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New Report Analyzes Global and Chinese Markets for Electronic Glass

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

14 Dec 2012

In Vivo Harmonic Generation Microscopy to Detect Chronological Aging Parameters

Wrinkles, dryness, and a translucent and fragile appearance are hallmarks of old skin, caused by the natural aging of skin cells. But while most of us can recognize the signs of lost youth when we peer into the mirror each morning, scientists do not have a standardized way to measure the extent of age damage in skin. Now a group of Taiwanese researchers has used a specialized microscope to peer harmlessly beneath the skin surface to measure natural age-related changes in the sizes of skin cells.

From Optical Society Of America 14 Dec 2012

Newport Unveils New Line of High Precision Adjustment Screws

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage, and Measure Light®, introduces the next level of affordable high-precision adjustment with the AJS series 254-TPI (threads-per-inch) adjustment screw.

From Newport Corporation 14 Dec 2012

Lumen Dynamics Wins Coveted Award for X-Cite XLED1 Internal Pulse Generator

Lumen Dynamics, a world leader in light delivery technologies, achieves the 2012 Microscopy Today Innovation Award for its X-Cite® XLED1 Internal Pulse Generator. Recognized for innovation on the basis of importance and usefulness to the microscopy community, the Internal Pulse Generator provides researchers with precise time control and pulsing of each LED for advanced biological imaging applications.

14 Dec 2012

Zecotek’s Solid-State MAPD-3N Photo Detectors Selected by CERN COMPASS Experiment

Zecotek Photonics Inc, a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the COMPASS experiment at CERN has selected the Company’s solid-state MAPD-3N photo detectors, for the multi-purpose experiment in high-energy physics taking place at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator located in Switzerland.

From Zecotek Photonics 14 Dec 2012

Novel Attachment Uses Cell Phone's Built-In Camera to Test Food for Allergens

Are you allergic to peanuts and worried there might be some in that cookie? Now you can find out using a rather unlikely source: your cell phone.

13 Dec 2012

Short Laser Pulses Influence Splitting of Large Molecules

Chemical reactions occur so quickly that it is completely impossible to observe their progress or to control them using conventional methods. However, new developments in electrical engineering and quantum technology enable us to achieve a more exact understanding and improved control of the behaviour of atoms and molecules. At the TU Vienna, scientists have succeeded in influencing the splitting of large molecules with up to ten atoms using ultra-short laser pulses.

13 Dec 2012

Astronomers Uncover Previously Unseen Population of Seven Primitive Galaxies

Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a previously unseen population of seven primitive galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago, when the universe was less than 4 percent of its present age. The deepest images to date from Hubble yield the first statistically robust sample of galaxies that tells how abundant they were close to the era when galaxies first formed.

13 Dec 2012

Newport Debuts HXP1000 Hexapod for Advanced Positioning Applications

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light®, introduces the HXP1000 Hexapod, a high load, 6-axis-parallel kinematic positioning system that can accommodate a centered load of 450 kg or a load of 200 kg in any orientation.

From Newport Corporation 13 Dec 2012

Wahl Announces Platinum Sponsorship for 2013 Thermal Imaging Conference

Wahl Instruments, Inc and United Infrared, Inc. announce Wahl’s Platinum Sponsorship of the 2013 United Infrared Thermal Imaging Conference. Held in San Diego, CA June 3-6, 2013, Thermal Imaging Conference 2013 features an exhibition hall, as well as more than 50 breakout educational sessions covering a variety of thermal imaging applications.

13 Dec 2012

HACH LANGE Announces Winner of Ireland’s Oldest Working Hach Spectrophotometer

To celebrate the launch of the new spectrophotometers; DR 3900 and DR 6000, instrumentation specialist HACH LANGE launched a competition to find the oldest operational HACH or LANGE photometer in Ireland.Extensive research revealed that the contestant with the oldest instrument, and winner of a brand new DR 3900,isMichael Whelan of Wicklow County Council with his DR3 spectrophotometer purchased in 1985.

13 Dec 2012

New IDTechEx Report on Metal Oxide TFT Backplanes for Displays

New drivers are opening up new frontiers in the display industry, resulting in technological innovation and the expansion and diversification of the market. This article summaries some of these recent developments and research from IDTechEx’s brand new report "Metal Oxide TFT Backplanes for Displays 2013-2018: Analysis, Trends, Markets" .

13 Dec 2012

Teledyne DALSA's Piranha HS NIR Imaging Solution Selected as Finalist for Two Awards

Teledyne DALSA today announced that Test & Measurement World has named the Piranha HS NIR as a finalist in the Best in Test Awards. These awards recognize the best in test products and test professionals. In addition, the Piranha HS NIR has been chosen as a finalist for Control Engineering’s Engineer’s Choice Awards. The magazine seeks the insight of engineers in the field to help determine the most noteworthy products introduced in the past year.

From Teledyne DALSA 12 Dec 2012

Ultrafast Camera Tracks Collision Energy of Projectiles Slamming into Bed of Disks

High-speed video of projectiles slamming into a bed of disks has given scientists a new microscopic picture of the way a meteorite or missile transfers the energy of its impact to sand and dirt grains.

12 Dec 2012

Advanced Telescopes Help View Rossiter-McLaughlin Effect during Transit of Venus

A team of Italian astronomers performed a very difficult measurement for which it was necessary to use the most advanced instrumentation in combination with an unusual technique, so as to involve even the Moon as a natural astronomical mirror.

12 Dec 2012