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TIPA Honors Sigma’s DSLR Art Lens

Sigma Corporation of America, a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, is pleased to announce that the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has honored Sigma’s 17-70 F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM Contemporary and 35 F1.4 DG HSM Art lenses with its Best Entry Level DSLR Lens and Best Expert DSLR Lens awards, respectively.

From Sigma Corporation of America 6 May 2013

Invisible Thread Produces Specific Optical Spectrum Visible Under Polarized Light

There is now a way to differentiate between designer clothing and knockoffs. Chalmers researcher Christian Müller has produced a thread with unique optical properties, which can be used to create invisible patterns in fabrics that are only visible under polarized light.

6 May 2013

OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer for Asteroid Mission Being Built by ASU Students

Four engineering students at Arizona State University, three of them undergraduates, are gaining practical experience by helping to build a mineral-scouting instrument that will fly on a NASA mission to an asteroid. They are drafting the detailed plans for each of the instrument's components and helping analyze its structural and thermal behavior.

4 May 2013

Enhanced Acrylic Microincision Intraocular Lens from Bausch + Lomb

Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, announces the launch of its new INCISE® microincision intraocular lens (IOL). This enhanced acrylic IOL, in combination with the capabilities of the Stellaris® Vision Enhancement System, allows surgeons to perform microincision cataract surgery less than 2mm, delivering less invasive surgery for a more rapid visual recovery.

3 May 2013

Vision Dynamics Lab Becomes Largest US Glass Lens Processor

Vision Dynamics Laboratory, the glass lens specialist, is now the largest glass lens processor in the United States. Running over 500 glass jobs per day, our focus on high volume glass surfacing and finishing ensures our products are a cost effective solution for labs looking to direct their resources to materials with greater demand.

3 May 2013

Laser Pulses Bounce off Mirror and Transfer Ultraprecise Time Signals Through Open Air

By bouncing eye-safe laser pulses off a mirror on a hillside, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have transferred ultraprecise time signals through open air with unprecedented precision equivalent to the "ticking" of the world's best next-generation atomic clocks.

2 May 2013

Digital 3D Mapping Installation Creates Visual and Optical Illusion Entertainment

theWit, a AAA Four Diamond Hotel in downtown Chicago, announced today the launch of "theWall", a permanent 3D mapping installation that provides immersive visual and optical illusion entertainment at ROOF on theWit, Chicago's premiere rooftop bar and cocktail lounge.

2 May 2013

Ultra-Sensitive VLA Helps Identify Discrete Sources Linked to Most Radio Waves from Distant Galaxies

Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming from distant galaxies. They found that about 63 percent of the background radio emission comes from galaxies with gorging black holes at their cores and the remaining 37 percent comes from galaxies that are rapidly forming stars.

2 May 2013

Rubicon to Highlight Large Optical-Grade Sapphire Window Production Process at SPIE DSS 2013

Rubicon Technology, Inc., a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical markets, today announced that Dr. Jonathan Levine, Director of Technical Business Development, will be speaking about the “Synthesis and characterization of large optical-grade sapphire windows produced from a horizontal growth process” on Wednesday, May 1 at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2013 in Baltimore, MD.

30 Apr 2013

Richard Wolf Introduces Endocam Logic HD with Interchangeable, High-Definition Camera Heads

Packing unprecedented versatility into a single endoscopic video system, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. introduces the Endocam Logic HD, equipped with three interchangeable, high-definition camera heads that plug in to a single control unit to perform a multitude of procedures.

30 Apr 2013