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Invest in Photonics Opens Registration for Innovative SMEs Seeking Funding

Invest in Photonics(R), a two-day international business partnering convention focused exclusively on photonics venture capital investment, today announces that registration is open for innovative SMEs seeking funding. Interested candidates are invited to submit an application to present an elevator pitch to a panel of international investors at the event, taking place October 9 – 10, 2014 in Bordeaux, France.

17 Apr 2014

Gigahertz-Optik Introduces ISS-17-VA Integrating Sphere Source with Variable Light Intensity Output

Gigahertz-Optik introduces the ISS-17-VA Integrating Sphere Source calibration standard for spectral radiance and luminance. A unique and key feature of Gigahertz-Optik ISS series is a variable light intensity output while maintaining a constant color temperature.

From Gigahertz-Optik Inc 16 Apr 2014

Fujifilm Introduces TCL-X100 Tele-Conversion Lens for Digital Cameras

Fujifilm is proud to announce the launch of the TCL-X100, a tele-conversion lens designed specifically for the FUJIFILM X100 and X100S cameras. The lens attaches directly onto the camera and increases picture taking versatility by multiplying the fixed focal length by approx. 1.4×, converting it from 23mm (35mm in 35mm equivalent) to a 33mm fixed focal length (50mm in 35mm equivalent).

16 Apr 2014

Breakthrough Broadband Transformation Optics Metasurface Lens May Lead to Creation of Flat Antennas

By depositing an array of tiny, metallic, U-shaped structures onto a dielectric material, a team of researchers in China has created a new artificial surface that can bend and focus electromagnetic waves the same way an antenna does.

16 Apr 2014

Icon Networks Announces Return of CONTOUR to the Point of View Camera Market

Icon Networks, main distributor of electronic and technology products, announces the return of CONTOUR to the POV camera market. The company also announced that it will be the Exclusive Distributor for Latin America and the Middle East of CONTOUR´s line of products and accessories.

15 Apr 2014

North America's Largest Vision and Imaging Trade Show to be Held in Boston

The Vision Show, North America's largest vision and imaging trade show and conference, will be held in Boston, Massachusetts at the Hynes Convention Center, April 15-17, 2014. AIA, the world's largest trade association promoting vision and imaging industries, founded The Vision Show in 1996.

15 Apr 2014

Unisense FertiliTech’s EmbryoSlide Culture Dish for Use with EmbryoScope Time-Lapse System Awarded US Patent

Unisense FertiliTech A/S announces that the company has been awarded a USA patent for design aspects of their EmbryoSlide® culture dish. The dish is used in conjunction with the EmbryoScope™ time-lapse system for optimal culture of human embryos during IVF. Similar design patents have been awarded in Europe, Japan, and India and are expected in China, Brazil, and Israel.

11 Apr 2014

New Full HD 1080p/1080i, 2.1 MP, 3CMOS Camera for Color-Critical Applications from Toshiba

Toshiba Imaging Systems Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., and leading manufacturer of ultra-compact high definition (HD) and high resolution CCD and CMOS video cameras announces the newIK-HD5,a progressive-scan, full HD 1080p/1080i, 2.1 Megapixel, 3CMOS camera for color-critical applications.

From Toshiba Imaging Systems Division 10 Apr 2014

Photonex Roadshow to Visit Heriot-Watt University on 4th June 2014

The Photonex Roadshow will be visiting the Edinburgh Conference Centre at Heriot-Watt University on the 4th June. This photonics event is composed of a conference appealing to scientists in academia and industry who wish to learn about cutting edge developments in the use of light technologies in the life sciences, a one-day programme of industry tutorials - how to apply and use technology available, and a comprehensive supplier’s exhibition.

10 Apr 2014

NIRSpec Instrument Installed Inside ISIM Heart of James Webb Space Telescope

The last piece of the James Webb Space Telescope's heart was installed inside the world's largest clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

9 Apr 2014

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