If you’ve been watching the Olympics, you’ve probably been taking advantage of the technology produced by the company I’m featuring today. It’s Axsys Technologies (AXYS), a designer and manufacturer of surveillance and imaging systems for the defense industry. The precision optical systems turned out by Axsys usually go to work on tanks and military helicopters, and in border surveillance cameras and earth-orbiting satellites. But the Bush administration recently approved the use of Axsys hi-definition cameras on helicopters, boats and ATVs to provide stunning coverage of events from the Beijing Olympics. With high-precision optics and incredibly accurate motion control, the...
