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Two Satellites Moving as One Object Will Enable Creation of Enormous Space Telescopes

Spanish industry is leading the Proba-3 mission, a world first in precise formation flying. This European Space Agency (ESA) project aims to demonstrate that two satellites can move as one single object with sub-millimetre precision. This configuration will enable the creation of enormous space telescopes with the lens and detector hundreds of metres apart.

17 Apr 2013

Global Electron Microscope Market Forecast to Grow at 9.9% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Electron Microscope Market 2012-2016

17 Apr 2013

New Test Assesses Performance of Near Earth Object Camera

An infrared sensor that could improve NASA's future detecting and tracking of asteroids and comets has passed a critical design test.

16 Apr 2013

Princeton emICCD Camera Provides Single-Photon Sensitivity for Scientific Imaging and Spectroscopy

Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative new emICCD technology, available exclusively in their renowned PI-MAX® 4 camera platform. For the first time ever, one camera combines the advantages of intensifiers (i.e., ultrashort, subnanosecond exposure times) and the benefits of EMCCDs (i.e., linear gain and high quantum efficiency) to provide single-photon sensitivity and quantitative performance for scientific imaging and spectroscopy applications.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 16 Apr 2013

Researchers Employ Polycrystalline Diamonds to Manufacture Optical Circuits

The application of light for information processing opens up a multitude of possibilities. However, to be able to adequately use photons in circuits and sensors, materials need to have particular optical and mechanical properties.

11 Apr 2013

Digital Camera Manufacturer, Point Grey, Expands Canadian Headquarters

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, has added 15,000 square feet to its Canadian headquarters to increase manufacturing capacity and accommodate a world-class warehousing facility. The ISO 9001:2008 certified facility is now a total of 55,000 sq feet.

11 Apr 2013

Ultrasensitive Retroreflector Helps Detect Bioterrorism Threats and Infectious Diseases

Tiny versions of the reflectors on sneakers and bicycle fenders that help ensure the safety of runners and bikers at night are moving toward another role in detecting bioterrorism threats and diagnosing everyday infectious diseases, scientists said today.

11 Apr 2013

Third Iris Releases New VIAAS Falcon HD Dome IP Camera

Third Iris, a leading provider of IP cameras with encrypted hybrid edge-cloud storage for accessible "Anytime, Anywhere" video and data, today released its new VIAAS Falcon HD Dome IP Camera, an indoor/outdoor dome camera that delivers live streaming on demand and historic surveillance videos and images.

11 Apr 2013

ChromaGen Lens for People with Dyslexia Now Available in Houston, Texas

Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the reading difficulties that students everywhere are struggling with.

11 Apr 2013

Photon etc. Launches LLTF Contrast™ Supercontinuum Tunable Filter

Photon etc. is proud to announce the release of the LLTF ContrastTM, the only widely tunable filter offering -60dB of isolation. Specially designed to filter Fianium’s high-power supercontinuum sources, the latest innovation provides minimal losses to get a tunable laser source with maximal power over the whole VIS-NIR range or the extended SWIR range.

From Photon etc 10 Apr 2013