Scientists have used powerful X-ray beams to find out the cause of color degradation in a Van Gogh painting. Certain parts in the "Flowers in a blue vase" painting have changed in color, which is suspected to be due to a varnish coating which had been applied for protection.
By Will Soutter
15 Sep 2012
Digital Lumens has reported that Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System has been chosen by Mutual Logistics, a logistics and transportation company in France, for its facilities located in Bourg-en-Bresse and Le Mans.
By Will Soutter
14 Sep 2012
At the European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2012, Vytran, a provider of optical fiber splicing and processing solutions, will showcase CAS-4100, the company’s latest optical fiber splicer under its CAS-4000 Series.
By Will Soutter
14 Sep 2012
Innovations in Optics, Inc. offers a new generation of ultra-high brightness LED Light Engines with integrated fluorescence excitation filters for use with many types of life science instruments.
Tellabs, a provider of mobile, optical, business and services solutions, has introduced a new small optical network terminal (ONT) that can be installed inside walls. Touted to be the smallest ONT in the world, the Tellabs 100 Series Mini Optical Network Terminals can be fit nearly anywhere.
Daylight Solutions. offers imaging and molecular detection systems that find their application in medical diagnostics, scientific research, defense, and even in commercial markets. Years of hard research has made the company come out with the development of infrared microscopes that use a special patented technology in the application of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs).
By Will Soutter
13 Sep 2012
Colordyne Technologies (CDT), AzTech Converting Systems and LasX Industries have collaborated to launch a new laser die cutting system at the Label Expo trade show. The CDT-1600 PC, built by AzTech is a high resolution digital printing system which consists of Colordyne's CDT-1600 PC print engine and LasX Industries' high-speed laser die cutting system.
By Will Soutter
13 Sep 2012
Telops, leader in the field of high performance infrared cameras and hyperspectral imaging systems for the Defense and Security, Environmental, Oil and Gas, and Industrial markets, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for a leak detection and identification system by Sinopec Group, located in Beijing, P.R. China.
The Optical Society (OSA) has launched a new annual meeting on advanced solid state lasers. The event, titled, Advanced Solid State Lasers Congress (ASSL) is to be held from 27 October to 1 November 2013 in Paris.
IBISWorld has released a new research report on the fibre optic cable installation market in Australia. The report forecasts the industry to grow at an annualized rate of 71.8% in the five years through 2012-13. The revenue for 2012-13 is expected to increase by 236.7% annually to $1.78 billion.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Sep 2012
Panasonic has introduced the GP-KH232 series. This offering marks the new 1/3 type MOS full HD remote head camera system. Specifically designed for surgical use, the remote head camera generates unique 1080p full-HD image quality. This camera enables surgical microscopes to be upgraded easily from SD to HD.
By Will Soutter
12 Sep 2012
TESCAN, a major manufacturer and provider of focused ion beam workstations and scanning electron microscopes, has announced the delivery of its 1000th VEGA-3 variable pressure scanning electron microscope to the Geosciences Department of the University of Montana.
By Will Soutter
12 Sep 2012
Digital Lumens has secured an additional patent for its distributed LED control technology, which continuously optimizes energy usage and forms the core of the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System™.
Oclaro has declared that it will introduce its new 100G products and technologies and will deliver presentations on a number of industry panels during the forthcoming ECOC Exhibition, which is to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from September 17 to 20.
By Will Soutter
11 Sep 2012
Led by Harvard University, a global research team has showed a new type of light beam that can propagate without external scattering.
By Will Soutter
11 Sep 2012