Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Sirio Panel to Supply LED Panels and LED Lights for the Aisle Jetliner Family

Sirio Panel, a Selex ES company (Finmeccanica group), has been awarded a contract by Airbus to develop, supply and support a set of LED panels, LED lights and associated power supplies for the cockpit integral lighting a...

22 Apr 2013

NKI-AVL Joins Elekta and Philips to Advance Image-Guided Treatment Technology for Cancer Care

Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced today that The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has signed an agreement to join a research group to advance the development of ground-breaking image-guided treatment technology for cancer care.

22 Apr 2013

Carl Zeiss Meditec Debuts Cataract Suite Featuring CALLISTO Eye at 2013 ASCRS

Carl Zeiss Meditec is introducing the ZEISS Cataract Suite featuring the new CALLISTO eye® OR management system, which recently received US FDA 510k clearance, at the 2013 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium and Congress in San Francisco.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 22 Apr 2013

Toshiba and Leading Research Institutions Make Breakthroughs in Advanced MR Imaging

Leading research institutions are making breakthroughs in advanced MR imaging with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s Vantage Titan™ 3T MR system. Toshiba has partnered with Shands at the University of Florida and the Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California (USC) for MR research in fMRI, as well as body and cardiac imaging.

22 Apr 2013

Seaborn Networks Establishes First Brazil Gateway in Equinix's IBX Data Center

Seaborn Networks, the developer and operator of the first direct Sao Paulo – US cable system (Seabras-1), today announced it is establishing its first Brazil gateway in Equinix's International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Equinix's facility in Sao Paulo (SP2) provides data center services to customers in Latin America, and offers critical overseas connectivity to the financial and commercial center of the United States.

22 Apr 2013

Ultra High Definition Technology Improves Remote Medical Training and Diagnosis

Researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Cardiff will today [Friday 19 April] show how groundbreaking ultra high definition (UHD) technology is making a real difference in remote medical training and diagnosis, with 3D demonstrations on a ‘virtual patient’.

22 Apr 2013

Hubbell Lighting Develops Industry’s Highest Output LED Downlight Solution

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, will demonstrate at LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2013 two new technologies that provide solutions for vexing problems faced in architectural downlighting.

22 Apr 2013

Larson Electronics Magnalight Introduces Emergency Ballast Equipped Hazardous Location LED Light

Larson Electronics Magnalight combined the benefits of emergency lights with the requirements of Class 1 Division 2 areas with the new HALP-EMG-48-2L-LED emergency ballast equipped hazardous location light.

20 Apr 2013

Deetectee’s Single Burst Optical Recognition Technology Enables Secure, Digital Identification

Deetectee Microsystems Inc. has invented the first and only technology that enables secure, digital identification of a person in a mobile environment. The invention of Single Burst Optical Recognition™ means that mobile technologies will soon be able to securely and instantly share personal information between people, organizations and businesses.

20 Apr 2013

New Report on Global Smart Lighting Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Smart Lighting Market (2013 - 2018) By Component (Sensors, Controllers, Chipsets, Others); Lighting Type (LED, FL, CFL, HID); Connectivity (Wired, Wireless); Application (Commercial, Industrial, Public, Government, Residential) & Geography" report to their offering.

20 Apr 2013

Hybrid Solar and Wind Streetlights Provider, Lumi*Solair, Awarded EPA's Environmental Quality Award

Today, Brooklyn based renewable energy firm Lumi*Solair was awarded the Environmental Protection Agency's prestigious Environmental Quality Award for 2013. Nominated by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand , a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Lumi*Solair is being recognized for their commitment and significant contributions to greening New York City.

20 Apr 2013

Mount Everest Base Camp Installs RedBird LED Lighting

Hospitals have discovered that lighting is an important aspect of improving patient safety and a significant expense item. Imagine trying to cost-effectively replicate the conditions of an intensive care unit at 17,500 feet elevation on the world's largest mountain.

20 Apr 2013

FBGS All Grating Optical Fiber Simplifies Measurement of Multiple Sensing Points

The ability to measure multiple sensing points over large intricate surfaces can be a difficult task. Traditionally engineers have used electrical strain gauges to monitor many points over a structure such as an aircraft wing or large composite component. However applying many individual gauges is both time consuming and adds significant weight to the structure in the form of cabling.

19 Apr 2013

e-con Systems Launches UVCi Compliant USB 3.0 Camera

e-con Systems Inc. announces the launch of the world’s first UVC compliant USB 3.0 camera as part of its new See3CAM series. Being UVC compliant means that See3CAM cameras are ‘plug and play’ on Windows and Linux - no additional device driver software is required and the cameras work with standard Windows (DirectShow) and Linux (V4L2) software.

19 Apr 2013

Sigma Introduces 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art Wide Aperture Standard Zoom Lens

Sigma Corporation of America, a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider for some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, today announced the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens, the market’s first zoom lens to achieve a maximum aperture F1.8 throughout the entire zoom range.

From Sigma Corporation of America 19 Apr 2013