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Banner Engineering Adds LE250 to L-Gage LE Family of Laser Sensors

Banner Engineering has expanded its L-Gage LE family of laser sensors with the new LE250. Optimized for measurements ranging from 100 mm to 400 mm, the LE250 features superior measurement precision and a small laser spot size.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 24 Sep 2014

Innovative Motion Detection and Smart Video Capture Technology for Athletes

C Spire and Blast Motion are offering a pioneering new motion detection and smart video capture technology for athletes at all levels to track vital sports metrics, harness their power and improve performance through motion sensor and user-friendly fitness apps on smartphones and tablets.

23 Sep 2014

Novel Optical Sensor Enables Robot to Grasp USB Plug

Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable draped freely over a hook and insert it into a USB port.

22 Sep 2014

Bioinspired Polarization Camera Discovers How Female Northern Swordtail Fish Choose Mates

We have all seen a peacock show its extravagant, colorful tail feathers in courtship of a peahen. Now, a group of researchers have used a special camera developed by an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis to discover that female northern swordtail fish choose their mates based on a similar display.

22 Sep 2014

AS&E’s MINI Z Backscatter Screening System Named ASIS Accolades Award Winner

American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E") a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today that the Company's new MINI Z™ handheld Z Backscatter® screening system has been named an ASIS Accolades Award winner and selected for the best in show, "Judge's Choice" Award, from amongst all ASIS Accolades winners. ASIS Accolades is an awards competition that recognizes the security industry's most innovative new products, services, and/or solutions.

19 Sep 2014

NASA Awards CISS Phase I SBIR Contract to Develop Wide-Field, Deep UV Raman Hyperspectral Imager

ChemImage Sensor Systems (CISS™) announces that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR contract for the development of a Wide-Field, Deep UV Raman Hyperspectral Imager by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

19 Sep 2014

FUJIFILM VisualSonics to Highlight One-Touch Pre-Clinical Imaging Platform at World Molecular Imaging Congress Annual Meeting

FUJIFILM VisualSonics Inc., a world leader in real time, in vivo, high-resolution micro-imaging systems designed specifically for pre-clinical research and subsidiary of FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., will unveil the world’s first one-touch pre-clinical imaging platform, the Vevo® 3100 on September 17 -20 at the World Molecular Imaging Congress Annual Meeting in Seoul, Korea.

18 Sep 2014

New 28MP APS-C CMOS Image Sensor from Samsung for Digital Cameras

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its new 28 megapixel (MP) APS-C CMOS image sensor for digital cameras.

17 Sep 2014

JDSU Named Winner of ‘Enabled by Optics’ Contest for 3-D Sensing Technology

The Optical Society (OSA) today announced the winners of its second Enabled by Optics contest. The contest, which is comprised of two tracks—one for companies and one for students—seeks to raise public awareness of the importance of optics and photonics technologies in furthering innovation and positively impacting society.

17 Sep 2014

Advanced Photonix Wins Contract to Provide Custom Photodiodes U.S. Navy Missile Weapons Program

Advanced Photonix, Inc.® announced today that it has received a contract worth approximately $1,600,000 from a leading military contractor, which acts as a prime supplier for the U.S. Navy's Guided Missile Weapon System. The contract is for a custom photodiode and is expected to be completed within the next 18 months, and payment is due upon shipment.

From Advanced Photonix, Inc. 16 Sep 2014