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OMS’ Redesigned Grafias Luminaire Demonstrates 123 lm/W Luminous Efficacy

OMS Lighting, Europe's leading lighting manufacturer, today announced the addition of the redesigned Grafias luminaire; featuring revolutionary efficacy values of 123 lm/W, to its product portfolio after a series of successful laboratory tests.

4 May 2013

OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer for Asteroid Mission Being Built by ASU Students

Four engineering students at Arizona State University, three of them undergraduates, are gaining practical experience by helping to build a mineral-scouting instrument that will fly on a NASA mission to an asteroid. They are drafting the detailed plans for each of the instrument's components and helping analyze its structural and thermal behavior.

4 May 2013

4D Technology Corporation into a Distribution Agreement with Enable KK Co, Ltd.

4D Technology Corporation, manufacturer of interferometric optical metrology systems, has entered into a distribution agreement with Enable KK Co, Ltd, of Kawaguchi City (Tokyo) for the promotion of 4D products in Japan.

From 4D Technology 3 May 2013

Enhanced Acrylic Microincision Intraocular Lens from Bausch + Lomb

Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, announces the launch of its new INCISE® microincision intraocular lens (IOL). This enhanced acrylic IOL, in combination with the capabilities of the Stellaris® Vision Enhancement System, allows surgeons to perform microincision cataract surgery less than 2mm, delivering less invasive surgery for a more rapid visual recovery.

3 May 2013

IFR Scientists Test Prototype Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrument

In a world first, scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR) on the Norwich Research Park have been test-driving a prototype instrument that promises to revolutionise access to a potent laboratory analysis technique called NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance).

3 May 2013

Laser-Based, Portable, Real-Time Airborne Asbestos Detector

Asbestos was once called a miracle material because of its toughness and fire-resistant properties. It was used as insulation, incorporated into cement and even woven into firemen's protective clothing. Over time, however, scientists pinned the cause of lung cancers such as mesothelioma on asbestos fiber inhalation.

3 May 2013

Vision Dynamics Lab Becomes Largest US Glass Lens Processor

Vision Dynamics Laboratory, the glass lens specialist, is now the largest glass lens processor in the United States. Running over 500 glass jobs per day, our focus on high volume glass surfacing and finishing ensures our products are a cost effective solution for labs looking to direct their resources to materials with greater demand.

3 May 2013

Researchers Realize Lasers in Dual-Colors Through New Semiconductor Device

A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colours has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using light emitting diodes (LEDs) universally for cheap and efficient lighting.

3 May 2013

New Xitium-CL PX4 Frame Grabbers by Teledyne DALSA

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, today unveiled the Xtium-CL PX4, the first member of a new series of frame grabbers.

From Teledyne DALSA 3 May 2013

MOSIS and ePIXfab to Provide Low-cost Prototyping Services for Photonix ICs

MOSIS, a provider of low-cost prototyping and small volume production services for custom ICs, teams up with ePIXfab, the European Silicon Photonics support center providing low-cost prototyping services for photonic ICs.

2 May 2013

Laser Pulses Bounce off Mirror and Transfer Ultraprecise Time Signals Through Open Air

By bouncing eye-safe laser pulses off a mirror on a hillside, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have transferred ultraprecise time signals through open air with unprecedented precision equivalent to the "ticking" of the world's best next-generation atomic clocks.

2 May 2013

Digital 3D Mapping Installation Creates Visual and Optical Illusion Entertainment

theWit, a AAA Four Diamond Hotel in downtown Chicago, announced today the launch of "theWall", a permanent 3D mapping installation that provides immersive visual and optical illusion entertainment at ROOF on theWit, Chicago's premiere rooftop bar and cocktail lounge.

2 May 2013

Rensselaer Welcomes Innovating Pioneer in Biomedical Imaging

Biomedical imaging expert Ge Wang recently joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering, and a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

2 May 2013

Herschel Space Observatory Exhausts Liquid Helium Supply, will Cease Active Duty

After making over 35 000 observations and logging more than 25 000 hours of studying the Universe, the Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted its supply of liquid helium, which is required to cool the telescope's instruments to make highly precise measurements.

2 May 2013

Ultra-Sensitive VLA Helps Identify Discrete Sources Linked to Most Radio Waves from Distant Galaxies

Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming from distant galaxies. They found that about 63 percent of the background radio emission comes from galaxies with gorging black holes at their cores and the remaining 37 percent comes from galaxies that are rapidly forming stars.

2 May 2013