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Digital Cameras Help in Monitoring Spread of Tree Diseases

As digital cameras become better and cheaper, ecologists are turning these ubiquitous consumer devices into scientific tools to study how forests are responding to climate change.

21 Dec 2012

Photons Emitted From Light Sources Follow a Random but Coordinated Path

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have demonstrated that photons (light particles) emitted from light sources embedded in a complex and disordered structure are able to mutually coordinate their paths through the medium.

21 Dec 2012

New Microscopy Camera for Colour Documentation and Fluorescent Detection from Olympus

Olympus has launched the DP80, a unique microscopy camera for both colour documentation and fluorescent detection. Combining a colour and monochrome chip within the same housing, the DP80 provides high resolution brightfield imaging alongside sensitive photon detection. With versatile functionality, the control software permits rapid and automatic exchange between the chips, without switching camera or optical path.

20 Dec 2012

CyberOptics to Showcase SPI and AOI Inspection Solutions at INTERNEPCON

CyberOptics Corporation announces that it will present its newest range of SPI and AOI inspection solutions in booth 52-9 at the upcoming INTERNEPCON Japan.

From CyberOptics Corporation 20 Dec 2012

Global Optical Digitizer and Scanner Market to Grow to $467.1 Million in 2016

The global optical digitizer and scanner market is seeing rapid growth in unit sales based on increased end-user measurement needs, as well as greater innovation and product capabilities. To keep pace with evolving end-user requirements, equipment suppliers are consistently reinvesting in research and development. The resulting advances in probe technology, software, accuracy, and integration methods are creating further opportunities for high-end optical digitizers and scanners.

19 Dec 2012

Planetary Nebula NGC 5198 Resembles a Brightly Colored Ribbon in Space

Planetary nebulae represent a final brief stage in the life of a star like the Sun. While consuming the last of the fuel in its core, the star expels a large portion of its outer regions, which then heats up and glows brightly, showing intricate structures that scientists are still trying to fully understand. The structure visible within NGC 5189 is particularly dramatic, and Hubble's image of the nebula is by far the most detailed yet made of this object [1].

19 Dec 2012

Newport Launches Open-Loop Picomotor Controller/Driver Module with 4 Channels

New Focus™, a Newport Corporation Brand, announces the new Model 8742 Open-Loop Picomotor controller/driver module with 4 channels. The compact, single-box design with an integrated controller and driver provides a low-cost solution for driving New Focus open-loop Picomotor products.

From Newport Corporation 19 Dec 2012

Mobile Phone Combined with Magnifying Optics Leads to Diagnostic-Quality Microscope

By fitting a "smart" mobile phone with magnifying optics, bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley created a real "cell" phone, a diagnostic-quality microscope that can be used by clinics in developing countries and inside — and outside — American biology classrooms, according to Eva M. Schmid, PhD, who described the development of CellScope at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Dec. 17, in San Francisco.

18 Dec 2012

HoodTech Debuts Alticam Pod with GPS/INS Capability for UAS and Manned Aircraft

Hood River, OR –HoodTech Vision, manufacturer of advanced stabilized imaging systems for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and manned aircraft, introduces the Alticam™ Pod, an aluminum housing that is compatible with all HoodTech Alticam turrets and includes an advanced GPS/INS capability.

From Hood Tech Corporation Vision, Inc. 18 Dec 2012

PI Announces PiezoMove P-604 Linear Actuator for Open-Loop Operation

The immensely cost-efficient and compact P-604 lever actuator from Physik Instrumente (PI) supplements the PI’s PiezoMove® series portfolio. The linear actuator achieves a travel range of 300 µm and is exclusively designed for open-loop operation.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 17 Dec 2012