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Novel Mass Spectrometry Technique Can Run Multiple Samples

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a new way to accelerate a workhorse instrument that identifies proteins. The high-speed technique could help diagnose cancer sooner and point to new drugs for treating a wide range of conditions.

26 Feb 2013

Prysm’s Laser Phosphor Display Technology Wins DIGI Award

Prysm Inc., a video display provider offering brilliant life-like and life-size displays for truly immersive experiences, announced that its Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology has won a prestigious DIGI Award for the second consecutive year. This year Prysm has been recognized in the "Best Product, New Generation Display (non-LCD or Plasma)" category.

26 Feb 2013

EPFL Professor Honored with 2013 Electronic Imaging Scientist of the Year Award

Sabine Süsstrunk, IC Professor for Images and Visual Representation, was honored with the 2013 Electronic Imaging Scientist of the Year Award at the IS&T/SPIE 25th Electronic Imaging Symposium. Professor Süsstrunk received this award in recognition of her "seminal contributions to color imaging, computational photography, and image analysis."

26 Feb 2013

LRC Announces Four-Day Seminar on LEDs and OLEDs for Lighting Applications

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will hold a four-day, hands-on seminar May 14-17, 2013, to teach industry professionals how to incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) into lighting applications.

26 Feb 2013

Kickstarter Campaign for Mobile IMAGOphotour

The camera IMAGO1:1 is the largest walk-in camera in the world. Invented and built in the 1970s, in Munich, the IMAGO1:1 is unique. After many journeys and shows it found its final home in 2011 at the Aufbau Haus at Moritzplatz in Berlin-Kreuzberg (Germany). The venerable camera would not survive the rigors of yet more journeys.

25 Feb 2013

Maksutov Telescope on Board NEOSSat Can Help Discover Near-Earth Asteroids

Everyone knows that if you want to see a great distance, getting up higher makes for a better view. University of Calgary researchers are following that principle to make ground-breaking discoveries of asteroids in near-Earth orbits.

25 Feb 2013

SunSi, DEK Enter Distribution Agreement for Energy-Efficient LED Products

SunSi Energies Inc. ("SunSi"), soon to become ForceField Energy Inc., an international manufacturer, seller and distributor of energy products and solutions, today announced the signing of a distribution agreement with DEK International ("DEK"), a global supplier of technology for the gaming industry.

25 Feb 2013

Larson Electronics Introduces High Output Boiler Inspection Light

Larson Electronics has announced the release of a high output boiler inspection light intended for use during boiler servicing and maintenance activities as well as general illumination applications. The WALBL-1000WMH Boiler Light features heavy duty industrial grade construction combined with the power of a metal halide lamp and versatility of an adjustable wheeled tower.

25 Feb 2013

Nano-Satellites with Small Space Telescopes Advance Astronomy

The smallest astronomical satellite ever built will launch shortly after 07:20 a.m. EST on Monday, 25 February 2013 as part of a mission to prove that even a very small telescope can push the boundaries of astronomy.

25 Feb 2013

Vuzix to Showcase M100 Smart Glasses at 2013 ShowStoppers Event

Vuzix Corporation's M100 Smart Glasses will be making their European debut during the showstoppers media event on Sunday, February 24th. Mobile industry participants and gadgeteers can test out the world's first smart 'hands free' display and communications system for on the go data access, paired to their smartphone and connected to the Internet.

22 Feb 2013

Cogmedix Announces Facility Expansion to Support Laser Based Medical Devices

Cogmedix, a subsidiary of Coghlin Companies, Inc. has recently expanded their medical device contract manufacturing facility to add an additional 8,500 square feet. The increase in space is accommodating growth in medical device manufacturing, servicing, warehousing, and order fulfillment.

22 Feb 2013

Spanish Researchers Observe Birth of an Asteroid Trail

Unlike comets, asteroids are not characterised by exhibiting a trail, but there are now ten exceptions. Spanish researchers have observed one of these rare asteroids from the Gran Telescopio Canarias (Spain) and have discovered that something happened around the 1st July 2011 causing its trail to appear: maybe internal rupture or collision with another asteroid.

22 Feb 2013

NASA’s Mars Student Imaging Project Receives New Education Prize

A NASA project that allows students to use a camera on a spacecraft orbiting Mars for research has received a new education prize from the journal Science.

22 Feb 2013

Carl Zeiss Launches Axio Scan.Z1 Digital Slide Scanner for Brightfield and Fluorescence at American Society for Cell Biology Meeting

At this year's annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Francisco, USA, the Microscopy business group of Carl Zeiss is presenting a Digital Slide Scanner. Axio Scan.Z1 is an automated microscope system which allows researchers to digitalize fixed tissue sections and cytologic specimens in brightfield and fluorescence.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 22 Feb 2013

MIT Researchers Unveil High-Efficiency Video Coding Chip for Quad HD TV

It took only a few years for high-definition televisions to make the transition from high-priced novelty to ubiquitous commodity — and they now seem to be heading for obsolescence just as quickly. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, several manufacturers debuted new ultrahigh-definition, or UHD, models (also known as 4K or Quad HD) with four times the resolution of today’s HD TVs.

21 Feb 2013