Building the Factory of the Future
With flexible, intelligent production technology, factories can thrive in a market defined by a demand for personalized products The age of mass production is rapidly giving way to the age of... Read More
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OSA Quantum 2.0 Conference to Showcase Advances
The latest advances in quantum information science and technology and their impact on research and commercial development will be the focus of the new Quantum 2.0 conference sponsored by The Optical Socie -
Agricultural Drones Market to Grow at a CAGR of 27.5% through 2025
Agricultural Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used for surveying farms, and according to a recent report, the market for these drones is expected to grow at more than 27% from 2019 to 2025. These drones... -
VISION 2020: Experience machine vision through the ages
VISION takes place for the 29th time in Stuttgart from 10 to 12 November 2020. This year the leading world trade fair for machine vision is characterized more than ever by the dynamic changes of the industry: The long-forecast... -
Top Trends Impacting Video Surveillance Market in 2020
The year 2020 will represent a landmark for the video surveillance industry, with global sales of goods including cameras, recorders, video management software (VMS) and accessories projected to surpass $20 billion for the first... -
AV 4.0 Guiding Policy on Self-Driving Technology
The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA), on U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao’s announcement of AV 4.0 at CES 2020: ... -
The 3rd Annual FRAMOS Tech Days Will be in San Francisco this February
For the third year, the well anticipated FRAMOS Tech Days event will be held in North America on February 06, 2020 in San Francisco, CA. Happening on the last day of Photonics West (Feb 1-6). FRAMOS Tech Days features exclusive... -
Photonics Opportunities in Space
The recent ramp-up by NASA as it revitalizes its commitment to the Moon, Mars and other planetary exploration initiatives is providing new opportunities for companies involved in optics and photonics.Astronomy and optics go all... View All
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MITRE Creates Mobile Autonomous Systems Experimentation Lab
Assistive technologies in autonomous vehicles are evolving quickly and occupying more important roles in the way we work, travel, and manage our homes. MITRE created the Mobile Autonomous Systems Experimentation (MASE) Laboratory to research ways... -
Deep Learning Enables Real-Time Imaging for Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers have harnessed the power of a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning to create a new laser-based system that can image around corners in real time. With further development, the system might let self-driving cars... -
Chlorophyll Molecule Could be Key to Better Solar Cells
Photosynthesis, the process by which some organisms convert sunlight into chemical energy, is well known. But, it is a complex phenomenon, which involves a myriad of proteins. The molecule Chlf, a new type of chlorophyll, is known to play a part in... -
Colloquium on Fast and Reliable Fuel Cell Manufacturing
Interest in the use of fuel cells is steadily increasing as a result of the shift toward e-mobility and the broader adoption of renewable energy sources. To examine this development, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT is organizing... -
CEA-Leti Paper Presentations at Photonics West 2020
Leti, an institute of CEA-Tech, will present five invited papers, 21 in total (20 oral papers and 1 poster), at Photonics West 2020 in San Francisco, Feb. 1-6. In addition, its teams will introduce the institute’s... -
Super-resolution at All Scales with Active Thermal Detection
When you search your lost keys with a flash lamp, when bats detect obstacles during their night flight, or when car radars locate other cars on the road, the very same physical principle works. Be it light, sound, or an electromagnetic wave in... -
Standards Needed for Greenhouse Lighting
While LED lighting can enhance plant growth in greenhouses, standards are needed to determine the optimal intensity and colors of light, according to Rutgers research that could help improve the energy efficiency of horticultural lighting products.... View All
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Solar Farms will Capture Greenhouse Gases to Store in the Soil
What if renewable energy was not just sustainable but was also regenerative? This is the goal of a partnership between White Oak Pastures and Silicon Ranch Corporation, one of the nation’s largest independent solar power producers and the... -
Phabulous Pilot Line for Free-Form Micro-Optical Solutions
PHABULOuS consortium is unifying Europe’s leading Companies and Research & Technology Organizations (RTOs), through the creation of a self-sustainable pilot line for the design and manufacturing of free-form micro-optical solutions. These... -
Optical Frequency Measurement to the 21st Significant Digit
Today’s best optical clocks achieve an amazing accuracy and would be off by less than one second over the age of the universe. These clocks rely on probing optical transitions in cold atoms with very stable and narrow linewidth laser light.... -
Solar Outdoor Furniture Offers USB Charging, Lighting and Research Data
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in collaboration with ARMOR, a global technology company and pioneer of solar solutions has created a new style of outdoor seating, incorporating flexible, lightweight and transparent solar... -
Dedicated Photonics Pilot Line for Medical Diagnostics
The European Commission decided to expand the existing photonics pilot-line offering by funding the establishment of MedPhab pilot-line under Horizon 2020, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Photonics is based on combining optics... -
Teraboard Solves Challenges of High Bandwidth Density Communications
Teraboard (High bandwidth density and scalable optically interconnected Terabit/s Board), EU project granted in 2015, during 48 months of developments has solved a number of challenges regarding high bandwidth density communications in a high... -
Palomar Presenting Low Latency Manufacturing for Lidar at Photonics West 2020
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