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olloclip 4-IN-1 Photo Lens Takes Mobile Photography to Next Level

olloclip®, the creator of easy-to-use mobile photography tools, is taking mobile photography an important step further with the olloclip 4-IN-1 Photo Lens for the iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display for $69.99 USD.

27 Jun 2014

New Report Discusses Opportunities in Active Optical Cable Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Active Optical Cable Markets and Opportunities: 2014 to 2024: Volume II - Personal Computing, Consumer Electronics and Digital Signage Markets" report to their offering.

27 Jun 2014

PHOTONEX Exhibition & Conference to be Held 15-16 October, 2014 in Coventry, UK

PHOTONEX exhibition is underpinned by a developing conference with key growth sectors being discussed in 2014, giving visitors the opportunity for continued high-level professional development.

26 Jun 2014

Rice University Scientists Receive Grant to Develop New Terahertz-based Technologies

Rice University scientists have received a grant to develop terahertz-based technology that could enable a dramatic advance in wireless communications and other disciplines.

25 Jun 2014

Optical 'Marked Ghost Imaging' Technology for Enhanced Security of Data Storage and Transmission

"Ghost imaging" sounds like the spooky stuff of frivolous fiction, but it's an established technique for reconstructing hi-res images of objects partly obscured by clouds or smoke.

25 Jun 2014

Ekinops Introduces New 100G Solution Optimized for Metro and Regional Network Applications

Ekinops, a leading provider of next-generation optical transport solutions to carriers and private network operators, introduced today its new 100G solution optimized for metro and regional network applications.

24 Jun 2014

GigOptix Announces Sample Availability of GX62474 Linear Quad-Channel Mach-Zehnder Modulator Driver

GigOptix, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced high speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, Cloud connectivity, data centers, consumer electronics links and interactive applications, through optical and wireless communications networks, today announced sample availability of its newest GX62474 linear quad-channel Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM) driver for low-power 100 Gbps DP-QPSK coherent long-haul transmitter applications.

24 Jun 2014

Researchers Develop Novel Three-Dimensional X-Ray Optics

In the future, this kind of novel X-ray optics should be available to users at the BESSY II synchrotron source. Among many applications, the improved resolution permits investigations on ultrastructural features in biological specimens as well as studies on nanostructures in novel battery systems.

24 Jun 2014

Dual-Mode Imager Combines Near-Infrared Fluorescent and Visible Light Reflectance Imaging for Better Tumor Identification

Before they excise a tumor, surgeons need to determine exactly where the cancerous cells lie. Now, research published today in The Optical Society's (OSA) journal Optics Letters details a new technique that could give surgeons cheaper and more lightweight tools, such as goggles or hand-held devices, to identify tumors in real time in the operating room.

From Optical Society Of America 20 Jun 2014

LLNL Selects Ball Aerospace to Build L1-L2 Lens Assembly for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Camera

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to build the optics and support structure, designated as the L1-L2 Lens Assembly, for the camera on the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which will sit atop the 8,800 ft. tall Cerro Pachon mountaintop in Chile.

From BAE Systems 20 Jun 2014