Two doctoral students and several research scientists from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute attended last month’s SPIE Optics + Photonics conference to present research on new innovative ...
Fresh food grown in the microgravity environment of space officially is on the menu for the first time for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. Expedition 44 crew members, including NASA's one-year astronaut Scott Kelly, are ...
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Stranded on the barren red planet Mars with few supplies available, astronaut Mark Watney played by Hollywood actor Matt Damon in The Martian is fighting for survival against harsh natural elements. To sustain himself, Damon’s ...
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Radiant Zemax, a leading provider of light and color test and measurement systems, announces the release the ProMetric I2, the newest member of its ProMetric I family of imaging colorimeters. Designed to meet the speed and throughput ...
Radiant Zemax announces the release of the ProMetric I2, the newest member of its ProMetric I family of imaging colorimeters. Designed to meet the speed and throughput requirements of high-volume production lines, the ProMetric I2 ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Electrical, Electronics
Posted in Implantable devices by Chris Newmarker on November 26, 2013 Investors apparently see promise in retinal implant systems and their potential to make the blind see again. Pixium Vision—a 2-year-old French company ...
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For many suffering from blindness, the perfect Christmas gift has arrived. Next month, the Argus II Retinal Prothesis System by Second Sight is slated to go on sale in the United States. The Argus II by Second Sight can restore sight for ...
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Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3D shape, announces the launch of its latest color measurement solution; the innovative NC-1 non-contact in-line system. ...
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Roberto Lazzeroni has designed the Bolero table for Poltrona Frau. A minimalist and sleek addition to the living room. The surface, attached to the supports using a spacer, almost appears to float. Its faintly trapeze-like shape ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Second Sight Medical Products' retinal prosthesis system to treat patients with late stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The CE-marked Argus II retinal prosthesis system, which the ...
The US scientist, Marlene R. Cohen PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at the University of Pittsburgh has won the 2012 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. Dr ...
The Tokyo-based design firm Nendo is celebrating their 10th anniversary by doing what is in their nature, simply going about their work. Nendo is known for their hidden minimalism and attention to process and detail that make them what they ...
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Brightly lit hospitals and clinics can be disorientating spaces for the elderly and infirm. Peter Stuart looks at how research into wellbeing and visual perception is changing the face of lighting in healthcare environments. ...
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UK-Nick Gray,from London based visual design practice Renegade created a stunning 50m long video sculpture for the entranceway of the 2012 100%Design exhibition at Earls Court. The innovative work,which resembled an intricate DNA ...
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Gustavo Piqueira,head of Casa Rex,has developed the graphic design and illustrations for the book"The Chameleon-lion"(O Leao-camaleao),recently released by the Brazilian publishing house,Editora Biruta. In order to stimulate the reader ...
Tags: Casa Rex, Illustration, Children'S Book Design, chameleon-lion, visual