Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Canon Introduces Ultra Long Focus Zoom Lens for Projectors

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the RS-IL04UL Ultra Long Focus Zoom Lens which can be used with the Company’s REALiS Professional A/V Series projectors to bring high-image quality to a wide variety of locations. With this lens, users have the flexibility of installing their professional A/V systems anywhere from 15 to 290 feet from the desired projection area with minimal image quality change.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 8 Nov 2012

Researchers Analyze Fruit Fly Interaction with Fluorescent Behavioral Imaging

FBI, a camera system to recognzie the genetic identity of fruit flies and track their movements will revolutionize the study of their behavior. An article on this advance is being published today in PLOS ONE.

8 Nov 2012

IriTech Introduces IriShield Iris Recognition Camera

Iris recognition has long been enjoying a reputation of excellent accuracy and is becoming an increasingly important biometric identification technology. According to MarketsandMarkets' Global Biometrics Technology Market (2010-2015) report, iris recognition is growing at a compound annual rate of 27.5 percent, likely due to increasingly affordable and portable iris cameras.

8 Nov 2012

UV-Absorbing Covers Can Reduce Incidence of Potato Aphids

Researchers have found that a reduction in the amount of UV light in the environment can reduce the propagation and aphid population density what involves an overuse decline of pesticides.

8 Nov 2012

New Ultrasensitive Image Sensor Based on Single Photon Avalanche Photodiodes Technology

Fast and ultrasensitive optical systems are gaining increasing significance and are being used in a diverse range of applications, for example, in imaging procedures in the fields of medicine and biology, in astronomy and in safety engineering for the automotive industry.

From Fraunhofer USA, Inc. 8 Nov 2012

WaveTec Vision’s ORA System with Optiwave Technology Provides Better Results for Cataract Surgery

WaveTec Vision is reporting record sales and procedures performed with its proprietary ORA System™, a diagnostic device that brings unprecedented precision and better results to cataract surgery. The company announced today that its technology has helped deliver extraordinary results for more than 55,000 cataract procedures.

7 Nov 2012

Integra Offers 60 Mbps EoC Symmetrical Access for Communications and Networking

Integra Telecom Inc., a provider of fiber-based, carrier-grade networking, communications and technology solutions, announces the availability of 60 megabit-per-second (Mbps) Ethernet over Copper (EoC) symmetrical access throughout its network footprint. EoC access supports enterprise-grade communications, networking and cloud services with reliable, secure and cost-efficient high bandwidth via Integra's owned and managed network.

7 Nov 2012

NEC Launches 19-inch LED-Backlit AccuSync AS192WM Desktop Monitor

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today its new 19-inch AccuSync™ AS192WM desktop monitor. This LED-backlit model is suited for small-to-medium-sized business users looking for an environmentally conscious model.

7 Nov 2012

Carl Zeiss Meditec Announces Installation of 10,000th Cirrus HD-Optical Coherence Tomography System

Medical technology provider Carl Zeiss Meditec announced the installation of its 10,000th Cirrus™ HD-OCT system at the practice of Christa Dawson OD, Premier Eyecare & Eyewear, in Grandview, MO.

7 Nov 2012

Xradia Launches Contest on Innovative Use of 3D X-ray Imaging in Semiconductor Research

Xradia, Inc. is launching the first annual "Coolest Thing You've Never Seen" contest recognizing innovative use of 3D X-ray imaging to advance research in biology, geology, and materials science including the semiconductor industry. Winning images will be featured in Microscopy Today magazine, with the top winner in each of the four categories featured on the cover of Microscopy Today.

From Xradia 7 Nov 2012

Gigahertz-Optik Launch Advanced Light Hazard Meter

Gigahertz-Optik’s X1-3 Light Hazard Meter is ideal for classification and hazard assessment of light sources in the field.

6 Nov 2012

Leica Microsystems Releases New Version of LAS Imaging Software to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Image Analysis

This year sees the 50th anniversary of image analysis, and Leica Microsystems is proud of its connections from the very beginning. To celebrate and extend the long association with digital image analysis, Leica Microsystems has released the latest version of the highly successful Leica Application Suite (LAS) digital imaging software.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 6 Nov 2012

EBV Elektronik to Distribute Bridgelux LED Lighting Solutions

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced that EBV Elektronik, an Avnet company, has become a distributor for Bridgelux products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With its broad sales network and established customer base, EBV will serve as an instrumental channel partner for the rapidly growing LED chip and packaged products business at Bridgelux.

6 Nov 2012

Satellite Imaging Data May Help Forecast Eruptions at Volcanoes

A new study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science uses Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data to investigate deformation prior to the eruption of active volcanoes in Indonesia's west Sunda arc.

6 Nov 2012

Top ICRAR Contributor Awarded Tour of Murchison Radio-Astronomy Observatory

Last week the top contributor to citizen science initiative theSkyNet travelled to the heart of the West Australian outback to visit the future site of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope.

6 Nov 2012