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Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Reveals Effect of Tidal Forces on Enceladus’ Plume

Enceladus, a peculiarly small, geologically active moon of Saturn, emits an impressive plume of water vapor and ice from its southern pole, a bit like Yellowstone’s Old Faithful. The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, circling Saturn since 2004, has the pictures to prove it.

1 Aug 2013

Global Contact Lens Market Forecast to Grow at 8.6% CAGR to 2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Contact Lens Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

31 Jul 2013

Teledyne DALSA to Provide Cameras for freeD Sports Replay System for NBC Sunday Night Football

Teledyne DALSA, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced that the company is partnering with Replay Technologiesto provide its latest generation cameras and framegrabbers for deployment of Replay’s breakthrough freeD sports replay system at AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium) in Arlington, TX.

From Teledyne DALSA 31 Jul 2013

Lumen Dynamics Release New X-Cite 120LED Light Source for Fluorescence Microscopy

Lumen Dynamics, a world leader in light delivery technologies, expands the X-Cite® LED illumination product line with the new X-Cite® 120LED for fluorescence microscopy.

30 Jul 2013

PPG to Divest 51% Interest in Transitions Optical to Essilor International

PPG Industries, Inc. today announced it has reached an agreement to divest its 51 percent interest in Transitions Optical to Essilor International, which currently holds a 49 percent interest in the venture.

From PPG Industries Inc. 30 Jul 2013

New Forecast Report on Optical Components Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "Optical Components: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

29 Jul 2013

SPIE Supports Asia Student Photonics Conference Through FOCUS Grant Program

Research presentations, invited lectures, and networking to strengthen relationships among students and young photonics researchers worldwide highlighted the Asia Student Photonics Conference (ASPC) in Osaka, Japan, this week. Co-sponsored by the OSA/SPIE Osaka University Student Chapter and the university's Photonics Center, the event ran 24-26 July and was supported by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, through its FOCUS Conference Grant program and several other organizations.

From SPIE 29 Jul 2013

Researchers Develop More Accurate Measurements of MEH-PPV Polymer’s Amplification of Light

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed more accurate measurements of how efficiently a polymer called MEH-PPV amplifies light, which should advance efforts to develop a new generation of lasers and photonic devices.

26 Jul 2013

Conviva Deploys Insights and Precision Video Products for CNTV’s Global Expansion

Conviva, the global leader in real-time, Quality of Experience (QoE) analytics and preemptive video stream optimization, announced today the deployment of its Insights and Precision Video products for the Global Expansion project of CNTV, the digital arm of China’s National Broadcaster, CCTV.

25 Jul 2013

Ophir Photonics Introduces New Pyroelectric Laser Energy Sensors

North Logan, Utah - Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced two new Pyroelectric Laser Energy Sensors, the PE50BB-DIF-C and the PE50-DIF-ER-C.

From Ophir Photonics Group 24 Jul 2013

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