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ESO's Very Large Telescope Discovers Odd Pair of Aging Stars in Planetary Nebula Fleming 1

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have discovered a pair of stars orbiting each other at the centre of one of the most remarkable examples of a planetary nebula. The new result confirms a long-debated theory about what controls the spectacular and symmetric appearance of the material flung out into space. The results are published in the 9 November 2012 issue of the journal Science.

9 Nov 2012

Canon Introduces Ultra Long Focus Zoom Lens for Projectors

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the RS-IL04UL Ultra Long Focus Zoom Lens which can be used with the Company’s REALiS Professional A/V Series projectors to bring high-image quality to a wide variety of locations. With this lens, users have the flexibility of installing their professional A/V systems anywhere from 15 to 290 feet from the desired projection area with minimal image quality change.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 8 Nov 2012

IriTech Introduces IriShield Iris Recognition Camera

Iris recognition has long been enjoying a reputation of excellent accuracy and is becoming an increasingly important biometric identification technology. According to MarketsandMarkets' Global Biometrics Technology Market (2010-2015) report, iris recognition is growing at a compound annual rate of 27.5 percent, likely due to increasingly affordable and portable iris cameras.

8 Nov 2012

New Ultrasensitive Image Sensor Based on Single Photon Avalanche Photodiodes Technology

Fast and ultrasensitive optical systems are gaining increasing significance and are being used in a diverse range of applications, for example, in imaging procedures in the fields of medicine and biology, in astronomy and in safety engineering for the automotive industry.

From Fraunhofer USA, Inc. 8 Nov 2012

Top ICRAR Contributor Awarded Tour of Murchison Radio-Astronomy Observatory

Last week the top contributor to citizen science initiative theSkyNet travelled to the heart of the West Australian outback to visit the future site of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope.

6 Nov 2012

Resolve Optics Provides Guidelines on Using Radiation Resistant Lenses

Resolve Optics Ltd has produced an informative technical note that addresses the question 'Does My Application Require Radiation Resistant Lenses?

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 5 Nov 2012

BiOptix to Exhibit New Surface Plasmon Resonance Instrument at Label Free Technologies Show

BiOptix today announced that it would be highlighting the new BiOptix 404pi, the first commercially available SPR instrument to incorporate phase-based common path interferometry technology, at the Label Free Technologies Show in Amsterdam from November 1 - 3 as well as at the PEGS Europe Summit on November 6 – 8.

3 Nov 2012

Huawei Technologies Presents Excellent Supplier Award to NeoPhotonics

NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit, or PIC, based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, today announced that for the second consecutive year the company has received the prestigious “Excellent Supplier Award” as a Core Partner from Huawei Technologies, one of the world's leading providers of telecommunications network solutions.

3 Nov 2012

Size of Asteroid Belt May Determine Evolution of Life on Nearby Planets

Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence of asteroid belts of just the right mass, according to a study by Rebecca Martin, a NASA Sagan Fellow from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and astronomer Mario Livio of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md.

2 Nov 2012

Superfocus Introduces Conventional Style Adjustable Focus Eyeglasses

Superfocus LLC, creators of award-winning / revolutionary adjustable focus eyeglasses, today launched its new Leonardo Collection. Leonardo offers alternative style, together with user-friendly technology, at a more affordable price.

2 Nov 2012