Advancements in Solar Technology
Many of the advancements in photovoltaics in recent years been in the area of perovskites, and this important work continues. For example, we recently reported on the development of... Read More
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ZEISS at the Digital Summit 2020
At the Digital Summit of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), which took place in an entirely virtual format for the first time yesterday and today, representatives from politics, business, science and... -
Miraex to Miniaturize Photonic Edge Sensor Controller for Mass Scaling
Miraex, a pioneer in photonic sensing solutions, has been awarded a CHF 2.8 million project from the Swiss and Brazilian Innovation Agencies (Innosuisse and Embrapii), as part of a larger collaboration with EPFL, HEIG-VD,... -
Photonics Online Meetings, December 3
Photonics Online Meetings #2, on December 3 is organized so that those in the photonics industry can find network and business actions. There will be the opportunity for specialists of the photonics industry to interact... -
M Squared Receives Financing to Accelerate Growth and Advance Quantum Technologies
M Squared, the photonics and quantum technology developer, today announces a significant new financing of £32.5m as it expands its backers to support its growth and technology developments. Santander UK will be providing a... -
EMVA and EPIC Sign Memorandum of Understanding
The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) signed a collaboration agreement on the last week of November 2020, bringing together members and knowledge to better serve and... -
Chromacity Strengthens Team and Capabilities During Pandemic
Chromacity announced new appointments to its commercial team as the company adapts to COVID-19 travel restrictions by rolling out a new remote installation capability. Bertrand Frossard has been appointed as... -
Synopsys Acquires Precision Optical Measurements Provider LIGHT TEC
Synopsys, Inc. announced it has acquired Light Tec, a global provider of optical scattering measurements and measurement equipment. The combination of Synopsys' optical design software tools with Light Tec's... View All
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Retinal-Imaging Breakthrough to Swiftly Detect Eye Diseases
European researchers are developing a new real-time scanner that will create a full image of a moving eye without any blurring. Teaming up with photonics innovation hub ACTPHAST 4R the scientists at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam... -
Solar Desalination Project Quarterfinalist in Innovation Contest
Purdue University innovator and his team are among the quarterfinalists in a national solar desalination innovation contest. They received the recognition for a technology to use solar power to purify high salinity water, such as treating... -
Existing UV Light Technology has Potential to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission Indoors
The research, published in the journal PeerJ, found that upper room UV germicidal irradiation (UVGI) can kill SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which can be transmitted by aerosolised droplets that float in the air. UVC is known to be very effective... -
Development of Intelligent, Autonomous Magnetic Flexible Endoscope
A collaboration between international and Vanderbilt University researchers is helping to update a tried-and-true medical technology for the 21st century. The development of an intelligent and autonomous Magnetic Flexible Endoscope holds the... -
Algae-Inspired Polymers Light the Way for Enhanced Night Vision
In a study recently published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials, researchers from the University of Tsukuba synthesized an infrared-transmitting polymer—based on low-cost, widely available materials—that retains its shape after... -
Applying Machine Learning to Mechanical Parts
Computer vision researchers use machine learning to train computers in visually recognizing objects – but very few apply machine learning to mechanical parts such as gearboxes, bearings, brakes, clutches, motors, nuts, bolts and washers. A... -
DOE Smart Manufacturing Institute Call to Address Manufacturing Challenges
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) announced up to $4 million in new funding to improve energy-intensive manufacturing processes and strengthen America's... View All
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Cyberworks Robotics Autonomous Navigation Platform for Agricultural Tow-Tugs
Cyberworks Robotics, in partnership with FRAMOS, Intel RealSense technology, AWS Fleet Management, and Fernlea Flower, announce the new Self-Driving Add-On Platform that can be applied to existing agriculture electric tow-tugs. Cyberworks’... -
PicoQuant's Time-resolved Microscopy Course Goes Online
PicoQuant’s 13th international course on “Time-resolved Microscopy and Correlation Spectroscopy” will be held as a fully interactive online event form March 2-5, 2021. The course provides an in-depth introduction to the... -
Battery Storage System for Agriculture and Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Energylink3 has developed a less toxic lithium battery storage system for use in agriculture and environmentally sensitive areas to store energy from farm-based and rural solar arrays. EnergyLink3 batteries will be manufactured in... -
The Solar Vision for 2021
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is releasing a suite of policies and executive actions that it is asking President-elect Biden and the newly elected Congress to act on during their first 100 days in office. The Solar... -
Complete Solution for Automotive Dual-Mode Camera Applications
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, Ambarella, Inc, an AI vision silicon company, and Smart Eye, a world leader in developing AI-powered eye, mouth and head tracking technology, today... -
Accuracy of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Cannabis Analyzer
A new report from the University of Kentucky (UK) Division of Regulatory Services’ Hemp Proficiency Program indicates that LightLab 3 Cannabis Analyzer from Orange Photonics performs with a level of accuracy on par with laboratory based... -
Tomocube Microscope Quantifies Effectiveness of Nanodrugs
Treatment of Atherosclerosis, the disease responsible for approximately half of all deaths in westernised societies, is a step closer following correlative studies using Tomocube’s HT-2 microscope. A Korean research team used the... View All
