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Meller Optics Introduces Sapphire & Ruby Balls for Creating Short Focal Length Micro Lenses

Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced a line of sapphire and ruby balls which can be precision ground into lenses featuring short focal lengths for micro air vehicles or fly-sized insect drones used in military surveillance.

18 Feb 2016

Filmetrics Introduces Low-Cost Optical Profiler that Measures 3D Surfaces with High Accuracy

Filmetrics has announced the release of the world’s first low-cost optical profiler. With an entry price of only $25,000, the Profilm3D significantly increases the accessibility of profilometry equipment.

17 Feb 2016

Mirrorcle Technologies Announces Commercial Availability of Tip-Tilt-Piston MEMS Mirror Development Kit

Mirrorcle Technologies, Inc (MTI), the California-based manufacturer of patented, gimbal-less micromirrors, today announced the commercial availability of tip/tilt/piston devices fully supported by a plug-and-play development kit.

17 Feb 2016

EVT’s EyeVision Image Processing Software Now Integrated with Color Inspection Commands

Lip vermilion was already known in the cultures of Mesopotamia. The prototype of a lipstick as we know it today, was introduced at the world exhibition in 1883. Who would have thought by then that this will become the best-selling beauty product in the world.

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 17 Feb 2016

Modular Imaging System Enables Creation of a Wide Range of Computational Cameras

Computer Science Professor Shree Nayar and Makoto Odamaki, a visiting scientist from Ricoh Corporation, have developed Cambits, a modular imaging system that enables the user to create a wide range of computational cameras. Cambits comprises a set of colorful plastic blocks of five different types—sensors, light sources, actuators, lenses, and optical attachments.

16 Feb 2016

MIT Scientists Develop New Imaging Device that Uses Loose Bundle of Optical Fibers Instead of Lenses

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a new imaging device that consists of a loose bundle of optical fibers, with no need for lenses or a protective housing.

15 Feb 2016

University of Utah Engineers Develop New Flat, Ultralight Camera Lens

Imagine digital cameras or smartphones without the bulky lenses or eyeglasses with lenses that are paper thin.

15 Feb 2016

Research Results Open Up New Outlooks on Time-Domain Ghost Imaging Technique

Research results recently presented in the distinguished Nature Photonics journal open up new outlooks on ghost imaging in the time domain.

11 Feb 2016

Interactive Self-Editing Video Camera Kiba Now Available for Pre-Order

Kiba, the world's first interactive self-editing video camera, is now available for pre-order at http://getkiba.com. Kiba captures and curates your best moments using patented "joy ranking" technology, allowing you to enjoy time with family and friends without having to film or edit video. Kiba is the first camera you can talk to: it responds easily to voice commands like "Kiba, record," "Kiba, remember," or "Kiba, selfie."

9 Feb 2016

SPIE Photonics West 2016: II-VI to Present Broad Portfolio of Products and Services

II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and opto-electronic components, today announced that it will present a broad portfolio of products at SPIE Photonics West, on Feb. 16-18, 2016, in San Francisco, CA, in Hall C, Booth # 2223.

9 Feb 2016