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Automotive lidar technology developer Luminar said that it began series production, ahead of schedule, of its Iris lidar units for an automotive client. The lidar units, the company said in revealing its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, will appear in the flagship electric vehicle from smart electric brand RISING AUTO. The brand is part of SAIC, China’s largest automaker.

Luminar’s technology helps power the vehicle’s RISING PILOT Intelligent Driving Program to enable advanced safety features and automated driving capabilities over time, the company said.

“With the start of series production, autonomous technology has for the first time evolved from R&D into consumer production...

University of Gothenburg technique combines microscopy with deep-learning.

Probe with multiple focusing elements achieves better resolution with smaller diameters.

EPFL-developed retinal camera uses oblique beams coupled with adaptive optics to correct distortion.

Dual dyes convert more light into electricity thanks to an additional molecular layer.

Adrian Mancuso has been appointed as the physical science director for the United Kingdom’s national synchrotron, Diamond Light Source. Mancuso previously served as group leader and leading scientist for the Single Particles, Clusters, and Biomolecules & Serial Femtosecond Crystallography instrument group at the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility. Mancuso will be responsible for overall strategic leadership, direction, and management of Diamond’s Physical Science Division.
Adrian Mancuso. Courtesy of Diamond Light Source. MENLO PARK, Calif. — Chi-Chang Kao, director of the DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will step down from the role. Kao joined SLAC as a faculty member and associate lab...