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Satellite Imagery and LiDAR Data Used to Map Carbon Density of Panama

A team of researchers has for the first time mapped the above ground carbon density of an entire country in high fidelity. They integrated field data with satellite imagery and high-resolution airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data to map the vegetation and to quantify carbon stocks throughout the Republic of Panama.

23 Jul 2013

Altechna Represent Lithuania in European Business Awards

The European Business Awards has announced that Altechna is to represent Lithuania as a National Champion in the prestigious 2013/14 Awards programme. Altechna beat off stiff competition to be selected as one of seven National Champions and will now compete for Ruban d’Honneur status in the next round of the competition.

From Altechna Co. Ltd 22 Jul 2013

Disney Research Employs 3D Printing to Create Interactive Characters' Eyes

Face-to-face communication begins with the eyes, a crucial factor in the design of interactive physical characters. By employing 3D printing, Disney Research, Pittsburgh has developed a new technology that is uniquely expressive, robust and adaptable for creating interactive characters' eyes.

20 Jul 2013

Panasonic Unveils LUMIX DMC-FZ70 Camera with Ultra Wide Angle Lens and Super Telephoto Optical Zoom

Panasonic today unveiled the new LUMIX DMC-FZ70 (FZ70) because life is more than just a single moment captured in time. That's why the LUMIX DMC-FZ70 is packed full of the best multimedia technologies Panasonic makes. Optically the FZ70 delivers from its amazing 20mm wide-angle to 1,200mm (60X) long zoom, making it a category class leader.

19 Jul 2013

Stunningly Varied Color Patterns Created by Subtle Differences in Tiny Crystals of Butterfly Wings

Butterfly wings can do remarkable things with light, and humans are still trying to learn from them. Physicists have now uncovered how subtle differences in the tiny crystals of butterfly wings create stunningly varied patterns of color even among closely related species.

18 Jul 2013

Three Ball Aerospace Ultra-Wide-Field Flight Cameras Installed on Orion Interplanetary Spacecraft

Three Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. flight cameras have been installed on the Orion Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) crew module by prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Ball’s cameras are the first avionics hardware completed for the EFT-1, which is scheduled to launch in September 2014.

From BAE Systems 18 Jul 2013

Raytheon Utilizes Innovative Optical Processing in Stand-Off IED Detection Technology

Raytheon UK has launched a new Stand-Off Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Detection and Confirmation Technology, known as Soteria, as a vehicle mounted system. The underlying technology has been developed in the UK alongside Laser Optical Engineering Ltd, a spin out company of Loughborough University.

17 Jul 2013

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Captures Image of Earth-Directed Coronal Mass Ejection

On July 16, 2013, at 12:09 a.m. EDT, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME, a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of particles into space that can reach Earth one to three days later. These particles cannot travel through the atmosphere to harm humans on Earth, but they can affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground.

17 Jul 2013

Full-Scale Operations Begin at FUJIFILM Optics Philippines

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) today started full-scale operation of FUJIFILM Optics Philippines Inc. (President: Akinori Harada). The new company will become the core production base for high-performance lenses used for digital cameras, projectors and surveillance cameras.

16 Jul 2013

Novel 3D Display without Ghosting

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a prototype for 3D+2D television that allows viewers with stereo glasses to see three-dimensional images, while viewers without the glasses see a normal two-dimensional image.

15 Jul 2013

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