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FUJIFILM to Launch 80x Broadcast Zoom Lens for Use with 4K Cameras

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) has announced the world's first* launch, in July, of broadcast zoom lens that offers exceptional optical performance for use with 4K cameras. The latest release, “FUJINON UA80x9” (hereinafter “UA80x9”) is a 80x zoom lens that covers a broad range of focal lengths from 9mm in wide angle to 720mm in telephoto, making it ideal for the live coverage of sporting events and concerts.

9 Apr 2015

Redesigned uTune Director from Champion ONE Earns Recognition at 2015 Lightwave Innovation Awards

Champion ONE’s recently redesigned uTune Director earned high praise from judges at the 2015 Lightwave Innovation Awards. The stand-alone device for tuning DWDM optics was hailed as a solid product with “technical features and performance that provide clear and substantial benefits” to customers in the telecom industry.

8 Apr 2015

NASA and STScI Announce this Year's Group of Hubble Fellows

NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) have announced the selection of 17 new Hubble Fellows. STScI in Baltimore, Maryland, administers the Hubble Fellowship Program for NASA.

7 Apr 2015

DNA Evolution Software Powers Sony Optical Disc Archive Technology

Sony is announcing the availability of StorageDNA's DNA Evolution software with support for Sony's Optical Disc Archive products. The combination of these technologies offers a turnkey nearline and archive storage solution providing long-term, reliable, and cost-effective archives for digital camera master content.

7 Apr 2015

Novel Technique Uses Video Camera to Monitor Blood Volume

Most methods for measuring vital signs in medical settings require some form of physical contact with the patient - a blood pressure cuff around the arm, for instance, or an electrocardiogram (EKG) probe on the chest.

7 Apr 2015

Bruker Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Expanded Claim for MALDI Biotyper CA System

Bruker today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for library and methods expansion for the MALDI Biotyper CA System, sold in the United States for clinical microbiology.

6 Apr 2015

Canon to Exhibit Prototype of High-Magnification 4K Field Zoom Lens at 2015 NAB Show

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today that its parent company, Canon Inc., is currently developing a high-zoom-ratio, long-focal-length field zoom lens that provides superb imaging performance for use with 4K-capable broadcast cameras featuring 2/3-inch sensors.

6 Apr 2015

Nova Measuring Instruments Acquires ReVera

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd., a leading innovator and a key provider of optical metrology solutions for advanced process control used in semiconductor manufacturing, today announced it has closed the previously announced acquisition of ReVera Incorporated, a profitable privately held company headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.

3 Apr 2015

Small, Lightweight, Robust System for Underwater 3D Measurement

Conveying systems for oil and gas, operated in the sea have many important underwater components. The maintenance of such components is elaborate and expensive, as measuring them is complicated. Fraunhofer researchers are presenting a compact 3D measurement system at the trade fair in Hannover.

3 Apr 2015

UV Light Reveals Coloration Patterns of Ancient Seashell Species

Nearly 30 ancient seashell species coloration patterns were revealed using ultraviolet (UV) light, according to a study published April 1, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jonathan Hendricks from San Jose State University, CA.

2 Apr 2015