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New Quantum Mass Fusion Splicer with Automatic and Real-Time Clamp Force Adjustments

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a major leader in the design and manufacturing of optical fiber and connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of the Quantum Type-Q101-M12™ Dual-Heater Mass Fusion Splicer, the second splicer launched in its Quantum Splicer product line.

14 Nov 2012

Panasonic to Shoot and Broadcast Total Eclipse with Two Cameras

On the morning of November 14th, 2012, the North of Australia will witness a total solar eclipse. Panasonic, using its HIT(R) solar panels and lithium ion batteries for storage, will produce a live broadcast of this spectacular astronomical phenomenon via USTREAM.

9 Nov 2012

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

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