Thin Film Hides Objects from Infrared Detectors
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an aerogel film made of DuPont Kevlar fibers that makes objects invisible to infrared detectors. A successful method for... Read More
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Event Focused on Building Best Practices for Sampling, Extraction and Analysis
HORIBA Scientific, a specialist in Raman and fluorescence instrumentation, sponsored and organized a workshop to address the threat of microplastics to our environment, hosted at the Southern California Coastal Water Research... -
Pacific Lasertec Acquires Melles Griot Helium Neon Laser Business
Pacific Lasertec, LLC has acquired the Helium Neon laser product line from Melles Griot. The transaction included 100% of the associated assets and inventory. The newly formed entity has brought manufacturing operations fully... -
SPIE Optifab 2019: Call for papers
SPIE Optifab, which takes place October 14 - 17 in Rochester, New York, has issued a call for papers, with abstracts due May 1. Optifab, organized jointly by SPIE and APOMA, is the largest optical manufacturing conference... -
Physical Vapor Deposition Market To Reach $29.70 Billion By 2026
The global Physical Vapor Deposition market is expected to reach USD 29.70 Billion by 2026, according to a new report by Reports and Data. It is a combined set of processes deployed to deposit thin layers of material,... -
PIXAPP Funding Initiative Supports Advanced Photonic Packaging
PIXAPP, the European Photonic Packaging Pilot Line, announced a call for proposals to support companies develop scalable packaging solutions for their new photonic products. Proposals submitted under this call will be... -
Optoelectronics Market Worth $9.80 Billion by 2025
The automotive optoelectronics market was valued at USD 3.50 billion in 2017 and is projected to reach USD 9.80 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 14.13% during the forecast period, according to a recent report by Markets and... -
Phasefocus Secures Additional Investment to Prioritize Livecyte 2 Launch
Phasefocus, the Sheffield, UK-based company supplying tools to help researchers develop cures for cancer and stem cell therapies, has secured additional investment as it prepares to launch the newest version of its flagship live... View All
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Replacing Lidar with Two Cameras as the Eyes of Autonomous Vehicles
The laser sensors currently used to detect 3D objects in the paths of autonomous cars are bulky, ugly, expensive, energy-inefficient – and highly accurate. These Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) sensors are affixed to cars’ roofs,... -
Photonics: The curious case of the disappearing cylinders
A pair of researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology describes a way of making a submicron-sized cylinder disappear without using any specialized coating. Their findings could enable invisibility of natural materials at optical... -
Tailor-made Materials with Ultrafast Connections
Through magic twist angles and unique energy states, it is possible to design tailor-made, atomically thin materials that could be invaluable for future electronics. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and Regensburg... -
Super-Accurate Optical Atomic Clocks Pass Critical Test
Researchers have measured an optical clock’s ticking with record-breaking accuracy while also showing the clock can be operated with unprecedented consistency. These achievements represent a significant step toward demonstrating that the new... -
Increasing Sensitivity in Measurement of Semiconductor Material Quality
The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will accelerate the discovery and investigation of 2D, micro- and nanoscale materials. Being able to accurately measure... -
Record Efficiency of 23.2% Achieved with Bifacial PERT Solar Cells
Today, at SiliconPV 2019, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies and partner in EnergyVille, announces that its n-PERT (Passivated Emitter and Rear Totally diffused) solar cells developed... -
Detecting Pollution with a Compact Laser Source
Researchers at EPFL have come up with a new middle infrared light source that can detect greenhouse and other gases, as well as molecules in a person’s breath. The compact system, which resembles a tiny suitcase, contains just two parts: a... View All
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Building a Legacy to Protect the Night Sky
The Quality Lighting Teaching (QLT) Kit, that was developed by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) with grants from the International Astronomical Union and The Optical Society for the cornerstone theme, “Cosmic Light”, of... -
Agrophotovoltaics: High harvesting yield in hot summer of 2018
Over the past two years, the dual use of land for the harvesting of solar electricity and agriculture has been tested in the joint project “Agrophotovoltaics – Resource Efficient Land Use (APV-RESOLA).” On one-third of a hectare... -
Piezo Nanopositioning: A key enabler of super-resolution microscopy
The days of looking down the lens of a microscope are fast being eclipsed by super-resolution microscopy (SRM) that allows researchers to investigate and understand intracellular processes and interactions at a molecular level. Given the... -
Excelitas Avalanche Photodiode Enables Surface Mapping of Bennu Asteroid
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High Precision Laser Cutting of Electrical Steel
In the laser cutting market, it is common to assume that laser power is the dominant factor in determining throughput. And, when cutting straight lines in thick materials, especially at lower tolerances, higher power does deliver faster speed.... -
FarmWise Collaborates With Roush To Manufacture Autonomous Robots
FarmWise and Roush announced today a collaboration to develop and test autonomous vegetable weeders in the state of Michigan (US). The initial contract between FarmWise and Roush includes the development of a dozen of... -
Light-emitting Diodes Replace High-pressure Sodium in the Greenhouse
In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough natural light for production of many greenhouse commodities during the darker months of the year. In these regions, it is necessary for growers of year-round commodities to augment their... View All
