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Ultra-Safe Nuclear Corporation Enhances Safety and Productivity with Advanced TRISO Fuel Analysis Using Hinds Instruments’ Exicor® 2-MGEM Optical Anisotropy Factor Measurement System.

Hillsboro, OR October 07, 2024 – Hinds Instruments is proud to announce that Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has adopted Hinds’ state-of-the-art Exicor 2-MGEM system. This system was co-developed by Hinds and Oak Ridge National Laboratory under the leadership of Dr. Jellison.  This breakthrough technology has transformed the measurement and analysis of TRISO nuclear fuel,…

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JPL and Hinds Instruments: Celebrating Nearly Two Decades of Collaborative Design to Put PEMs in Space Under NASA Projects

Hillsboro, Oregon, May 2020 – Beginning with technology development efforts in the mid-2000s, flights of the Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) starting in 2010, and extending to the current Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) project, Hinds Instruments has worked closely with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to develop an aerospace qualified Photoelastic Modulator (PEM). Initially…

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Hinds Instruments names Bio-Logic Science Instruments Exclusive Worldwide Distributor for new CD MicroPlate Reader product

Hinds develops circular dichroism instrument for high throughput screening of chiral pharmaceuticals and strikes distribution deal with Bio-Logic Science Instruments. Hillsboro, Oregon – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs) and PEM-based instrumentation, and Bio-Logic Science Instruments today announced that they have entered into an exclusive marketing and sales distribution agreement covering…

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Hinds Instruments appoints new General Sales Manager

Hillsboro, Oregon – Effective immediately, Dr. Linda Hirschy has been promoted to General Sales Manager, Hinds Instruments, Inc.   Linda joined the company in 2004 as Marketing Applications Scientist, a role which has given her a unique insight into many of the company’s core markets over the years. During this time, she has worked closely with many strategic…

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Hinds Instruments Announces PEM-based Polarization Imaging

Hinds Instruments introduces the Exicor® MicroImager™, first in a line of birefringence imaging products based on Hinds photoelastic modulator (PEM) technology   Hillsboro, Oregon, April 3, 2014 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs) recently unveiled a new line of birefringence imaging products. The first product in the line, the Exicor®…

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Hinds Instruments and SolarWorld Lab collaborate on Publication

SolarWorld and Hinds collaborate to develop a birefringence measurement system for silicon ingots   Hillsboro, Oregon, September 25, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of birefringence measurement systems, along with SolarWorld Industries, also of Hillsboro, announced today the publication of an article describing a new instrument for the solar industry. The paper is…

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R&D 100 Award for 150 XT Mueller Polarimeter

New instrument measures all polarization parameters simultaneously.   Hillsboro, Oregon, September 5, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), today announced it was awarded a 2013 R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine for its 150 XT Mueller Polarimeter. New York University was a co-developer on the project and joint award…

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Hinds Instruments Announces New Pan-European Dealer

Munich, Germany, May 13, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of optical polarization measurement technology, has named Acal/BFi its exclusive dealer and representative for all Hinds products in 16 countries across Western Europe.  The agreement was announced at the 2013 Laser World of Photonics in Munich and is effective immediately. Hinds Instruments, Inc. is a…

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Hinds Instruments and NYU Develop 4-PEM Mueller Matrix Polarimeter

Hillsboro, Oregon, December 29, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), announced today a major product introduction involving Mueller matrix polarimetry. The new Exicor® 150XT 4-PEM Mueller Polarimeter provides simultaneous research-grade measurements for all sixteen Mueller matrix elements of a sample with no moving optical components. It significantly extends the…

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Hinds Instruments Announces New Dealer in India

Mumbai, India, September 16, 2012  –  Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of polarization measurement technology, has named Laser Science Services (I) Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, as its exclusive dealer and representative for all products in India.  The agreement was sealed at the 2012 Laser World of Photonics, Mumbai Trade Show, and is effective immediately. Hinds Instruments,…

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