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Brunson Adds Next-Gen AlignCam System to Line of Alignment Telescopes

Brunson Instrument Company today announced the release of their next-gen AlignCam system for Brunson’s current line of alignment telescopes, levels and transits. This new product line is a signature development for Brunson alignment tools utilized every day by service organizations, and maintenance and reliability professionals.

1 Oct 2013

Cassini's Composite Infrared Spectrometer Detects Propylene on Saturn's Moon Titan

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, a chemical used to make food-storage containers, car bumpers and other consumer products, on Saturn's moon Titan.

1 Oct 2013

Major Medical Device Manufacturer Placer Order for Zygo’s High Performance Lens Assemblies

Zygo Corporation, a worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments and high precision optical systems, today announced that its Optical Systems Division has been awarded an order valued in excess of $4 million from a major medical device manufacturer to produce high performance lens assemblies. Manufacturing will take place at Zygo's Electro-Optics assembly location in Tucson, Arizona.

From Zygo Corporation 30 Sep 2013

Dawn Spacecraft's Framing Camera Provides New Insights of Giant Asteroid Vesta

Tantalized by images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based data, scientists thought the giant asteroid Vesta deserved a closer look. They got a chance to do that in 2011 and 2012, when NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbited the giant asteroid, and they were able to check earlier conclusions.

30 Sep 2013

Fujifilm Introduces High-End instax mini 90 Neo Classic Instant Camera

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) will launch a high-end model in the series of instax mini instant cameras that offer credit card-sized photo prints instantly. The new instax mini 90 Neo Classic has a premium, camera design with a full range of camera functions.

27 Sep 2013

Epson Releases Latest Line of Ultra-Bright Pro Cinema Projectors

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, today announced its latest line of Ultra-Bright Pro Cinema projectors, the PowerLite® Pro Cinema G6900WU, PowerLite Pro Cinema G6550WU, and PowerLite Pro Cinema 4855WU.

27 Sep 2013

New Miniature Camera System Provides Big Picture View with High-Resolution

A new type of miniature camera system developed by engineers at the University of California, San Diego, promises to give users a big picture view without sacrificing high-resolution.

27 Sep 2013

Toshiba Launches Dual Camera Module for Smartphones, Tablets and Mobile Devices

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has launched the industry's first dual camera module for smartphones, tablets and mobile devices. "TCM9518MD" incorporates twin 1/4 inch optical format 5-megapixel CMOS camera modules (5 megapixels × 2 arrays) and simultaneously outputs recorded images and depth data.

26 Sep 2013

EXFO Debuts Optical Spectrum and Channel Analyzers

EXFO Inc. today announced two new products, the FTB-5230S Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA), an entry-level OSA suitable for a variety of field applications, and the FTB-5230S-OCA Optical Channel Analyzer (OCA), optimized for power and wavelength measurements.

From EXFO Inc. 26 Sep 2013

Laser Energetics Awarded Large Scale International Order for Dazer Laser GUARDIAN Optical Distracter

Laser Energetics, Inc. today announced that they received an international order, which will be accompanied by a substantial down payment, for its Dazer Laser® GUARDIAN and accessories worth more than $650,000 USD, with training costs yet to be incurred. This order was received from a customer in Southwest Asia, which will not be specified at this time for security reasons at the request of the foreign military end-user.

26 Sep 2013

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