies inside a hard outer shell.

23 May 2013

Resolve Optics Develops Optimised Lenses for Machine Vision Applications

Resolve Optics Ltd. has built a strong international reputation for working with machine vision camera suppliers and system integrators to develop application optimised lenses to enable them to benefit from the full performance of their camera or sensor system.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 23 May 2013

TerraLUX Receives ENERGY STAR Certification for DLR7-H LED Downlight Retrofit Kit

TerraLUX Inc., an industry leader that designs, patents, and manufactures LED-based lighting solutions, announced today that its DLR7-H LED downlight retrofit kit has received ENERGY STAR® certification.

22 May 2013

AMOLED Display Technology may have Major Influence on Smart Device Innovation

"In the cloud computing era, AMOLED displays are most likely to have the greatest amount of influence on innovation in smart devices." Kinam Kim, CEO of Samsung Display, delivered this statement as part of a keynote speech on "Display and Innovation" to attendees at the Society for Information Display's Display Week 2013 in the Vancouver Convention Centre today.

22 May 2013