A few of us here are qualified from our extensive reading to help on preliminary DD and will however we can, but you have to read as much as we still do. It is pretty exciting stuff after all so why not?
Otherwise to buy NXO blind you gotta take heed the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4nJ1YEAp4 cause your just a blind gambler whereas we aren't .... Kenny Rogers - The Gambler (1978) : United Artists Records Producer: Larry Butler Written: D. Schlitz Capitol Records EMI
BTW, Stephen Petranek's Bio proves he can run circles around 2000 of us strong re his DD resources and tech knowledge. That said onto #2 DD compilation.
Did you really read the Equedia pieces thoroughy? I don't care if you think he's been paid or not. At least he's disclosed it and uses his real name and his web site unlike the Anonymous cowards on SA. . https://www.equedia.com/what-happened-to-nexoptic-technology-corp/
So please read all Nexoptic related articles: https://www.equedia.com/technology-science/
https://m.engineeringnews.co.za/article/nexoptic-unveils-revolutionary-flat-lens-slated-to-disrupt-lens-tech-as-we-know-it-2017-04-05/rep_id:4433 I like to see Nexoptic like a BASF as didn't $NXO / $NXOPF stated their intent to look at networking with different major industry sector participants as early as April/ May 2016. They recognize the advantage and benefit of trying to get as many of the potential 65 verticals to market sooner vs. later. Networking to partner is time expedient and cost effective
Hence my friend's view on BASF like approach:
"We don’t make a lot of the products you buy, we make a lot of the products you buy better”. Their old TV commercials like below, should jog your memory and address negative, myopic, and tunnel visioned negative perspectives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTYoS5nLgkM
Way back in early 2016 :
NexOptic and Spectrum Report: Spectrum to Receive Financial Contribution from the Government of Canada https://nexoptic.com/_resources/news/nr_20160412.pdf
Targeting grants and non-dilutive capital injections will remain a focus for the company. In respect to IRAP - NRC-IRAP is Canada's premier innovation assistance program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is a vital component of the National Research Council of Canada, a cornerstone in Canada's innovation system that is regarded world-wide as one of the best programs of its kind.
IRAP famously funded RIM and other great tech stories in Canada. Way back in 1990, Ernie Davidson, an NRC-IRAP ITA, urged Mike Lazaridis (founder of RIM) to apply for NRC-IRAP funding to investigate Surface Mount Technology. As a result, sales to Sutherland-Schultz were so strong that RIM’s annual revenue went over the $1M mark in 1990 for the first time in the company’s history. “That was the breakthrough that got me the Sutherland-Schultz contract because we were probably the only company in town that even knew what surface mount technology was.”
Then there was www.rudacardinal.com and a very famous chap Dr. Tilman Stuhlinger and his colleagues. Ken Castle andmore who caught an interest in the Daguela Bros. quest. https://rudacardinal.com/team.php One of the lead scientists at Ruda Cardinal on the Blade Optics File, probably most famous, is the very decorated Dr. Tilman Stuhlinger whose brilliant father was in on the design of the HUBBLE Telescope and one of Dr. Werner Von Braun’s Team that the US brought over after WW II.
Dr. Tilman Stuhlinger Vice President ,
B.S. Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, 1975
M.S. Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, 1979
M.S. Optics, University of Arizona/Optical Sciences Center, 1981
Ph.D., University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1984
Dr. Stuhlinger, Vice President, is highly accomplished in the areas of optical testing and optical design/analysis utilizing CODE V, ZEMAX, and ASAP/Rabet. Tilman developed an in-house methodology to better analyze and critique optical system sensitivities and tolerancing. A world class designer with revolutionary thinking, he is knowledgeable in fabrication techniques and capabilities. His intimate knowledge of RCI alignment and assembly processes coupled with his extensive experience make his analyses exquisitely accurate.
Among his many accomplishments, he is responsible for the following optical designs:
-All-reflective space-based hyperspectral imager, -Catadioptric panoramic imager
-Analysis for National Ignition Facility -Tolerance analysis of next-generation space telescope
-SmART Lens, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Scientific and Technical "Oscar" Awards 2009
-Design of zoom lens and low stray-light objective for airborne surveillance system -Tolerancing of wide-field, high-resolution airborne surveillance objective
-Design of superconic laser-diode collimator
-Design of lithographic optical systems
April 4th, 2017 Nexoptic Technology (NXO: TSXV) released one of, if not, its most significant press releases to date this morning. The company has initiated an engineering trade study to examine the application of a new design for Spectrum's technology in certain mobile devices, including smartphones.
Key Takeaway/Highlights:
The Companies are encouraged by preliminary simulated image results recently obtained using Zemax ray tracing software from their Diamond Blade Optics™ design for mobile devices. This is the same optical simulation software utilized in the creation of their proof of concept telescope prototype containing their patent pending Blade Optics™ technology.
Another Key Takeaway:
The Companies believe that their new, patent pending, Diamond Blade Optics™ technology has potential to enable an imaging system thin enough for a mobile device; and, combined with proprietary image processing techniques and other optical elements, it could enable smartphones to effectively image objects at greater distances than they are currently capable of.
In 2016, for example, Apple introduced a dual camera system into its iPhone 7 Plus to, amongst other things, improve on long-range imaging capabilities.
Final key takeaway:
The Companies also note that an optical design with a significantly expanded field of view from their telescope prototype may lend itself to other optical applications outside of the mobile market.
Global revenue for smartphone sales topped $428 billion in 2016, according to statista. No matter how you look at it, smartphones are among the largest industry's in the world.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/237505/global-revenue-from-smartphones-since-2008/
NexOptic Initiates Development of Telephoto Imaging System for Mobile Devices
https://nexoptic.com/_resources/news/nr_20170404.pdf
John Daugela, President of Spectrum Optix and Director of NexOptic, stated, "The initiation of this new engineering trade study is intended to build and expand upon our current Blade Optics™ telescope proof of concept prototype with the goal of extending the application of our technology to the significantly larger mobile market."
And that,
"With over 1.5 billion smartphones sold in 2016, we are excited to pursue the development of a telephoto lens system capable of fitting into and enhancing the user experience of mobile devices." Click the link above to read his entire quote.
Final note:
NexOptic will be releasing field test images taken with the Blade Optics™ telescope prototype on its website www.nexoptic.com at approximately 6:30 pm PST today. The images, recently taken in Tucson, Arizona were processed using Spectrum's algorithms created for Blade Optics™. These image processing techniques will be applicable for future applications which incorporate Blade Optics™; details on these processes will be available on NexOptic's website along with the published images.
For those of you attending the Exclusive Prototype Unveiling Event tonight at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver - see you in a few hours! As always, thank you for your support. Further details on the progress of Diamond Blade Optics™ is expected to be reported in subsequent NexOptic / Spectrum joint news releases.
About Ruda Cardinal Inc.
Ruda is a global leader in optical prototyping and the primary contractor which assisted in developing the Companies telescope prototype which utilized Blade Optics™, will be supporting the Companies' development program for the planned mobile device optical system. The Companies’ development path is anticipated to follow a similar four phase design and build program as their telescope prototype.
Ruda’s diverse customer base includes clients who require optical systems for market segments such as: space, aerospace, military, bio-medical, commercial, industrial, lithography and inspection. It provides its expertise and services to Fortune 500 companies, universities, government programs and start-ups. Ruda has been ISO 9001:2008 AS9100 certified since 2007 and is an ITAR registered company capable of building prototypes to MIL-Spec qualification standards required for air worthiness. One of our esteemed shareholders a voracious reader, IamAwhale, circled back on Ruda-Cardinal yet again a while back , remindng me, all of us, that they are an internationally recognized leader in optical design, and took on the manufacture of Nexoptic’s POC.
They regularly provide their expertise and services to Fortune 500 companies and projects like repairing NASA’s Hubble telescope, and for some reason they believed making the Nexoptic design a reality was worth their time.
Ruda-Cardinal as we now know was co-founded with Dr. Tilman Stuhlinger, son of Ernst Stuhlinger, one of the German scientists recovered in Operation Paperclip to lead the team that originated the American rocketry program. Von Braun may have been the polished spokesman of the group, but Ernst Stuhlinger was the Director of Science at NASA at the time the Saturn 5 rocket was developed and took the first astronauts to the moon in the Apollo missions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/us/28stuhlinger.html?_r=0
Ernst's son Dr. Tilman Stuhlinger is VP at Ruda-Cardinal, and his list of accomplishments is every bit as impressive as his father’s: https://www.ruda.com/team.php Now, if I’m NASA, am I in contact with the son of the founder of the American rocketry program, one of the greatest scientists in NASA’s history? The son who grew up around the program and went on to become a renowned optical scientist? Am I in contact with Ruda-Cardinal, the company that repaired NASA’s Hubble telescope, and have I spoken with both Tillman Stuhlinger and Nexoptic about this breakthrough?
As NASA, am I a little intrigued by this new design, given that I’m going to fly unmanned around the moon in 2018, send a crew to the moon next, and on to Mars after that? Do I want the absolute most accurate and indepth images in the history of astronomy to pinpoint my landing spot on Mars? What would I be willing to pay for access to this technology now that I’ve just been given $19.5 billion by Congress for this year’s budget?
Tilman's father Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, was one of the last surviving members of the 126 German rocket scientists brought over to the United States after world war II https://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1291
Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger's greatest accomplishment was to be one of the key inventors of ion propulsion, which is an ultra efficient means of generating thrust in space to move spacecraft around. The first mission to use this technology was the Space Electric Rocket Test (SERT) in the early 1970's. NASA's Deep Space 1 spacecraft, launched in 1998 depended on ion propulsion for its missions. Many Russian and American missions have used electric thrusters in the past twenty years to conserve fuel and extend the life of GEO spacecraft. Tilman's father "Ernst Stuhlinger" designed the first manned ion propulsion system for sending humans to Mars as far back as 1958 (a scanned image is shown here) and by the 1970's he and Von Braun were convinced that ion propulsion would open up the solar system for exploration. This dream is very slowly being realized. He was on eof the top 8 scientists after wW 2 that Wener Von Braun demanded must come with him. He wa snot to be left behind. .....Stuhlinger was director of the space science lab at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, from 1960 to 1968, and then its associate director for science from 1968 to 1975, when he retired and became an adjunct professor and senior research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville."
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree with son Tilman who is one of the key principals of Ruda Cardinal.
Draw your own conclusions, I’ve drawn mine especially when Stephen Petranek joined the board of directors with his intimate relationships with both NASA, SPACEX, maybe the ESA and possibly has some lobbying power. Is there any wonder Stephen Petranek was willing to come aboard?
https://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=61586 “I am honored and excited to be joining such an innovative company at the cutting edge of a technological revolution,” Petranek said. “The team at NexOptic is energetic, dedicated and determined to succeed, and I believe that the Blade Optics technology has the potential to completely alter our current concept of how we think of lenses and what they can do. I look forward to being part of a potential disruptive shift in how we observe the world around us.” https://calgary.rasc.ca/nexoptic.htm indeed two great re-reads Personnel from such Cos. as https://mdacorporation.com/ attended April 4th. MDA is a global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide. Now look what they just bought....a Company our Paige Tucker may have close dealings with.
https://www.bnn.ca/macdonald-dettwiler-to-buy-satellite-imagery-firm-digitalglobe-for-3-1-billion-1.680077
MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA.TO) said on Friday it had agreed to buy U.S.-based satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe Inc (DGI.N) for about $3.10 billion to strengthen its position in the U.S. market. Under the deal, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates will offer $17.50 in cash and 0.3132 of its shares for each DigitalGlobe share held. The deal also involves the assumption of DigitalGlobe's $1.60 billion net debt. MDA’s CEO told BNN that he has spoken to officials on both sides of the border to gauge the likelihood of the deal’s approval. “I’ve absolutely had detailed conversations with multiple ministries in Canada to explain the logic behind this merger and the benefits we think it’s going to bring to Canada, to our government customers through additional economic growth and job creation,” Howard Lance told BNN on Friday.
“We remain very, very committed to our Canada heritage and our base.”
Early Spectrum Cdn Consultants
Rob Cardinal, B. Sc, Astrophysicist - Senior Systems Designer
Rob Cardinal is an astrophysicist with the science team for NEOSSat, a Canadian planetary science microsatellite launched in 2013 for the Canadian Space Agency. He currently oversees the development of massively parallel software and high performance computer systems to search for asteroids in the data images returned from the satellite.
Additionally, he developed unique automated moving object detection software for the Near Earth Space Surveillance (NESS) project with which he has discovered two comets that bear his name and one near-Earth Asteroid. He is an expert in photometry, astrometry, image analysis and reconstruction, and software development for massively parallel GPU computer systems. He is listed as an author on over 30 publications in astronomical literature. He previously worked on projects in optical sensitivity analysis for Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), telescope retrofit and refurbishment at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (RAO), and near Earth space surveillance. Mr. Cardinal holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Victoria.
Rob Cardinal is still in the mix while this next impressive name did his bit and can enjoy the ride with the ball having been "passed along" onto www.rudacardinal.com done.
Dr. Ian Powell, Ph. D Physics (Applied Optics) - Senior Systems Designer, Optics
holds a B.Sc. Physics, 1st Class Honours, M.Sc. Applied and Modern Optics and a Ph.D. Physics (Applied Optics) from the University of Reading, England. He is an industry leader in optical system designs, and has been involved in advanced projects with JDS Uniphase and the National Research Council. He has also worked on projects sponsored by the Canadian Space Agency, Opcon Associates of Canada and the Sira Institute, England.
His previous projects range from telescope optics to microscope optics and include the IMAX dual magnification view-finder, anamorphic camera lenses, optical instrumentation for space applications, 360 degree panoramic lenses, spectrograph optics, microlithographic optics, optics used in visual simulators, DOE optics and infra-red scanner systems. He has also worked on many non-imaging applications such as the development of a new concept for solar simulation and laser beam delivery optics. Additionally, Dr. Powell has published 60 optical industry papers and has been issued 8 optical patents. So from Dr. Powell, Spectrumoptix and Nexoptic successfully moved on to RudaCardinal.com.
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The US PATENT APPLICATION
The Patent Application itself is linked here if you want to compare it to below layman's expnaation.
https://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=1&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=(%22Daugela%22.IN.)&OS=IN/%22Daugela%22&RS=IN/%22Daugela%22
Stockhouse's NXO Forum Explanation of how Blade Optics works is pretty accurate. It mentions ...."In brief summary, Blade Optics uses a flat, wedge-shaped lens having flat front (object side) and back surfaces. The lens is a refractive material (for example, optical glass) that has a reflective material (mirror or coating) at the back surface. Light from the object to be viewed enters the front side, travels through the lens, reflects off of the mirror at the back, travels back up through the lens and refracted back out. At this point the image has chromatic aberrations that must be corrected, either by hardware (additional lenses and optional coatings) or by software (on a processor). The image can be either compressed (telescopes, binoculars, etc.) or expanded (microscopes) depending on the configuration of the elements in the device (think of looking through a simple spyglass and then turning it around and looking through the other end). The degree of compression/expansion can be adjusted by altering the angle of the wedge and introducing additional optical elements"_