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NREL Establishes Solar Hydrogen Production Efficiency of 16.2 Percent Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical...
Miltec Promotes Freyre UV systems developer Miltec has promoted Herbert Freyre to manufacturing engineer manager. Freyre holds years of experience in several industries, including aerospace, oil and gas. Previously a...
Leica Camera Announces New Industrial Subsidiary Camera manufacturer Leica Camera AG has created a new subsidiary, LC Light & Imaging Systems GmbH, to expand their activities in the industrial segment. The company will develop custom-built...
Volunteers Request Congressional Support for Photonics Volunteers, scientists, researchers, engineers and industry professionals visited Congressional offices in Washington D.C. as part of a Congressional Visits Day supported by SPIE, the international...
SERIS Develops IBC Bifacial Solar Module The Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed the world's first full-size interdigitated back contact (IBC) bifacial solar...
European Space Imaging Opens New Ground Station Satellite data provider European Space Imaging GmbH has started operations of its new ground station, allowing access to its entire satellite fleet of WorldView satellite imagery. The company can now...
InterOptic Secures Contract With California Data interconnect compact Interoptic has secured a California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) contract with the state of California. This contract expands Interoptic’s reach to the state and...
Nanoholes in Silicon Bolster Photodetector Speed, Efficiently A photodetector that could move more data at a lower cost has been built by propagating photons through nanoholes in a silicon wafer. The detector uses tapered holes to divert photons sideways,...
Tokyo Chemical Industry Acquires Material Patent License from KTU Researchers Laboratory chemical manufacturer Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. has acquired the license for the patent of synthesized materials developed by researchers at the Kaunas University of Technology...
HIF Receives Grant for Natural Resource Exploration The Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, German research laboratory, will receive a grant of approximately €900,000...
MicroVision Signs Laser Beam Scanning System Contract Display and sensor developer Microvision Inc. has signed a contract with a major technology company to develop a laser beam scanning (LBS) display systems and produce specific components. Under the...
CereScan Broadens Neuroimaging Patent In response to an application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, neurodiagnostics developer CereScan has broadened the parameters on its automated diagnostic assistance and intelligent...
UTSA Students Receive NSF Grant for Vein-Finding IR Device A student-led team from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the beneficiary of a $50,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to attend the school’s Center for Innovation,...
Gustafson Appointed to SEMI North America Advisory Board Debbie Gustafson, the CEO of high-brightness lighting developer Energetiq Technology Inc., has been appointed to the SEMI North America Advisory Board (NAAB). SEMI, the global industry association...
eMagin Selected by US Army for OLED Helmet Upgrade Microdisplay developer eMagin Corp. has been selected by the U.S. Army as a sole source provider of OLED microdisplays for a major helicopter helmet upgrade. The program will retrofit...
Next Scan Technology Receives EPIC’s Phoenix Award Polygon scanner developer Next Scan Technology was presented with the 2017 Phoenix Award from the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) for entrepreneurship in photonics. The EPIC Phoenix...
Marmon Acquires Kitco Military connectivity technology provider Marmon Aerospace & Defense LLC has acquired fiber optic technology developer Kitco Fiber Optics Inc. While Kitco will continue to operate as an independent...
Northrop Grumman Opens New, High-Tech Facility Northrop Grumman Corporation opened its new 36,000 square foot facility dedicated to fostering autonomous systems and other capabilities at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Business and...
SID Meeting Focuses on Wearables, Projection The spring meeting of the Society for Information Display (SID), organized by the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, welcomed 100 participants from 18...
Hengtong, Inland Energy Form Hengtong USA Optical and electric power cable developer Hengtong Group Co. Ltd. of Suzhou, China, and power plant developer Inland Energy Inc. of Newport Beach, California, have formed Hengtong USA LLC, a...
Gemini Observatory Names Southwest Research Institute as OCTOCAM Contractor The Gemini Observatory, an international observatory partnership, has named the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) as its prime contractor to develop the OCTOCAM, a next-generation astronomical...
AIM Photonics Welcomes IBM as Newest Consortium Member AIM Photonics, the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics, has announced a patent and intellectual property licensing agreement with IBM. The collaboration is expected to provide a...
RIT Researchers Win Grant to Improve Landsat 8 Data Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) researchers have won funding from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to ensure accurate temperature data from NASA's Landsat 8 satellite. The agency awarded...
Zecri Appointed GM of Sofradir EC IR detector developer Sofradir EC Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the Sofradir Group, has appointed Michel Zecri as its general manager. Zecri, in this internal promotion, brings technical expertise in...
Trumpf Adds Prokop and Schmitz to Managing Board Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG has appointed Heinz-Jürgen Prokop and Christian Schmitz to its managing board. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop. Courtesy of Trumpf. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop Prokop, who has also...
Ushio America, Necsel Merge Lighting manufacturer Ushio America Inc. and laser solutions developer Necsel Intellectual Property Inc. have integrated the two companies to offer a full spectrum of light source solutions including...
Stanford Study Recommends Increased Solar Collaboration The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and efficiently, according...
Necsel Acquires NGI Assets Laser developer Necsel IP Inc. has acquired the assets of Nathaniel Group Inc. (NGI), a medical illuminator manufacturer. “The combination of Necsel (with its parent company, Ushio America...
OSSC and OISC to Participate in STEM Career Fair The Optical Society of Southern California (OSSC) and the Optical Institute of Southern California (OISC) will join Vital Link of Orange County and OC Fair Imaginology for the 6th annual Vital Link...
Liljeroos to Advise Modulight Board of Directors Biomedical laser manufacturer Modulight Inc. has appointed Jyrki Liljeroos as a senior advisor to its board of directors. Liljeroos brings experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries....
Itzler Named SPIE Fellow SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that Mark Itzler, CEO and chief technology officer of sensor developer Princeton Lightwave Inc., has been named a fellow. SPIE...
Silverstein Named President of National Microscopy Student Council Joshua Silverstein, a geology graduate student at Miami University, has been elected president of the Microscopy Society of America’s (MSA) newly formed student council. The council features...
DeNovix Spectrophotometer-Fluorometer Awarded DeNovix Inc.’s DS11 FX+ spectrophotometer-fluorometer has been awarded the 2017 Reviewers’ Choice Award for the Best Life Science Product of the Year at a meeting of the American Association of...
Defense Logistics Agency Awards Contract to E.R. Precision Optical Materials and optics manufacturer E.R. Precision Optical Corp.’s has been awarded a three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Land...
Luminar Enters Autonomous Vehicle Market with Lidar Designed to Improve Safety Luminar Technologies Inc. has launched a new kind of lidar system designed to make autonomous vehicles safer and more scalable. With four strategic partners, two acquisitions and $36 million in seed...
Menlo Grants Optical Frequency Comb License to Toptica Diode and fiber laser developer Toptica Photonics AG has entered into a license agreement with measurement and optics technology developer Menlo Systems GmbH for the use of optical frequency combs....
Baraniuk Receives DoD Bush Fellowship Rice University’s Richard Baraniuk has won a five-year fellowship from the U.S. Defense Department’s valued at up to $3 million for “blue sky” basic research that could...
Optoprim Chosen as Bristol Instruments’ French Distributor Optical instrumentation developer Bristol Instruments Inc. has signed Optoprim SAS as its new distributor in France and Belgium for its wavelength meter and spectrum analyzer products. “We are...
Macleod Wins EPSRC Photography Competition James Macleod at the University of Cambridge has won top prize in the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC's) national science photography competition. Macleod's image of...
Arnot, House Join Gardasoft Vision’s Business Development Team LED control and illumination solutions provider Gardasoft Vision Ltd. has appointed Greg Arnot as its marketing manager and Martin House as its business development manager. Both will work closely...
AIM Photonics Announces DoD Project The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private partnership to advance photonics manufacturing capabilities in the U.S., has announced a new U.S....
Photonics21 PPP Annual Meeting Highlights Growth, Potential Photonics21's Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP) Annual Meeting highlighted its partnership with the European Commission and its solid growth above global GDP. Taking place at Le Plaza Hotel...
EU Invests €15.5M in Photonic Packaging Pilot Line To provide Europe with infrastructure to support the industrial development and manufacture of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), the European Union is investing €15.5 million ($16.4 million)...
Zecotek, European Car Maker in Talks About Integration of HUD Display System Photonics technologies developer Zecotek Photonics Inc. has announced that it is in talks with a major European automobile manufacturer for integration of its 3D head-up display (HUD) and...
Precision Optical Transceivers to Move Into Rochester’s Eastman Business Park Precision Optical Transceivers Inc. will be relocating to the Eastman Business Park modern manufacturing campus. “The assets we have to offer at Eastman Business Park will go a long way in...
Gray Joins Edmund as U.S. Defense Business Director Optical component developer Edmund Optics Inc. has appointed Patrick Gray as its new business development director for U.S. defense and aerospace. atrick brings over 22 years of defense and aerospace...
Elbit Awarded $82M Contract High technology developer Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded an $82 million contract to provide an Asian-Pacific country with a comprehensive, electro-optic airborne solution for use in...
Simonet Appointed to Finisar Board The board of directors for fiber optic subsystems provider Finisar Corp. has appointed Helene Simonet to its body. Simonet served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Coherent,...
Ra Medical Systems, Bo Medical Launch Systems in Europe Ra Medical Systems, makers of excimer lasers and catheters for cardiovascular and dermatological diseases, and Bo Medical Technologies, a multinational medical device sales and service distributor,...
American Polarizers Expand Laser Cutting Capabilities Polarized filter manufacturer American Polarizers Inc. has expanded its precision laser cutting capabilities with the addition of a high-accuracy laser cutting machine. The company can now provide...
Fastbase, Lambert to Implement Cancer Diagnostic Platform Proteomic technology developer Fastbase Solutions and imaging solutions developer Lambert Instruments BV have announced a strategic partnership to implement a new cancer diagnostics platform. The...
Echo Raises $7.5M for Hybrid Microscope Startup company Echo has received funding in the amount of $7.5 million to scale its manufacturing of a new microscope. The Revolve microscope is a hybrid microscope that switches from upright to...
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center to Showcase EOS Imaging System EOS Imaging, developer of 2D and 3D orthopedic medical imaging announced the first sale of an EOS platform in Israel to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. The platform will be installed at the...
Turning Technology Into a Business Opportunity As a scientist, technician or engineer, you are fortunate to be involved with the development of cutting-edge technology on almost daily basis. But how much of your focus is on the commercial value...
Research & Technology
Volumetric Imaging Could Eliminate Needles for Blood Tests Imagine blood tests without having to actually have blood drawn. Researchers from Purdue University have developed a chemical imaging system that uses an InSight DeepSee femtosecond laser to penetrate deep into tissue that could eliminate conventional blood tests for analyses such as drug testing and early detection of diseases. The laser system has two 100-fs pulses — one at 1040 nm with the...
Nanoholes in Silicon Bolster Photodetector Speed, Efficiently A photodetector that could move more data at a lower cost has been built by propagating photons through nanoholes in a silicon wafer. The detector uses tapered holes to divert photons sideways,...
HIF Receives Grant for Natural Resource Exploration The Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, German research laboratory, will receive a grant of approximately €900,000...
Drones Record Activity From Volcanic Plume Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) carrying lightweight sensors collected temperature, humidity and thermal data within the remote volcanic clouds of Guatemala and took images of multiple volcanic...
Imaging Array Captures Minute Details From a Distance A unique camera that can capture a detailed micron-resolution image from a distance uses a laser and techniques that borrow from holography, microscopy and "Matrix"-style bullet time. Engineers from...
UTSA Students Receive NSF Grant for Vein-Finding IR Device A student-led team from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the beneficiary of a $50,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to attend the school’s Center for Innovation,...
Microscopy Method Enables Simultaneous Imaging of 24 Molecules A novel microscopy platform with enhanced detection sensitivity could allow for more comprehensive, system-wide labeling and imaging of greater numbers of biomolecules in living cells and tissues...
“Virtual” Interferometers Could Minimize Size of Optical Processing Circuitry A novel technique dubbed “measurement-based linear optics” could enable miniaturization of the optical processing circuitry required for quantum computers by using virtual interferometers...
Northrop Grumman Opens New, High-Tech Facility Northrop Grumman Corporation opened its new 36,000 square foot facility dedicated to fostering autonomous systems and other capabilities at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Business and...
Photoelectrochemical Cell Captures Excess Photon Energy A proof-of principal photoelectrochemical cell capable of capturing excess photon energy that is normally lost to generating heat could produce solar fuels. Scientists at the U.S. Department of...
Surveillance Robots Share and Interpret Images A new system that allows a team of robots to share and interpret information as they move around could enable these same robots to relieve humans of dangerous jobs such as disposing of landmines,...
AIM Photonics Welcomes IBM as Newest Consortium Member AIM Photonics, the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics, has announced a patent and intellectual property licensing agreement with IBM. The collaboration is expected to provide a...
Low-Power Laser Etching May Speed Lab-On-A-Chip Fabrication A novel method for fabricating poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) waveguides using low-power laser etching could make it easier and less expensive to incorporate optical sensing onto lab-on-a-chip devices....
Artificial Photocatalyst Used to Harness Light, Drive Chemical Reactions An artificial photocatalyst material made from metal nanoparticles has been developed that could be used to harvest the sun’s energy more efficiently, for use in solar and other applications....
OSSC and OISC to Participate in STEM Career Fair The Optical Society of Southern California (OSSC) and the Optical Institute of Southern California (OISC) will join Vital Link of Orange County and OC Fair Imaginology for the 6th annual Vital Link...
New Material Could Improve People’s Health and Reduce Pollution A material that holds the key to cheap, fast and portable new sensors for a wide range of chemicals has been developed by chemists at the University of Texas at Austin. The innovation could...
Security Technologies Could Benefit From Advances in Quantum Image Processing Quantum image processing (QIP), an emerging area, extends conventional image processing tasks and operations to the quantum computing framework. Researchers from Changchun University of Science and...
Silverstein Named President of National Microscopy Student Council Joshua Silverstein, a geology graduate student at Miami University, has been elected president of the Microscopy Society of America’s (MSA) newly formed student council. The council features...
Medically Monitoring Cameras Could Replace Skin Sensors Premature babies kept warm in neonatal incubators could soon be medically monitored with cameras rather than with sensors attached to their skin. The camera system was developed by École...
Macleod Wins EPSRC Photography Competition James Macleod at the University of Cambridge has won top prize in the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC's) national science photography competition. Macleod's image of...
Waveguide Device Transmits Laser Light Through Direct Contact With Skin A device that transmits laser light into human tissue through direct contact, rather than open-air transmission, could help reduce safety concerns in laser-based dermatological procedures and improve...
Photonics21 PPP Annual Meeting Highlights Growth, Potential Photonics21's Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP) Annual Meeting highlighted its partnership with the European Commission and its solid growth above global GDP. Taking place at Le Plaza Hotel...
EU Invests €15.5M in Photonic Packaging Pilot Line To provide Europe with infrastructure to support the industrial development and manufacture of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), the European Union is investing €15.5 million ($16.4 million)...
Gold Spring-Shaped Coils and Lasers Detect Twisted Molecules A novel technique that uses powerful lasers and gold spring shaped coils 5,000 times thinner than human hair could improve pharmaceutical design, telecommunications and nanorobotics, as it has the...
Changing the Shape of CQDs Could Enable Continuous QD Lasing A novel method for fabricating lasers uses saucer-shaped quantum dots (QDs) to produce continuous laser light that could be brighter, less expensive and more tuneable than current devices. Although...
Developing an Eco-Friendly Deep-UV Lamp Using atomically controlled thin monolayers of gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) as active regions, a research group has shown the ability to produce deep-UV emission with an LED...
Optical Solution to RF Signal Control Could Lead to Faster Wireless Communications Radio frequency (RF) signal control at sub-nanosecond time scales has been demonstrated on a chip-scale optical device, a discovery that could pave the way for improved wireless communication...
Echo Raises $7.5M for Hybrid Microscope Startup company Echo has received funding in the amount of $7.5 million to scale its manufacturing of a new microscope. The Revolve microscope is a hybrid microscope that switches from upright to...
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center to Showcase EOS Imaging System EOS Imaging, developer of 2D and 3D orthopedic medical imaging announced the first sale of an EOS platform in Israel to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. The platform will be installed at the...
Turning Technology Into a Business Opportunity As a scientist, technician or engineer, you are fortunate to be involved with the development of cutting-edge technology on almost daily basis. But how much of your focus is on the commercial value...
Phototherapy Could Thwart Neuropathic Pain Low-level laser therapy could provide a non-invasive and effective method for treating neuropathic pain cause by nerve damage, spinal cord injury or diseases such as diabetes. In studies performed at...
A Faster Single-Pixel Camera Opens Up New Possibilities for Industrial Lensless Imaging Compressed sensing is a new computational technique for extracting large amounts of information from a signal. Researchers at Rice University built a camera that could produce 2-D images using only a...
Smartphone-Based Assay Can Detect Male Infertility A smartphone-based device for point-of-care male infertility screening has demonstrated the ability to detect sperm concentration and motility with 98 percent accuracy. The smartphone-based assay is...
acquisitions
Tokyo Chemical Industry Acquires Material Patent License from KTU Researchers Laboratory chemical manufacturer Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. has acquired the license for the patent of synthesized materials developed by researchers at the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania. The materials are designed for the new generation of solar elements. Tokyo Chemical Industry approached researchers and began negotiations for acquisition after the new organic...
Marmon Acquires Kitco Military connectivity technology provider Marmon Aerospace & Defense LLC has acquired fiber optic technology developer Kitco Fiber Optics Inc. While Kitco will continue to operate as an independent...
Necsel Acquires NGI Assets Laser developer Necsel IP Inc. has acquired the assets of Nathaniel Group Inc. (NGI), a medical illuminator manufacturer. “The combination of Necsel (with its parent company, Ushio America...
Products
Spectrograph TRENTON, N.J., April 28, 2017 — The SpectraPro HRS-300 spectrograph from Princeton Instruments Inc. is engineered to deliver spectral resolution and astigmatism correction for advanced microspectroscopy and multichannel fiber...
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High-Load Linear Actuator AUBURN, Mass., April 28, 2017 — The L-239 high-load linear actuator from Physik Instrumente LP provides motion in 1 degree of freedom. Designed for highly accurate and fast repetitive industrial applications, the L-239...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Deep Tissue Imager MANNHEIM, Germany, April 28, 2017 — The SP8 Deep In Vivo Explorer (DIVE) from Leica Microsystems GmbH, is a spectrally tunable solution for multi-color, multiphoton deep tissue imaging. The device enables researchers to capture...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Software Development Kit WOBURN, Mass., April 28, 2017 — BitFlow Inc. has upgraded its Software Development Kit to the next-generation SDK 6.30. The toolkit simplifies multi-camera integration projects and gives integrators added flexibly when...
BitFlow Inc.
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IXFc Optic Clip GRANTS PASS, Ore., April 27, 2017 — Siskiyou series of optics clips greatly reduce the wavefront distortion inherent in setscrew mounting approaches. They press the optic against the mounting surface along two sections of arc at the...
Siskiyou Corporation
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Reflectometer Test Instrument AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, April 27, 2017 — The AQ1000 optical time-domain reflectometer test instrument from Yokogawa Europe BV. The new instrument joins the existing mid-range AQ1200 series and the high-end AQ7280 series, and is...
Yokogawa Europe BV
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Embedded Vision Systems ETTLINGEN, Germany, April 27, 2017 — The VC Z series of embedded vision systems from Vision Components GmbH offer real-time image processing suitable for demanding applications. All models are equipped with Xilinx’s Zynq...
Vision Components GmbH
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Plant Spectroradiometer and Software LAWRENCE, Mass., April 27, 2017 — The PSR+ spectroradiometer with DARWin SP data acquisition software from Spectral Evolution Inc. provide researchers with data on the ability of vegetation to efficiently use sunlight for...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Embedded Optical Transceiver LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2017 — The LUX62608 OptoPHY module from Luxtera Inc. is a 2 x 100-G parallel, single-mode fiber, four-lane embedded optical transceiver. Designed for cloud data center, enterprise and telecom...
Luxtera Inc.
Spectroradiometer MUNICH, April 26, 2017 — The CAS 140D spectroradiometer from Instrument Systems GmbH combines the measurement accuracy and reliability of the CAS 140CT with sustainable technical optimizations to enhance repeatability and...
Instrument Systems GmbH
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Ophthalmology Beam Guidance Systems HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, April 26, 2017 — SwissOptic AG has announced customer-specific beam guidance systems for ophthalmology applications. The range of solutions includes beam expansion systems, zoomable lenses to focus from cornea...
SwissOptic AG
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Vision Inspection Technology TECUMSEH, Ontario, April 26, 2017 — The InspectTracker advanced vision inspection technology from Radix Inc. connects inspection data with its virtual “digital twin.” As the operator moves from defect to defect with...
AIS Technologies Group (AISTG)
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Silicon Photonics Transceiver LEUVEN, Belgium, April 26, 2017 — The bi-directional 896-Gbps silicon photonics transceiver from Imec combines dense arrays of 56-Gbps germanium silicon electro-absorption modulators and germanium silicon waveguide photodetectors...
Imec
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Line Scan Light MUSKEGON, Mich., April 25, 2017 — The LCHP line scan light from Smart Vision Lights is a lower-cost alternative to the LHP high-power line scan light for low-power applications. The LCHP line scan light emits 250,000 lux,...
Smart Vision Lights
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USB 3.0 Industrial Cameras OTTAWA, Ontario, April 25, 2017 — Pixelink has announced the PL-D759 and PL-D7512 U3V-compliant industrial USB 3.0 cameras with Sony IMX253 and Sony IMX255 CMOS sensor models, respectively. The systems offer extensive built-in...
Pixelink
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Photoluminescence Spectrometer EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 25, 2017 — The FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer from Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. is a complete luminescence laboratory in one instrument. The system features high sensitivity and can be configured...
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
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White Lighting Smart System Sensor PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, April 25, 2017 — The AS7225 tunable white lighting smart system sensor from AMS AG broadens the solution set for sensor-integrated tunable-white lighting solutions. OEM lighting manufacturers can access...
ams OSRAM
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Thermal Image Sensor VEUREY-VOROIZE, France, April 24, 2017 — The Atto320 standalone thermal image sensor from Ulis gives system integrators design flexibility to enable improved performance and cost differentiation in handheld thermal cameras. The...
ULIS
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Certified Laser Safety Curtain ERDING, Germany, April 24, 2017 — The DIN EN 12254 Certified Laser Safety Curtain from Spetec GmbH is an enclosure that protects users from laser radiation. The curtains are available in different sizes and designs to meet...
Spetec GmbH
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Compact Linear Lights MUSKEGON, Mich., April 24, 2017 — The LM45 and LM75 series of compact linear lights with MultiDrive and OverDrive Strobe technologies from Smart Vision Lights are broad spectrum mini linear lights with a small footprint. The...
Smart Vision Lights
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Ultra-Stable Platform CAMBRIDGE, England, April 24, 2017 — The V-Deck ultra-stable platform from Prior Scientific Ltd. is designed for neuroscience and electrophysiology, offering users the ability to quickly and precisely adjust sample height. ...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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Optical Fiber NORCROSS, Ga., April 21, 2017 — OFS Fitel LLC has announced higher density wavelength division multiplexing capacity over its TeraWave ULL Optical Fiber with the Nokia Commercial Ultra-Wideband C+L-Band System, helping to reduce...
OFS
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Motorized Beam Expanders KENLEY, England, April 21, 2017 — Variable focus motorized beam expanders from Optical Surfaces Ltd. incorporate off-axis mirrors for unobstructed output and highly efficient transmission. An off-axis reflective beam expander...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Zinc Sulfide Optics PROVIDENCE, R.I, April 21, 2017 — Zinc sulfide (ZnS) optics from Laser Research Optics can be custom fabricated for use in military applications requiring a broad wavelength spectrum and high fracture strength. The optics are...
Laser Research Optics
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Light Guides NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., April 21, 2017 — Custom precision Light Guides from Knight Optical LLC are designed as the key element in cosmetic laser or intense pulsed light (IPL) applications. IPL applications make use of a variety of...
Knight Optical
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Nanoparticle Dispersion Machine KIDLINGTON, England, April 20, 2017 — The Thinky PR-1 Nanoparticle Dispersion Machine from Intertronics is a desktop unit which can disperse carbon nanotubes, graphene and other 2D nanomaterials within a closed container. The...
Intertronics
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Digital Microscope OSAKA, Japan, April 20, 2017 — The VHX-5000 digital microscope from Keyence Corp. eliminates the need for focus adjustments, greatly speeding up measurements. With the push of a button, up to 50 images are captured at each...
Keyence Corp.
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Mezzanine Card MUNICH, April 20, 2017 — Inova Semiconductors has announced a high-speed mezzanine card for Intel Cyclone V FPGA boards. The card enables engineers to easily set up hardware for testing and system development with the...
Inova Semiconductors GmbH
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Machine Vision Camera OBERSULM, Germany, April 20, 2017 — The GigE uEye CP machine vision camera from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is the latest generation of its compact Gigabit Ethernet machine vision imaging systems. Enhanced features...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Inline Sputtering System KAHL AM MAIN, Germany, April 19, 2017 — The GENERIS PVD inline sputtering system from Singulus Technologies AG is designed for challenging transparent, conductive oxide layers such as indium tin oxide, aluminum-doped zinc oxide and Ag. ... Request info >
Polarized Beam Splitters ANDOVER, Mass., April 19, 2017 — Newport FemtoOptics P Polarized Beam Splitters from MKS Instruments Inc. offer a number of reflectance and transmission ratios for ultrafast lasers with intense pulses of 25 fs or less. ...
MKS/Newport
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Optical Gas Imaging MEER, Belgium, April 19, 2017 — The GFx320 Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) camera from Flir Systems Inc. is designed for use inside ATEX Zone 2 hazardous locations. The GFx320 meets sensitivity standards and automatically tags...
Teledyne FLIR
Pharmacode Vision Sensor KARLSRUHE, Germany, April 19, 2017 — The EyeSens PharmaCode Reader (PCR) from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH is a vision sensor that reads pharmarcode, the seven-digit numerical code for unambiguous identification of pharmaceutical...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Compact Laser LAFAYETTE, Colo., April 18, 2017 — The UM-2 compact laser from RMI Laser LLC is offered in an all-in-one system that is small enough to carry on a plane. Users can begin marking in approximately one hour. It can be placed on a...
RMI Laser LLC
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Specialist Lenses CHESHAM, England, April 18, 2017 — Resolve Optics Ltd. has announced specialist lenses for vision applications. The use of optimized custom lenses can reduce image processing while improving system performance and measurement...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Measurement System SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 18, 2017 — The OptiLux SD from Redlux Ltd. combines a high-resolution sensor head with a precision XY motion system to provide a fully automated, operator-independent surface measurement and analysis routine....
RedLux Ltd.
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Laser Profiler NATICK, Mass., April 18, 2017 — The In-Sight Laser Profiler from Cognex Corp. is an easy-to-use measurement system that verifies part dimensions. Vision tools, accurate object detection and the EasyBuilder interface make the...
Cognex Corp.
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Thermally Compensated Mirror Mount ANDOVER, Mass., April 14, 2017 — MKS Instruments Inc. has announced the Newport SU100TW-F2K Thermally Compensated Mirror Mount. The new mount for 25.4-mm optics combines low wavefront distortion mounting with innovative...
MKS/Newport
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CaF2 Optics PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 14, 2017 — Meller CaF2 Optics from Meller Optics Inc. operate from the UV to IR range for use in spectroscopy, laser and front-surface protection applications. The optics are manufactured to OEM...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Laser System CHAMPLIN, Minn., April 14, 2017 — The LASERDYNE 606D laser system from Prima Power Laserdyne is composed of two completely independent laser machines within a single unitized structure. The system also maximizes throughput per...
Prima Power Laserdyne LLC
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Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Camera GRONINGEN, Netherlands, April 14, 2017 — The Toggel next-generation fluorescence lifetime imaging camera from Lambert Instruments BV makes fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)...
Lambert Instruments BV
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Small Industrial Cameras COPENHAGEN, April 13, 2017 — The GO-2400-USB and GO-5101-PMCL small industrial cameras from JAI AS feature binning functions, region-of-interest, lookup tables, sequencer trigger modes and auto-level control for use in small...
JAI A/S
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Panel LEDs ST. PAUL, Minn., April 13, 2017 — The CL series of panel LEDs from Wilbrecht Ledco Inc. is a 14-mm mount line for industrial and outdoor applications. The CL series incorporates a 10-mm LED available in red, green, yellow, blue...
Wilbrecht Ledco Inc.
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USB3 Cameras MÜNSTER, Germany, April 13, 2017 — Ximea GmbH has announced USB3 camera models with the Sony IMX253 and IMX 255 sensors, providing 12.4 MP at 31 fps and 8.9 MP at 43 fps, respectively. All models from the IMX family feature...
XIMEA GmbH
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Optical Transmission System and Component Design Software BERLIN, April 13, 2017 — VPIphotonics GmbH’s Design Suite Version 9.8 is an optical transmission system and component design software that provides access to four professional, application-specific simulation tools...
VPIphotonics GmbH
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Backlight, Diffuse Ring Light Panels MUSKEGON, Mich., April 12, 2017 — The LLPX and LLPX-H second-generation of LLP backlight and LLP-H diffuse ring light panels from Smart Vision Lights allow for more intensity with the same ease of mounting, along with a MultiDrive...
Smart Vision Lights
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Pool Disinfection UV Sensors BERLIN, April 12, 2017 — Sglux GmbH has announced a new generation of certified UV sensors for measuring UV irradiance in UV disinfection systems for recreational water facilities in accordance with NSF/ANSI 50 standards. ...
sglux SolGel Technologies GmbH
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3D Snapshot Sensor BURNABY, British Columbia, April 12, 2017 — The Gocator 3210 structured light 3D snapshot sensor from LMI Technologies Inc. is designed for inline inspection applications. Scans are achieved at 35 μm, and a large field of view of 100...
LMI Technologies Inc.
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Thermal Imaging Camera MEER, Belgium, April 12, 2017 — The T650sc thermal imaging camera from Flir Systems Inc. delivers high sensitivity and advanced feature sets on a portable IR camera. The T650sc camera is able to measure temperatures of up to...
Teledyne FLIR
Test Platform AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 11, 2017 — Coherent Solutions Ltd. and Teledyne LeCroy’s 64QAM test platform combines the IQTransmitter with the 65-GHz LabMaster 10-65Zi-A oscilloscope. The IQTransmitter provides research,...
Quantifi Photonics Ltd.
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Diode-Pumped Laser SOLNA, Sweden, April 11, 2017 — Cobolt AB has announced a higher-power model of the Cobolt Twist continuous-wave single-frequency diode-pumped laser. The 457-nm device is part of the 05-01 Series platform. Its wavelength and...
Cobolt AB
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Picosecond Laser BESANCON, France, April 11, 2017 — The PiXea stand-alone picosecond laser from Aurea Technology is dedicated to demanding industrial and scientific applications. The low-timing-jitter laser performs sharp pulses with widths down...
AUREA Technology
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Street Lighting Connectivity Module HARRISBURG, PA., April 11, 2017 — The LUMAWISE Ensurance S module from TE Connectivity Ltd. is a compact connectivity solution for street lighting with LED light sources. The module consists of a standardized interface between...
TE Connectivity
Full-HD Thermal Camera HOOD RIVER, Ore., April 10, 2017 — The Viento HD IP67 full-HD, 1080p thermal camera from Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. provides 1920 × 1200-pixel resolution, utilizing an uncooled vanadium oxide sensor with a capacity of...
Sierra-Olympia Technologies Inc.
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Surface Mount Photodiode CAMARILLO, Calif., April 10, 2017 — The NXIR-5C photodiode from Opto Diode Corp. is a red-to-NIR enhanced device with a circular active area of 5 mm². With a spectral response from 320 to 1100 nm, the rugged photodiode is...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Telephoto Prime Lens RONKONKOMA, N.Y., April 10, 2017 — The 135-mm ƒ1.8 DG HSM Art Lens from Sigma Corp. of America is a mid-range telephoto prime lens with a greater shallow depth of field and isolation of subjects. A compression effect makes...
Sigma Corp. of America
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Laser Marking Turnkey Solution DITZINGEN, Germany, April 10, 2017 — The TruMicro Mark 2000 turnkey solution for the Unique Device Identification (UDI)-compliant laser marking of medical devices has been announced by Trumpf GmbH, combining a marking laser with a UDI...
TRUMPF SE + Co. KG
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Imager EEDE, Netherlands, April 7, 2017 — The ThermoFlexX 80 S imager from Xeikon offers auto load and unload for faster overall throughput. The new vacuum slider system provides efficient operation for partial plates and eliminates...
Xeikon NV
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Electro-Optical Test Systems SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 7, 2017 — The COLOSUS line of electro-optical test systems from Santa Barbara Infrared Inc. and Labsphere Inc. include collimated optics, software and uniform sources for the optical characterization of...
Santa Barbara Infrared Inc.
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Disk Laser DITZINGEN, Germany, April 7, 2017 — The latest generation of TruDisk disk laser from Trumpf GmbH is a high-power, solid-state laser with built-in intelligence for Industry 4.0 production lines. The CPX, a built-in control system,...
TRUMPF SE + Co. KG
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3D Stereo Vision Laser Module Bedford, N.H., April 7, 2017 — The FLEXPOINT MV stereo laser module from Laser Components USA Inc. is designed for 3D stereo vision, an imaging technique for machine vision. The technique calculates the volume of an object...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Cationic Epoxy LINCOLN, R.I., April 6, 2017 — The UV-8504E cationic epoxy from EpoxySet Inc. is designed for bonding, sealing and coating plastics, glass and metals. The material offers strong bonds to metal, glass and most plastics...
EpoxySet Inc.
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3D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope OSAKA, Japan, April 6, 2017 — The VK-X160K 3D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope from Keyence Corp. improves throughput and accuracy of metallurgical studies. The microscope features a 408-nm wavelength semiconductor laser,...
Keyence Corp. of America
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Flexible Longpass Filters BARRINGTON, N.J., April 6, 2017 — Flexible Longpass Filters from Edmund Optics Inc. are versatile, cut-on filters that offer deep blocking and high transmission over a spectral range of 400 to 1600 nm. The filters are...
Edmund Optics
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Pulsed Fiber Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 6, 2017 — The FP 010 pulsed fiber laser from Coherent | Rofin is a 1-kW device that delivers a maximum pulse energy of 100 mJ. The FP 010 delivers energy at pulse widths between 10 and 100 ns, with...
Coherent Inc.
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Optical Profilometer ULM, Germany, April 5, 2017 — The TrueSurface optical profilometer from Witec GmbH combined surface analysis with Raman spectral acquisition to enable topographic Raman imaging on rough and uneven surfaces. As the...
WITec GmbH
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Stick-Slip Motor Driver AUBURN, Mass., April 5, 2017 — The E-872 stick-slip motor driver from Physik Instrumente LP is an OEM driver for miniaturized piezo-inertia positioning stages. The driver is designed to complement the size of the...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Atomic Force Microscopy Probes SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 5, 2017 — SurfRider HQ-Series Atomic Force Microscopy Probes from Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Inc. are high-quality silicon probes for use in all commercially available atomic force microscopes. ...
Oxford Instruments Asylum Research
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Volume Light Grid TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany, April 5, 2017 — The Volume Light Grid (VLG) system from Framos GmbH is a plug-and-play system that can be easily implemented in any logistics facility. The VLG enables real-time recording of 3D measurements,...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Cleave Measurer STOCKHOLM, April 4, 2017 — The CLEAVEMETER 3D+ Nyfors Teknologi AB allows for accuracy in the final angle measurement of a cleave, which can increase the yield and production speed for demanding applications. The device...
NYFORS Teknologi AB
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Centrifuge Windows PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 4, 2017 — Meller Sapphire Centrifuge Windows from Meller Optics Inc. simplify field replacement and are impervious to acids, alkalis, plasma and body fluids. The UV windows are ideal when chemical-,...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Gas Analyzer TURKU, Finland, April 4, 2017 — The GASERA ONE FORMALDEHYDE analyzer from Gasera Ltd. is an affordable, easy-to-use tool for the continuous monitoring of background levels of formaldehyde. The device can achieve a <1 ppb...
Gasera Ltd.
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Fiber Optic Links ALHAMBRA, Calif., April 4, 2017 — The 5200 Series of 3- and 6.5-GHz fiber optic links from Emcore Corp. are designed for satellite communications and wireless applications. The 5200 series is a compact, weatherproof line of...
EMCORE Corp.
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Gas Detection Controller DELTA, British Columbia, April 3, 2017 — The FCS Flexible Control System from Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. is a high-performance gas detection controller with logic control. The FCS Flexible Control System is a...
Critical Environment Technologies
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CMOS Camera Link Modules TOKYO, April 3, 2017 — The XCL-SG510 CMOS Camera Link modules from Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions enable greater accuracy and speed in intelligent transport, factory automation, food and drink inspection and...
Sony Europe Ltd., Image Sensing Solutions
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UV Zoom Lens CHESHAM, England, April 3, 2017 — A UV zoom lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. enables the safe, remote viewing of nuclear fuel assemblies through 10 m of water. The lens is designed to optimally operate from 10 to 55 ºC....
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Line Scan Lighting Cooling KONSTANZ, Germany, April 3, 2017 — Chromasens GmbH has expanded cooling options for its CORONA II LED Line Scan Lighting to support passive heat sinks, compressed air, liquid cooling and fan cooling. Chromasens offers three...
Chromasens GmbH
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TATTOO RESTORATION LASER TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 1, 2017 — While laser tattoo removal has been around the block a few times, there is a new metaphorical kid on that block. Lasestat Unlimited Ltd. has developed a new laser-based solution for restoring removed...

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