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Canon Reaches New Lens-Manufacturing Milestone

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced its parent company, Canon Inc., has reached a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production of its 90-millionth EF-series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras. Canon turned out its 90-millionth lens, an EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM (released in September 2012), on May 23, 2013.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 29 May 2013

New Report Provides Detailed Overview of Global Optical Equipment Manufacturers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Optical Equipment Manufacturers (Global)" report to their offering.

28 May 2013

Launch of National Photonics Initiative to Maintain US Competitiveness and Security

The American Physical Society (APS), IEEE Photonics Society, Laser Institute of America (LIA), the Optical Society (OSA), and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the launch of the National Photonics Initiative (NPI), a collaborative alliance seeking to unite industry, academia and government experts to identify and advance areas of photonics critical to maintaining US competitiveness and national security

From American Physical Society 27 May 2013

NIST Researchers Demonstrate Metamaterial Flat Lens

For the first time, scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of lens that bends and focuses ultraviolet (UV) light in such an unusual way that it can create ghostly, 3D images of objects that float in free space.

27 May 2013

CANSEC 2013: Teledyne DALSA to Highlight Multispectral IR, CCD and CMOS Sensors and Cameras

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in digital image sensing technology, will highlight its multispectral, extreme environment, and custom IR, CCD and CMOS sensors and cameras at CANSEC 2013 in booth 513. The show will be held May 29-30, 2013 at the Ernst & Young Centre (formerly the CE Centre) in Ottawa, Canada.

From Teledyne DALSA 24 May 2013

Breakthrough Spray-On Technology Turns Glass Slides into Flat Lenses

A team of researchers, including a University of British Columbia engineer have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used.

24 May 2013

Aqueti to Utilize Kickstarter Fundraising to Launch Gigapixel Digital Camera

Aqueti, a new company commercializing gigapixel photographic technology developed at Duke University, announced today that it will utilize the popular Kickstarter fundraising site to introduce Aware, the world’s first gigapixel digital camera. The campaign will run May 20 – June 19, 2013, with a goal of raising at least $25,000 to tour the camera around North Carolina for three weeks.

24 May 2013

Resolve Optics Develops Optimised Lenses for Machine Vision Applications

Resolve Optics Ltd. has built a strong international reputation for working with machine vision camera suppliers and system integrators to develop application optimised lenses to enable them to benefit from the full performance of their camera or sensor system.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 23 May 2013

Programmable Miniature Artificial Compound Eye Developed at EPFL

European team led by the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems in EPFL unveils programmable miniature artificial compound eye

22 May 2013

Opto Diode Release Reliable 16-Element Photodiode

Opto Diode, a division of ITW, and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, introduces a highly reliable, 16-element photodiode that is ideal for UV/EUV or electron detection.

From Opto Diode Corp. 21 May 2013