Imaging News

RSS

X-Ray Burst Recorded from Normal Supernova at Moment of Shock Breakout

The lucky capture in January of an X-ray outburst from the very beginning of a supernova allowed astronomers around the world to quickly follow up with ground-based telescopes and collect a wealth of new information on early processes in stellar explosions.

21 May 2008

Improvements in Functionality and Efficiency Highlight Next-Generation SVGA-Rev 3 and SXGA OLED Microdisplays

eMagin Corporation, a leader in OLED technology and high resolution personal display systems, is showcasing the latest innovations in power-efficient OLED microdisplays at this year's Society for Information Display Conference and Exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center through May 23, 2008.

21 May 2008

Scientifica Announces Launch of X-Cite Exact

Scientifica is pleased to announce the launch of X-Cite Exact, X-Cite Radiometer fluorescence illumination light source from EXFO.

21 May 2008

Elbit Systems to Supply Thermal Imaging Systems for Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. (Elop) has been recently awarded three contracts valued in a total amount of approximately $87 million from a customer in Asia for the supply of cooled Thermal Imaging systems for reconnaissance and target acquisition applications.

21 May 2008

Canon Developed its Own Liquid Crystal on Silicon Reflective LCD Panels

Canon Inc. today announced that the Company has developed its own LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) reflective LCD panels, a key device used in multimedia projectors. At this year's InfoComm 08' trade show being held on June 18-20 in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Convention Center), this technology will be showcased (Booth #C1529).

20 May 2008

NEC LCD Technologies Receives Awards for Quality and Performance

Royal Philips Electronics and its subsidiary, Philips Healthcare, recognized NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd. for its performance and quality in 2007 with two Philips "Partners for Growth" Global Supplier Awards.

20 May 2008

The Right Solution for Light-Guide Backlighting

The new CERAMOS(TM) Reflector LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides unprecedented high brightness and power in a very small package, the ideal solution for backlighting mid-size (5"-20") LCDs. Specifically designed for light guide-based backlighting of displays in high ambient light conditions, such as those found in today's TFT displays, automotive dashboards and aircraft cockpits, the slim profile of the CERAMOS(TM) Reflector LED is well suited for in-coupling into light guides as thin as 2 mm.

20 May 2008

BAE to Provide Thermal Imaging Modules for Contract with U.S. Army's Remotely Weapon System

BAE Systems has received a $60 million order to provide thermal imaging modules to Kongsberg Defense + Aerospace AS for its contract with the U.S. Army's Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) II program awarded in August 2007.

19 May 2008

Physicists Developed New Near-Infrared Broadband Laser Materials

A team of physicists in the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) of the Physics Department at The City College of New York (CCNY) have developed new near-infrared broadband laser materials with tunability ranges around triple those of earlier crystals.

19 May 2008

A Great Compliment to Special Optics Current High N.A. UV Line

Special Optics, Inc., a Navitar company and manufacturer of high precision ultraviolet (UV) optical systems, has expanded their broad range of UV lenses to include a high N.A. UV microscope objective with a numerical aperture of 0.90.

19 May 2008