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VCU Anthropology Professor Uses 3-D Scanner to Scan World’s Oldest Ham and Peanut

Bernard Means, Ph.D, an anthropology professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of World Studies who specializes in 3-D scanning archaeological artifacts, visited the Isle of Wight County Museum in Smithfield, Virginia, this week to 3-D scan two unusual artifacts.

14 Dec 2015

AFIT Develops Novel Human Skin Detection Technology

Color-image based systems are excellent at locating people in aerial search and rescue operations, but fall short when it comes to discerning between actual human skin and objects with similar hues. To remedy this, researchers at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) have developed a novel two-dimensional feature space which uses the spectral absorption characteristics of melanin, hemoglobin and water to better characterize human skin.

11 Dec 2015

High Precision Grisms for Euclid Mission to Map the Dark Universe

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has supplied the Laboratoire d'astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) with polished substrates to manufacture the high precision grisms that lie at the heart of a Near Infrared Spectrophotometer designed to perform red shift measurements in the forthcoming Euclid space mission by the European Space Agency (ESA).

From Optica Software 8 Dec 2015

Colorado State University Develops Nanoscale 3D Mass-Spectral Imaging Tool

A one-of-a-kind instrument built at Colorado State University lets scientists map cellular composition in three dimensions at the nanoscale, allowing researchers to watch how cells respond to new medications at the most minute level ever observed.

8 Dec 2015

SGIA Honors Colortrac SmartLF SG Best Wide Format Scanner with Product of the Year Award

Colortrac Ltd was recognized by the Speciality Graphic Imaging Association’s prestigious Product of the Year Competition with the Scanning Product of the Year award for the SmartLF SG. The 2015 Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo brought together leaders of the specialty imaging industry this year in Atlanta, where the award was announced.

7 Dec 2015

Liquid Image Introduces Ego LS 800 Wearable and Mountable Live Streaming 4G LTE Enabled Camera

Liquid Image enters the US Wireless Device market with the Ego LS 800, the first wearable and mountable live streaming 4G LTE enabled camera. The initial shipment of the Ego LS is available today for distribution in the United States and is connected by the Verizon Wireless network.

7 Dec 2015

Canon U.S.A. Unveils REALiS 4K500ST Pro AV LCOS Projector Ideal for Immersive Simulation and Training

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today unveiled its REALiS 4K500ST Pro AV LCOS Projector which delivers 4K resolution of 4096 x 2400, up to 5000 lumens* and Canon’s LCOS Technology with AISYS-enhancement for brilliant, high-brightness and detailed image reproduction. The REALiS 4K500ST also offers a Genuine Canon 4K lens and a robust collection of advanced professional setting features, including Marginal Focus which helps ensure content projected on the peripheral portions of domed surfaces remains in focus.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 1 Dec 2015

Researchers Develop Advanced Camera that Can Measure, Monitor Greenhouse Gases

A camera so advanced that it can photograph and film methane in the air around us is now presented by a team of researchers from Linköping and Stockholm Universities. It can be an important part of the efforts to measure and monitor greenhouse gases.

1 Dec 2015

Canon U.S.A., Virtual Imaging Introduce New RadPRO Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray System with Adjustable Telescoping Column

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, and Virtual Imaging, Inc., a Canon U.S.A. Company, announce the RadPRO 1 Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray System, an x-ray system that incorporates a new telescopic tube column helping radiographic technologists to maximize their lines of vision for safe transport when moving around a healthcare facility. The new functionality builds on the ease of maneuvering and positioning that is a hallmark of the current RadPRO Mobile 40kW System, while maintaining the ability to capture high-quality diagnostic images for routine diagnosis or challenging trauma directly from a patients’ bed.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 1 Dec 2015

Substantial Reduction in Weight Could Slow Degeneration of Knee Cartilage in Obese People

Obese people who lose a substantial amount of weight can significantly slow the degeneration of their knee cartilage, according to a new MRI study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

30 Nov 2015