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Advanced 3D Optical Imaging and Photon Counting Encryption Transform QR Codes for Protecting Computer Microchips

QR, or Quick Response, codes - those commonly black and white boxes that people scan with a smartphone to learn more about something - have been used to convey information about everything from cereals to cars and new homes.

28 Feb 2015

HAI Heli-Expo 2015 to Feature Vision Systems’ New SPD-Smart Electronically Dimmable Sun Visor

Next week at the Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida, Research Frontiers licensee Vision Systems will unveil its SPD-Smart Opti-Visor electronically dimmable sun visor for the aircraft market. Opti-Visor was developed by Vision Systems and uses patented SPD-Smart light-control film technology invented by Research Frontiers to dynamically adjust the tint of the sun visor to manage the changing light and glare conditions in the cockpit.

27 Feb 2015

OFC 2015 to Feature CEA-Leti’s Presentation on Latest Silicon Photonics R&D Results

CEA-Leti will present updates on its silicon photonics technology, including its results on “heterogeneously integrated III-V on silicon distributed feedback lasers at 1310nm” and hybridization of electronic and photonic ICs at OFC 2015, March 22-26, at the Los Angeles Conference Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

26 Feb 2015

PG&O Offers High-Volume Precision Scribing and Cutting Services of Plain and Coated Optics

Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O), a U.S.-based optics company celebrating its 30th anniversary, offers affordable, high-volume precision scribing and cutting services of plain and coated optics.To meet the growing demands of domestic and international customers, PG&O provides cost-effective thin film coatings and precision cutting and scribing to extremely tight specifications. With the company’s half-million dollar in-house glass inventory, and thirty years of expertise, PG&O delivers high-volume optics faster, and at a lower cost-per-item, than even competing Asian manufacturers.

From Precision Glass & Optics 26 Feb 2015

Laser Research Optics Introduces Full Line of Laser-Grade Zinc Selenide Optics

Laser Research Optics has introduced a full line of laser-grade zinc selenide (ZnSe) optics including discs, output couplers, and mirrors that are optimized for medical Nd:Yag laser OEMs.

25 Feb 2015

CommScope’s Optical PIM Tester Provides Revolutionary Test Methodology for Advanced Wireless Networks

CommScope is changing the way operators test for a costly source of interference in advanced wireless networks called passive intermodulation (PIM), turning what is a reactionary procedure into a proactive process with its innovative Optical PIM Tester.

25 Feb 2015

NPE2015: Konica Minolta Sensing to Display High Performance Solutions for Plastic Applications

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas (KMSA), the leader in color measurement and color control solutions, will showcase high performance solutions for plastic applications at NPE2015: International Plastics Showcase, Booth #S38026. This event, scheduled for March 23 - 27, 2015 in Orlando, FL, is a leading trade show for products and emerging technology developments in the plastics industry.

24 Feb 2015

MODIS Aboard NASA's Terra Satellite Captures Image of Snow-Covered Eastern U.S.

NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the snow-covered eastern U.S. that looks like the states have been sitting in a freezer. In addition to the snow cover, Arctic and Siberian air masses have settled in over the Eastern U.S. triggering many record low temperatures in many states.

23 Feb 2015

Highest Level of Agreement Reported Between Two Types of Femtosecond Frequency Combs

Researchers at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have demonstrated the highest level of agreement ever reported between two different types of femtosecond frequency combs - the tools used to measure the frequency of the next generation of atomic clocks.

20 Feb 2015

NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Acquires Sharper Images of Dwarf Planet Ceres

Craters and mysterious bright spots are beginning to pop out in the latest images of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These images, taken Feb. 12 at a distance of 52,000 miles (83,000 kilometers) from the dwarf planet, pose intriguing questions for the science team to explore as the spacecraft nears its destination.

18 Feb 2015