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Teledyne FLIR Boson+ Thermal Camera Now Available with Factory-Integrated Continuous Zoom Lens

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the first Boson+ thermal camera module with its factory-integrated, high-performance 14 mm to 75 mm continuous zoom (CZ) lens.

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 12 May 2023

A New Process for Micro-Printing Within Existing Materials

3D printing technology creates objects by adding molten plastic or metal layers, but this technique is limited to larger sizes. Scientists have questioned how to manufacture microdevices that cannot be produced using layering and whether it is conceivable to directly print inside a pre-existing three-dimensional material.

11 May 2023

Precision Mirrors for Cutting-Edge Plasma Physics Research

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has collaborated with the Institute of Plasma Physics & Lasers at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (Rethymno, Crete, Greece) to develop high quality customised optics, including off-axis parabolic mirrors, as key focusing elements for their ‘Zeus’ 45 TW ultrashort laser pulse system.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 11 May 2023

Lens Mount Details for Athermalization of Lens Systems

Temperature changes must not have an impact on the optical performance of cameras operated in challenging conditions.

10 May 2023

Unlocking New Techniques to Help the Hydrogen Economy

Powerful X-Ray beams were utilized by a research group headed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to open a new perspective of materials crucial to the production and use of hydrogen.

9 May 2023

Xenics Now Proposes CERES Family with Broader Optics Options

Xenics is happy to announce the upgrade of its CERES family, the long-wave infrared (LWIR) thermographic cameras with different Field-of-View (FOV) options.

9 May 2023

Mikrotron GigE Vision Camera Captures High-Speed Images While Mounted Inside Production Machinery

VIdeo monitoring of industrial machinery and processes using onboard video cameras enables the real-time analysis of complex, lightning-fast production systems and is an integral part of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

From Mikrotron GmbH 9 May 2023

Scientists Image and Analyze THz Waves Propagating in the Form of Plasmon Polaritons

An international research group has imaged and examined THz waves that propagate in the form of plasmon polaritons together with thin anisotropic semiconductor platelets with wavelengths decreased by up to 65 times than THz waves in free space.

5 May 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® Low-SWaP MWIR Lenses for Drone and Small Gimbal Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® LightIR 10-135mm and 18-225mm MWIR f/3.6 continuous zoom lenses, the newest additions to the LightIR family of low SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), high-performance, motorized continuous zoom lenses.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 5 May 2023

High-Speed Way to Detect Location, Size, and Category of Multiple Objects

A new high-speed method to detect the size, location, and category of several objects has been developed by scientists. This is done without needing images or requiring complicated scene reconstruction.

4 May 2023

Two-Photon Microscopy System Observes Fast Biological Processes

The design of ground-breaking laser scanning opens high-accuracy observations at up to 10,000 frames per second, thereby making the microscope a strong recording tool.

4 May 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® SWIR Lens, Industry’s First Compact, Low SWaP, Continuous Zoom Lens for 5µm and 10µm SXGA SWIR Detectors

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® SWIR & NIR 25-250mm f/5.5 (NFOV) f/4.0 (WFOV) continuous zoom lens at SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing 2023.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 4 May 2023