Rifle scope designs follow trends in the rifles that they’ll be paired with. The 3-9×42 scope, one of the best all-around hunting optics mounted on generations of bolt-action rifles, held sway until ...

Let’s get this out of the way: $500 is a lot of money to spend on a rifle scope, and for some readers (and optics testers) it stretches the definition of a “budget” scope. That’s a fair perspective, ...

Optical performance is quite good at 20mm, though, with very good sharpness and contrast across most of the frame at f/8, and just minor softness in the corners. Coma distortion in the trees is ...

4-in-1, comes with a illuminated optics sight, a green laser, a holographic dot sight and a 14 slots riser mount 2 separate buttons to adjust the 9 brightness levels for both green & red ...

We assembled what we felt were the six best rifle scopes to pair with a lever-action .30-30 rifle and put them through a series of tests to determine if they're worth the money. What amazed us ...

EOT collaborates with customers to provide innovative, high quality, enabling laser components that represent the best value in terms of performance, reliability, and delivery. EOT manufactures ...

Sep. 19, 2024 — Can an immunoassay be created and selectively detect a virus in under 5 minutes? In a new study, researchers report that it can be done using a low-power laser like a laser ...

Applications are now open for the 2025 SPIE Startup Challenge. The annual entrepreneurial pitch competition is held by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, as part of SPIE ...

Adaptive optics relies on wave-front sensors to measure ... By locating 18 of the mirror's 19 actuators outside of the 20-mm aperture, the system achieves perfect correction of the first 15 ...

The average American is expected to purchase nearly four pieces of eyewear in 2024. To Warby Parker, those frames can build a lot of square footage. But should they be filling online baskets ...

Integrated optics is a system of light-controlling components combined into a single device. The ultimate aim is to create miniature optical circuits similar to the silicon chips that have ...

My colleague Jeff Benjamin suggested in a recent chat that perhaps what Apple needs to do is offer a single camera module, but with swappable optics. Wouldn’t it be cool if a future iPhone model ...