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Winners of 2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition Announced

The judges dove Down Under to select an Australian video of freshwater rotifers as First Prize winner in the 2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®, the world's foremost forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies of life science subjects. Ralph Grimm , a teacher from Jimboomba, Australia, captured the fascinating 58-second video showing the super-fast movements of tiny animals whose hair-like cilia beat constantly to sweep food into their mouths.

18 Dec 2012

Nikon Debuts High Content Microscope System for Research Applications

Nikon Instruments Inc. today introduced a new High Content microscope system featuring speed and flexibility for imaging and managing biological assays utilizing a system based on the classic Nikon Ti inverted microscope and NIS-Elements Software.

From Nikon Instruments Inc. 18 Dec 2012

Inventor of Powerful STEM Microscope Technology Wins Forbes Honors

Adrian Cheng, a scientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, was named today in Forbes’ second annual “30 Under 30” list of tomorrow’s brightest stars. Cheng invented a powerful microscope technology that can image thousands of neurons in the brain simultaneously. The technique allows scientists to watch the working brain at unprecedented scale and resolution, capturing images nearly ten times faster than a video camera.

18 Dec 2012

ARPA’s 100G Plans Globally Deployable Fiber-Optic-Equivalent Communications Backbone

Fiber optic cables provide the core backbone for military and civilian networks, enabling Internet, phone, video and other data to move at super-high speeds with virtually no degradation over long distances. In deployed environments, where a fiber optic backbone doesn’t exist, other communications modes are used resulting in reduced data-rate capacity for the warfighter.

18 Dec 2012

HoodTech Debuts Alticam Pod with GPS/INS Capability for UAS and Manned Aircraft

Hood River, OR –HoodTech Vision, manufacturer of advanced stabilized imaging systems for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and manned aircraft, introduces the Alticam™ Pod, an aluminum housing that is compatible with all HoodTech Alticam turrets and includes an advanced GPS/INS capability.

From Hood Tech Corporation Vision, Inc. 18 Dec 2012

PI Announces PiezoMove P-604 Linear Actuator for Open-Loop Operation

The immensely cost-efficient and compact P-604 lever actuator from Physik Instrumente (PI) supplements the PI’s PiezoMove® series portfolio. The linear actuator achieves a travel range of 300 µm and is exclusively designed for open-loop operation.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 17 Dec 2012

Resolve Optics – A Provider of High Performance UV Lenses and Lens Design

Resolve Optics is a specialist supplier of off-the-shelf and custom fixed focus and zoom lens that offer optimal performance in the Ultraviolet (UV) region (10-400nm).

17 Dec 2012

Fujifilm Expands Digital Camera Business in Latin American Market

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) has established the direct sales subsidiary FUJIFILM COLOMBIA S.A.S in Bogota, Republic of Columbia, and the Latin American logistics base FUJIFILM Latin America (PANAMA) S.A. in Panama, the Republic of Panama, to accelerate the expansion of digital camera business in the fast-growing Latin American market. Both companies will commence their business operations in January 2013.

17 Dec 2012

Toshiba to Begin Mass Production of White LED Packages This Month

Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company will start sales of white light-emitting diode (LED) packages that offer makers of general purpose and industrial LED lighting solutions a cost-competitive alternative to current LED packages. Mass production will start this month.

17 Dec 2012

New Report Analyzes Global and Chinese Markets for Optical Films

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Optical Film Industry Report, 2012" report to their offering.

17 Dec 2012

Novel Camera System Maps Arctic Sea Ice to Help Assess Walrus Habitat

Walrus use sea ice as a reproductive, migration and resting habitat. However, as sea ice melts and recedes, this marine mammal increasingly is threatened.

15 Dec 2012

Larson Electronics Introduces WAL-ML-2XM-G Compact Light Tower

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announced the addition of the WAL-ML-2XM-G compact light tower. Designed to be easily transported in the back of a work truck and deployed quickly and easily, the compact light tower features a 3000 watt gasoline generator that will run the two 1000 watt metal halide light for more than 6 hours on one tank of gas. Equipped with wheels and a crank up light mast and powder coated steel frame, this compact light tower is durable enough for rough service applications.

15 Dec 2012

EverLast Introduces Induction Cape Cobra Fixture for Residential, Roadway Lighting

"Once again, EverLast® is bringing a 'solutions oriented' fixture to the market. We have delivered a high quality product to our clients with a need for a small wattage, low profile unit to fill the Residential, and local Roadway Lighting niche," stated Brandon Marken, Vice President of Sales at EverLast® Lighting.

15 Dec 2012

Patented Sensor-Housings Offer Energy Savings, Function in Cold Winters

A made-in-Nova Scotia technology to allow for long-term automated monitoring of greenhouse gases is transforming the task into a practical process, even underground. Developed by Professor David Risk, of St. Francis Xavier University's (StFX) Department of Earth Sciences, the patented sensor-housings function throughout cold winters and without using much power—two significant benefits that competing technologies do not provide.

15 Dec 2012

Alphion India Launches Small Form Factor GPON Optical Line Terminal Platform

Alphion® India Private Limited announced today the launch of the AOLT-4200, small-form factor, Optical Line Terminal (OLT) platform that specifically addresses rural broadband and mobile backhaul applications. Alphion® India is exhibiting its full range of GPON products at the India Telecom 2012 exhibition, in New Delhi, India, December 13th – 15th.

14 Dec 2012