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Are you running highly sensitive organic solvents through your UHPLC system? We have designed a bioinert tubing and fitting connection...
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NIST project uses optical parametric oscillation to convert invisible IR into visible colors.
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The upcoming debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump may be one of the least consequential in decades, experts say...
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President Trump, a congressman and conspiracy fantasists have repeated the myth. But three kinds of evidence point to more than...
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Engineers of the dual-arm, 10-PW laser system housed in the Extreme Light Infrastructure—Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) facility in Magurele, Romania, reported...
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A joint team from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Russia), the University of Geneva, the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), and...
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Lumileds announced the appointment of Steve Barlow as president of the company’s automotive business unit. Barlow has been leading the...
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The diminutive world and others like it could help astronomers probe the mysteries of planet formation -- Read more on...
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SemiNex Corp. opened a sales and application engineering office in Liaoyang, China, supporting the high-power laser diodes manufacturer’s business on...
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Coherent beam combining, paired with direct water cooling in the testing stage of development, has helped produce the new ultrafast...
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Oxford University’s method is faster than PCR and distinguishes between virus types; spin-out company to be set up.
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Nirav Shah directs Maine’s response, which is seeing impressive results despite risk factors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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The spacecraft’s first attempt to gather material from the space rock’s surface could become the largest nonlunar sample return in...
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Journals and Nobelists, usually cautious, cite unprecedented damage and incompetence in calls for a U.S. leadership change -- Read more...
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The online µTAS 2020 meeting was held from 4-9th October, chaired by Séverine Le Gac and Hang Lu. Philippa Ross,...
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Check out our new Lab on a Chip themed collection, focussing on Wearable and Implantable Sensors. The collection was curated...
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TOPTICA announced that effective Oct. 1, Thomas Weber has stepped down from the company’s executive board. Weber, the company’s founding...
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Maryland researchers demonstrated the ability to convert invisible near-infrared laser...
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SunDensity, developers of photonic smart coating (PSC) technology that increases solar power output, announced the closing of $2.5 million in...
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A vaccine made by Pfizer could seek emergency approval by the third week of November, but it likely won’t be...
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A14 Bionic design features “pro camera system”, LiDAR scanner and largest yet Super Retina XDR display.
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Australia-based semiconductor developer says its 405nm model is approaching commercial specification.
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University of Rochester tracks cell interactions in a living eye without dyes or damage.
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Amid the pandemic, candidates in tight contests in Arizona and Kansas contrast their understanding of science with opponents’ disregard --...
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A medical student describes winning her fight to change an equation that prevented Black people from getting crucial treatment --...
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As part of its Bridging the Gap Plus Program, DARPA awarded a consortium of universities, biomedical startups, and nonprofit organizations...
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AdvanTech Service-IoT GmbH, an industrial computing solutions developer, and Quanergy Systems Inc., a producer and developer of lidar sensors and...
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Researchers from Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Quebec City have introduced a method for tuning a laser’s...
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A round-up of this week's coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry.
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Incorporating simple grating lines, properly arranged, could enhance the performance of photovoltaics.
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Organizers announced that OFC 2021 will be held from June 6 to June 10, 2021, at the Moscone Center in...
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For the past 8 years IDEX Health & Science’s Senior Technical Manager for the Semrock Optical Filters product line, Wang...
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Lithography leader set to sell slightly fewer EUV tools than expected this year, but sees more growth in 2021.
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Alloys are suited to electric vehicle battery cases; development is part of German AiF research project FAAM.
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New buildings in US, UK, and China for increased production of optical sensors, and new brand identity.
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A research group at Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in Germany developed an ultrafast fiber laser capable of delivering an...
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Researchers from Jiao Tong University discovered that optical moiré lattices can produce solitons — self-trapped solitary waves — at extremely...
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By connecting superconducting quantum bits to a microwave transmission line, MIT researchers demonstrated how qubits can generate, on demand, photons...
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A joint development between University of Cambridge scientists and 3D image analysis software company Lume VR Ltd. is enabling the...
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Industrial laser and machine tool firm boosted by strong demand in EUV tools as business drops sharply elsewhere.
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Epidemiologists offer tips for U.S. voters and poll workers to limit their chances of getting infected -- Read more on...
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Scientists used the HARPS spectrograph to measure the solar gravitational redshift predicted by Albert Einstein’s theory.
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TRUMPF recorded a fiscal year 2019-2020 (ending June 30, 2020) decline in sales revenue of 8%, to €3.5 billion, compared...
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Three-year sales agreement for the Chinese tech giant’s ‘Apollo’ development program in autonomous vehicles.
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HKUST project employs adaptive optics to enable imaging at synaptic resolution.
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Gauging whether or not we dwell inside someone else’s computer may come down to advanced AI research—or measurements at the...
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Debate erupts over how best to estimate the sizes of the largest creatures ever to have walked the earth --...
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PhotonDelta has announced its investment in PHIX Photonics Assembly, a packaging and assembly company within the European integrated photonics market....
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A novel microscopy technique that expands on existing principles of adaptive optics — first developed to capture images of the...
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Researchers from five institutions collaborated to develop a method to generate precisely controlled graphene microbubbles on a glass surface using...
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Synthetic peptides that mimic human antibodies for COVID-19 could be cheaper and easier to produce -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Defect centers in a 2D material, stimulated and read out with a scanning tunneling microscope tip, open one path toward...
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Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a method of generating single identical photons on demand, a crucial step...
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Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have entangled two very different quantum objects — a...
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Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) developed a technology for in vivo imaging of deep...
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Achievement by French research group opens the door to holograms being presented on augmented reality glasses.
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Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have entangled two very different quantum objects — a...
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Remembering the maverick physicist who pioneered an “anthropic” approach to cosmology -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Nanobolometers fashioned by two research groups could eventually serve to read out data from individual microwave photons in quantum computers.
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French firm closes first of 3 tranches in Series D investment for product and facility development near Grenoble.
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The year has already seen many extremes, from California’s and Colorado’s largest wildfires to a tropical cyclone boom -- Read...
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Doctors say the president could be heading for a bad stretch in prolonged illness—or an upward path to recovery --...
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Optical technologies like terahertz imaging and near-infrared spectroscopy are being used to monitor the safety, quality and viability of food...
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A team led by Jinyang Liang of the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS) has developed an ultrafast camera capable...
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A Jena, Germany-based research team, working with its Australian colleagues, has grown 2D materials directly on optical fibers. The researchers...
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Vacuum systems manufacturer and provider Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology announced the resignation of company CFO Nathalie Benedikt. Effective October 1, Britta...
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It kills more people than the flu, contrary to Trump’s claims, and also surpasses stroke, Alzheimer’s and diabetes -- Read more...
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A Fresnel-lens-inspired setup could expand the applications of stimulated Raman scattering microscopy in biomedicine and material science.
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Jenoptik has appointed Steve Green president of JENOPTIK Automotive North America, and James Roe business development manager for the western...
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Collaborating scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) developed...
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A round-up of this week's coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry.
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Over the past century, the existence of these invisible cosmic bodies has become unmistakable -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Humans’ spatial recall makes mental notes about the location of high-calorie foods -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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As few as 10 percent of infected people may drive a whopping 80 percent of cases in specific types of situations...
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Jürgen Popp describes current key technologies now transferring into clinics.
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Upbeat report says photonics production continues – but nobody expects in-person events in 2021.
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Earth orbit will allow study of effects of microgravity on light-activated proteins.
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A noninvasive device designed to rewire brain circuits reduced symptoms of tinnitus in a large, exploratory clinical trial -- Read...
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Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna win for technology that gives scientists unprecedented abilities to change the code of life...
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Incorporating a functionalized 2D metal-organic framework into a solar cell increases long-term stability and reduces lead leakage.
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Broadband light emitters based on thin-film technology could enable compact spectrometers in portable devices.
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II-VI Inc. announced that Sohail Khan has joined the company as executive vice president of new ventures and wide-bandgap electronics...
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Precision laser processor and manufacturer OpTek Systems announced its investment into new operational facilities on three continents. The company expanded...
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Researchers in David Pine’s NYU laboratory have developed and introduced a method for the reliable creation of colloidal diamonds. Using...
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From a human-made virus to vaccine conspiracy theories, we rounded up the most persistent false claims about the pandemic --...
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SUNY Buffalo project creates 3D images of veins in fingers.
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To expand defense and aerospace offering with solid-state discrete firing switches.
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Half the award goes to Roger Penrose, with the rest split between Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez, for work revealing the...
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The observation of a supermassive black hole at the galactic center, which shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics, rested...
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Amid grand ambitions, but besieged by the pandemic recession and post-Brexit uncertainties, science support in Europe reshuffles.
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SCHOTT North America Inc. finalized its acquisition of INCOM Inc.’s MEGAdraw business. The MEGAdraw process is used for image intensification...
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Edmund Optics announced it appointed Marisa Edmund to the position of vice chair to the company's board of directors. In...
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PDL BioPharma Inc. announced the completion of the previously announced spinoff of its femtosecond laser system business LENSAR. Beginning Oct....
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) researchers developed an ultrathin stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) lens that will simplify...
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Roger Penrose for linking black hole formation to relativity; Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for discovery of supermassive object.
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Laureates Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries related...
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Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that group company SDC Technologies Inc. acquired COTEC GmbH, a manufacturer, developer, and researcher of...
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Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice share the award for identifying the virus behind the blood-borne liver disease...
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Gelest, manufacturers and suppliers of high-growth materials such as silicones and organosilanes, reported it has completed its previously announced sale...
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A team of computer scientists at Princeton University’s Visual AI Lab has developed a method to detect biases in sets...
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A laser-based space communication system developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology uses an almost noiseless preamplifier to improve...
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) are deploying remote sensing technology called InSAR to gain...
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Virtual conference covers advances in resilient photonics manufacturing; including links to all full presentations.
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Acquisition brings company’s total number of industrial metal printers to twenty-one; more planned for next two years.
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Perseverance to place laser retroreflectors for softer landings and new science projects.
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An expert on airborne virus transmission explains the risks of talking loudly without wearing a mask in an indoor environment...
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What authors need to know about the new cOAlition S rights retention strategy.
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Despite pandemic precautions, the common cold and other illnesses are still circulating -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers have introduced a laser-resonator design inspired by the work of Arthur Ashkin. Created by graduate...
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Lumentum has announced the appointment of Janet Wong to its board of directors, bringing the board to eight members, seven...
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TRUMPF Inc. has named Annette Doyle vice president of technical service. The appointment was effective Oct. 1. Doyle has been...
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A noted bioethicist says the president’s case could trigger calls for greater transparency about his health—and spawn conspiracy theories --...
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The president is age 74, male and heavy—all factors linked to more severe cases of the illness -- Read more...
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Uncertainty is part of life in any year. But the uncertainties arising from 2020’s global pandemic have literally remapped daily...
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LASER-TEC is the Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education, founded in 2013 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and...
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The display industry has used anisotropic conductive film (ACF) for component packaging applications for decades. By aligning display parts precisely...
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BT and Toshiba deploy ultra-secure 6 km link over standard optical fiber, described as UK’s first ‘industrial’ quantum network.
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A round-up of this week's coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry.
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Data from an old NASA mission to our sister planet may contain overlooked evidence for the gas phosphine, a potential...
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The way we decide may even give insight into delusional thinking -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Researchers prototype a combined acousto-optical system for identifying individuals based on a 3D “internal fingerprint” of blood-vessel architecture.
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TRUMPF has spun off two startups, Optimate and ScaleNC, both of which offer digital solutions for sheet metal production. Ideas...
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University of Tokyo researchers have established a high-frequency laser source facility located at the university that enables investigation of time-dependent...
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Aarhus University has been awarded a $3.5 million grant (22.7 million DKK) to develop a camera-based system for the separation...
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Data from an old NASA mission to our sister planet may contain overlooked evidence for the gas phosphine, a potential...
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are characteristics of High Performance Organizations (HPOs), which is why it is so important that we...
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As faith in government hits historic lows, organizers in the U.K. are trying a new math-based approach to democracy. Would...
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Lumenisity’s CoreSmart cable uses nested anti-resonant nodeless patented fiber technology.
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Developer of laser fluorescence technique for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis eyes pivotal trial in 2021.
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Penn State project employs scattering masks to enable multi-image reconstruction.
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Two new studies link some severe infections to genetics and an autoimmune reaction that attacks the body’s own defenses --...
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Hints of anomalous activity in heavy isotopes could be clues to new physics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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An agreement signed this month is poised to broaden the scope and application of fluorescence-labeled poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors...
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An optical biometric authentication tool using photoacoustic tomography to map a subject’s finger veins in 3D could provide a nearly...
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Excelitas Technologies Corp. has acquired the SolidTRON product line from Silicon Power Corp. The product line expands Excelitas’ defense and...
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Hollowcore fiber startup backed by investors including BGF and Parkwalk to fund manufacturing and test facility.
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Broadband, miniaturized device could benefit next-generation optoelectronics, sensing and imaging.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to SUNY Buffalo is supporting the college’s development of a portable breast imaging device...
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To improve the safety of pedestrians in school zones in Seoul, South Korea.
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Optogenetics researchers in Switzerland and US have optically stimulated nerve fibers in living mice.
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$255 million deal sees Santa Rosa maker of optical filters become part of the much larger materials group.
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CNRS project incorporates wavefront shaping and could allow new images of brain function.
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The assays may not detect all cases, but they are cheap and could be used at home -- Read more on...
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More than one third of all reptile species, including highly endangered ones, are sold internationally, primarily as pets -- Read...
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So why don’t we act like it? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) and Friedrich Schiller University have developed a copper complex-based chemical...
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Lidar and environmental sensing company LeddarTech has announced the acquisition of Phantom Intelligence’s assets, including its full intellectual property and...
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A system developed by researchers at Tohoku University captures 3D images enabling the detection of defects in metallic structures. The...
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A new study proves that far from being mere mathematical artifacts, particles that are indistinguishable from one another can be...
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Machine vision company Allied Vision Technologies has hired Carl Lewis as director of sales, Americas. Lewis will be based in...
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A projector capable of making images that elude the capture capabilities of traditional cameras could, when paired with a monochrome...
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An endoscope that combines photoacoustic and fluorescence imaging and that is about as thick as a human hair could one...
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To overcome the limitations of high-speed volumetric imaging due to slow axial scanning rates or aberrations introduced by the z-scanning...
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To manufacture three automated production cells for Gestamp, multinational metal components maker.
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Partnership with Materials Research Center at U Freiburg achieves “record efficiency” for area >1cm².
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EnPro Industries is acquiring optical coatings and filters company Alluxa in a deal worth $255 million. The transaction, which is...
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A new budget-friendly virtual-reality system helps researchers study the brains of small animals -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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According to a study by the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office, counterfeit drinks cost the U.K. economy more than £200...
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Bruker Corp. has acquired Canopy Biosciences, a specialist in high multiplex biomarker imaging for immunology, immune-oncology, and cell therapy. The...
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The interaction between light and electrons in a system composed of two gold mirrors separated by a small distance and...
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Alloy developer and manufacturer ALLVAR has been awarded a NASA SBIR Phase I Grant to develop a high-temperature negative thermal...
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A comparative study from Rice University researchers in the college’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) demonstrated how the shape of nanoparticles...
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Jenoptik has completed its acquisition of the first tranche of 75% of shares in the Hamburg-based TRIOPTICS, which had been...
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Arthur Ashkin, Nobel laureate, has died at the age of 98. Ashkin, known for his pioneering work in the creation...
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Jenoptik has completed its acquisition of the first tranche of 75% of shares in the Hamburg-based TRIOPTICS, which had been...
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A round-up of this week's coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry.
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Using tools made of luminescent DNA, researchers at Emory University have visualized the mechanical forces of cells at the molecular...
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An all-optical ultrafast imaging system developed by scientists at Shenzhen University has reached 15 trillion frames per second. The system...
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Orthopaedic Research UK and Embryo Ventures have formed Novara Therapeutics. The joint venture company will commercialize a “bone-targeting” contrast agent...
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Rochester Precision Optics promoted Mike Davenport to company president, effective Sept. 21. Davenport previously served as RPO’s vice president of...
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Glasgow University's Professor Miles Padgett also gives update on progress by the UK QuantiC hub – drawing a virtual crowd.
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Partners aiming to leverage Microsoft’s 3D time-of-flight sensor technology.
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The avian cortex had been hiding in plain sight all along. Humans were just too birdbrained to see it --...
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Using a two-stage frequency-doubling process, researchers have converted mid-IR light into tunable yellow light—an area of interest for biomedical applications.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have dedicated the launch of the Connected and...
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SearchLight's System Calculators allow a user to compare the fluorescence signal and signal-to-noise ratio or contrast of varying filter sets....
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Silicon Valley firm schedules volume production of its compact, licensable system from 2022.
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Based on existing SiPh 100G PAM4 Colorz platform solution for 80km DWDM DCIs in QSFP28 form factor.
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Deputy director of QED-C group says that non-US collaborators will be able to join the scheme soon.
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Shenzhen University parametric technique sets record for high-spatial-resolution imaging.
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Following a tantalizing discovery, these spacecraft could be headed to Earth’s twisted twin in search of the truth -- Read...
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More than 100 colleges in the Northeast have partnered with the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard to test their...
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Lab on a Chip is pleased to announce that Professor Xingyu Jiang has recently joined our editorial board. Professor Jiang...
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An optical device reportedly four orders of magnitude smaller than the smallest polymer microring detectors can enable ultrasound imaging on...
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Osram and Continental are separating their joint venture business Osram Continental, a developer of smart automotive lighting systems, and returning...
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A parylene-based waveguide has the physical characteristics necessary to enable it to emerge as the new standard in optical biointerfaces....
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The Irish Photonic Integration Centre’s Science Foundation Ireland (IPIC SFI) Research Centre, University College Cork (UCC) Innovation, and Tyndall National...
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Researchers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Lowell have developed a wide-angle metalens capable of producing 180° panoramic images....
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Researchers at RMIT University (Australia) introduced a hyper-efficient broadband photodetector capable of imaging all shades of light between the UV...
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In vivo bioprinting might also help repair hernias and treat infertility -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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To meet rising demand for sensor products and detectors, InfraTec has expanded its production complex with a €10 million investment....
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The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding Bridger Photonics, a developer of ladar and lidar imaging products and technologies, $4.57...
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Crystalline materials and optical components manufacturer Inrad Optics has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from...
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A hollow optical fiber developed by researchers at the University of Central Florida greatly reduces noise that interferes with transmitted...
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Researchers at Arizona State University have developed a microscopy technique that harnesses surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to enable precision imaging...
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EPFL spin-off Hydromea develops mini-optical modem that works at 6,000m under the sea.
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Many vital public institutions such as hospitals and fire stations lack cybersecurity to ward off popular malware -- Read more...
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The Chinese JUNO experiment will aim to answer a mystery about the particles’ mass -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Here is how a perfectly ordinary number captured the interest of sci-fi enthusiasts, geeks and mathematicians -- Read more on...
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The researcher spearheading a European training network talks about the promise of an emerging technique and fostering a new generation...
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A new initiative aims to connect digital innovators in Europe with experts in laser-based manufacturing. Called PULSATE, the project formally...
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In a project named QT Assemble, Fraunhofer’s Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP) is leading a collaborative effort to make quantum...
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Visible yellow and green light are central to a process that researchers from North Carolina State University used to produce...
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Yokohama National University platform controls polymerization and suppresses air bubbles.
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$17.5M grant from the funding agency supports phasing test-beds for precision alignment of seven huge mirror segments.
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The autumn issue of Vision Spectra has been thought of as the “VISION issue,” set to coincide with the trade...
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ZEISS has launched the “Vision in County” Cataract Development Program in China. The program aims to strengthen the building of...
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A base of miniaturized photonic circuits, undetectable to the human eye and assembled on top of a silicon chip, has...
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Electro-optic combs operating at gigahertz pulse rates have enabled a dual-comb spectrometer capable of acquiring data at exceptionally high speeds...
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QT Assemble project to focus on device improvements with waveguide writing and monolithic integration.
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Busch Microsystems, a designer and manufacturer of high-precision motion control systems, has partnered with technical consulting company JP Sercel TBC...
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If you want to eat an elephant, conventional advice says to start with the first bite. To build a robot...
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Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a way to manipulate light with a “synthetic” Lorentz force — which...
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A round-up of this week's coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry.
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Vermont-based manufacturer of optical filters and coatings for spectroscopy is going for growth.
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A new way of measuring the temperature of the seas could fill in gaps left by limited direct monitoring --...
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In the final keynote talk at the OSA Quantum 2.0 Conference, Harvard University’s Mikhail Lukin touched on work in diverse...
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A special two-part session at FiO+LS 2020 focused on the ways that optics and photonics are being used to combat...
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A keynote talk at OSA’s Quantum 2.0 meeting highlighted that, even in the absence of universal quantum computers, quantum algorithms...
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China International Optoelectronic Expo is one of the first major in-person photonics exhibitions to take place since March.
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Oak Ridge project offers easier generation of electrons for nanoscale imaging and sensing.
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Crowding, connections among communities and other factors seem to better explain infection and mortality rates -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A FiO 2020 Visionary Speaker describes the state of the field and where it’s headed next.
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Boston-based private equity firm Artemis Capital Partners has acquired Omega Optical, developers of custom precision thin-film filters and optical coatings....
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used quantum optics to advance state-of-the-art microscopy and,...
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Glass and technology group SCHOTT AG has announced that Pawan Kumar Shukla will serve as its new managing director for...
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Researchers at Stanford University are looking at AI and infrared sensing to save lives in smart hospitals and at-home care,...
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Aim is to include the Einstein Telescope in the European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructures roadmap.
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...and a Trumpf TruPrint 3000 laser AM system installed at UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre.
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OPN talks with Nergis Mavalvala, whose FIO+LS plenary talk recounted some amazing recent improvements to the LIGO and Virgo laser-interferometer...
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A panel at OSA’s Quantum 2.0 meeting looked at the issues involved in moving from an academic to an industrial...
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Our cover story in this edition relates how Raman imaging allows for the examination of cells and tissue, which can...
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Stanford project based on confocal diffuse tomography could also assist autonomous driving.
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Device paves the way to mass-manufacturable single-photon sources for large-scale quantum computing.
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Beating bacteria in food production by a combination of UV laser treatment and bacteriophages is the aim of ODLAB project.
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The state went after the disease with widespread testing and science-based targets. Now it is in better shape than its...
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SunDensity, a developer of photonic smart coatings (PSC) technology, has earned $1 million in funding as the winner of the...
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary mirror has been completed, NASA announced. The telescope will have a field of...
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Using a single-photon avalanche diode that can detect the arrival times of photons down to a single photon, with precision...
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Optical communications and test and measurement company Coherent Solutions has announced a new name. The company is now operating as...
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Ball Aerospace satellite to monitor climate-heating gas emissions passes critical design review.
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Denselight and Advanced Micro Foundry developing highly integrated approach for both data center and sensing applications.
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A U.N. report reveals that countries worldwide have failed to meet key conservation targets set for 2020 -- Read more...
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Lab on a Chip and Dolomite are delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship, Professor...
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At OSA’s Quantum 2.0 conference, the founder of a European firm that helped pioneer quantum cryptography looked at data security...
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Speakers at OSA’s Quantum 2.0 conference looked at the state of the art in trapped-ion, trapped-atom and superconducting-qubit systems.
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Members of The Optical Society (OSA) have elected Michal Lipson, the Eugene Higgins Professor at Columbia University and pioneer in...
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An expert explains how automation enables quick deliveries—which will include ballots for November’s election -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Researchers at the University of Washington have modified the standard process of OCT (optical coherence tomography) to detect minute changes...
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Researchers from the University of South Australia, in conjunction with Australia’s Department of Defence, have developed a range of lightweight...
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Researchers from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a method of reconfiguring microwave photonic filters without the need...
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Fotona d.o.o. has acquired A.R.C. Laser GmbH’s dental division. The acquisition encompasses Fotona’s purchase of the Fox III and Fox...
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Cristiano Cordeiro, a researcher and professor at the University of Campinas’ Physics Institute, has developed a method for fabricating optical...
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The unexpected atmospheric detection of phosphine, a smelly gas made by microbes on Earth, could spark a revolution in astrobiology...
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Record-setting blazes fueled in part by climate change have destroyed homes and upended live across the West -- Read more...
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An FiO 2020 Visionary Speaker describes her career creating immersive-reality systems—both before and after she acquired stereoscopic vision.
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To kick off OSA’s new Quantum 2.0 conference, a key member of the web giant’s quantum-computing squad recounted the road...
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Avantes BV has appointed Pierre Warffemius CEO. Warffemius previously served as CEO of SynCo Bio Partners. Outgoing CEO Benno Oderkerk,...
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A novel combination of structured light and spectroscopy enables quality assessment of spirits without removing the cork.
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Rush Limbaugh and other conservative pundits’ “hurricane skepticism” in 2017 may have influenced individuals’ decision to pack up the car...
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Habaneros deliver an antioxidant boost in a eco-friendly, low-cost method for creating nanomaterials.
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For the first time, Luminate NY is holding its Innovation Finals Competition in a virtual format, at an event on...
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A team of researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Russian Quantum Center, Saratov State University,...
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Researchers at Ghent University have detected protease using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) performed with a tiny waveguide. The work moves...
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Researchers at the Physical Research Laboratory at Gujarat University have developed a compact and ultrafast high-power yellow laser. The tunable...
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Quntao Zhuang, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the James C. Wyant School of...
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Scotland's University of St Andrews advances laser spectroscopy to focus on spirits rather than bottles.
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The company’s attempts to dim the spacecraft in its megaconstellation fall short of eliminating disruptions to the world’s ground-based observatories...
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The preeminent sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild discusses the control over one’s feelings needed to go to work every day during...
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EXFO Inc., a provider of test and service assurance solutions for wire-line and wireless network operators and equipment manufacturers, including...
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Bruker Corp. has appointed Bonnie H. Anderson to its board of directors. Anderson is co-founder, chairman of the board, and...
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A team of researchers has designed a tiny fiber optic force sensor, approximately equal in diameter to a human hair,...
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A device reportedly 100 times faster than current dual-comb spectrometers could open up applications in chemistry and beyond.
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Photonics Leadership Group and Parliamentary association identify 70 topics as focus of research objectives.
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San Francisco lidar firm says sales and bookings are up sharply following January launch of 128-beam products.
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Epiwafer foundry delivers record first-half revenues and now expects to post full-year growth of nearly 20%.
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Imec artificial iris based on liquid crystals is capable of dynamically changing pupil size.
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Concerns about costs and safety remain, however -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Imec and CMST, an imec-affiliated research group at Ghent University, along with their partners Instituto de Investigación Fundación Jiménez Díaz...
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The University of Strathclyde announced it is heading an £8 million research program to reduce the environmental impact of power-generating...
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A team from Purdue University has received a patent for a 2D nanomaterial that has potential for use in nanoelectronics,...
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An Australian research team has demonstrated that the molecules 4-tert-butylpyridine (tBP) and 1-methyl-benzimidazole (NMBI) play a role of crucial importance,...
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2018 SPIE Startup Challenge Winner gets $5.2M series A round, including backing from Sony, plus $2.1 M SBIR grant from...
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Microchannels strategically carved in chips could help meet demand for ever-smaller devices and cut energy use -- Read more on...
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Researchers demonstrated a multi-user QKD technology that could be scaled up fairly cheaply—a step toward a secure quantum internet.
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The next VISION conference will take place Oct. 5-7, 2021. The new date in the odd year — in parallel...
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Though few studies have investigated the connection specifically, cigarette smoke and vaping aerosol are linked to lung inflammation and lowered...
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Optical networking systems company says it has started to see a Covid-related slowdown in spending.
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Three-year venture between silicon photonics foundry and Singapore's NTU to develop new sources for comms and more.
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Tokyo University of Science links proton flow to emitted light.
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Topography may contribute to the formation of regional temperament -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Gravitational interactions among the moons could offer new insights on the liquid layers lurking in their depths -- Read more...
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China–U.S. team develops approach to creating structural color that enables simultaneous, ultrasmooth tuning of color and brightness—for Vermeer-like control of...
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A two-dimensional array of tantalum disulfide containing microscopic crystals possesses distinct optical characteristics that can be controlled in ambient conditions...
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Researchers from the University of Chicago have found an easy, inexpensive, and scalable method for fabricating bioelectronics components using lasers....
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A team of researchers from Kyushu University in Japan and Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry in China has demonstrated stable,...
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The antiviral interferon might help early but exacerbate disease in later stages -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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After neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture, scientists at the University of Costa Rica are proceeding with human testing -- Read...
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Strathclyde leading UK project Laser Imaging of Turbine Engine Combustion Species to improve combustion modeling.
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A research team from the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the Autonomous University of Madrid has applied periodic arrays...
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PhotoniCare Inc. has announced it is receiving more than $7 million in funding to commercially expand its ear imaging technology,...
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The two could come together, making things worse—or our new hygiene habits may actually reduce the flu’s spread -- Read...
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The Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed program is backing six efforts with the ambitious goal of delivering an effective vaccine...
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Bringing students back into classrooms or keeping them home can both have negative consequences -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A downsized version of the company’s Sycamore chip performed a record-breaking simulation of a chemical reaction -- Read more on...
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Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have described a method for easily tuning the luminescence of a newly modified...
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Allegro MicroSystems, a developer of sensing and semiconductor technology, has acquired Voxtel Inc. Voxtel, located in Beaverton, Ore., specializes in...
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new CMOS-compatible silicon photon source that satisfies all the requirements necessary...
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Terahertz emissions allowed researchers to reconstruct the ultrafast magnetization dynamics of laser-excited iron.
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The high-resolution, 3D-viewing capabilities provided by a new microscopy method from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)...
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have invented a technology that can drastically downsize the apparatus used for Raman spectroscopy. “Raman...
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By coating droplets of an aqueous solution of hydroxopropyl cellulose with silica nanoparticles, and placing these “liquid marbles” inside an...
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Fraunhofer has opened a quantum application laboratory in Erfut, funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society....
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New prediction from analysts at Yole Développement suggests $3.8BN market by 2025 - much lower than its earlier estimates.
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Achieved by coating powder grains with nanoparticles made of silver.
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Medical ethicist Ezekiel Emanuel discusses a framework for equitably allocating COVID-19 vaccines based on preventing premature deaths and mitigating long-term...
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The results of a trial that found dexamethasone reduced the risk of death in extremely ill coronavirus patients have yet...
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Previously, it was not possible to melt copper for complex 3D-printed parts using an infrared laser.
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TUAT project reconstructs holographic stills into moving image at 30 frames per second.
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The unexpected finding gives astronomers their first good look at previously missing “intermediate”-size black holes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Finding cosmic civilizations might require a more innovative approach than listening for radio transmissions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and SM Instruments have developed a deep learning-based cough-recognition model that...
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Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas and their international colleagues have developed a method to create micro-LEDs that...
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a technique to drastically increase the speed of infrared spectroscopy. The technique,...
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TruLifi to be deployed in manufacturing industries, including oil and gas, logistics and more.
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Finisar co-founder Frank Levinson among early backers in Albuquerque startup's planned $3M series A round.
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His start-up Neuralink is not the first to develop a wireless brain implant. But the considerable resources behind the effort...
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Laser-based visualization shows that face shields and masks with exhalation vents still allow substantial spread of aerosol-sized droplets.
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Oxford Instruments NanoScience announced that it will partner with a £10 million consortium to accelerate the commercialization of quantum computing...
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In its most practical form, photonics isn’t such a complicated industry. It has three basic components: the generation, manipulation, and...
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LASER-TEC is the Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education, founded in 2013 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and...
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LZH project aims to develop platform for imaging and removal of cement during arthroplasty.
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Chinese communications equipment giant accounts for nearly half the sales of the US company.
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Physicians are comparing ad hoc solutions for reducing massive inflammation that can cripple organs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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TechInvest Holding AG, parent company of laser scan system manufacturer SCANLAB GmbH, has taken over a 25% stake in HOLO/OR...
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Researchers in the lab of professor Jennifer Dionne at Stanford University have structured ultrathin silicon chips into nanoscale bars to...
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A collaboration led by Cornell University has created mass-producible microscopic robots with semiconductor components that allow them to be controlled...
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Physicists have precisely measured the ultrafast change in a magnetic state in materials by observing the emission of terahertz (THz)...
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It’s been 43 years since audiences heard those famous words “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope” from a...
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As the industry inches closer to reality, scientists probe potential environmental harms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Photonic integrated circuits promise greater speed, bandwidth, and efficiency than traditional electrical circuits, but they’re not yet small enough to...
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A new Raman spectroscopic system designed by Jacobs and IS Instruments is able to detect a weak laser signal even...
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The robotic component of a human-robot team designed by the U.S. Army is capable of detecting physical changes in 3D...
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In telecom networks connected by fiber optic cable, transmitted photons tend to be absorbed by the material that comprises the...
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U.S. researchers demonstrate laser-controlled, 40-micron-wide walking robots that can be built a million at a time from a silicon wafer,...
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Tom Fallon will be stepping down as Infinera’s CEO. David Heard, the company’s current COO, will succeed Fallon in the...
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A joint effort from HyperLight and Harvard University has achieved a technical milestone for lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits (PICs)....
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Three research teams at Clemson University joined forces to study the phase transition in nanocrystal (NC) perovskites and the correlation...
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No one can accuse Michael Cumbo, the new CEO of AIM Photonics, of being risk-averse. In the middle of a...
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Based on thin film of lithium niobate bonded on silica, chip offers potential in datacoms, microwave- and quantum photonics.
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A study reveals the Pac-Man-like strategies adopted by different cell types when making long journeys through an organism -- Read...
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In an era of COVID-19 and remotely run experiments, can the challenge of display calibration be overcome for out-of-lab vision...
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Luminar, an automotive lidar company, has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Gores Metropoulos Inc. Upon completion of...
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Sometimes when many groups agree to look at a problem through the same lens, it can make all the difference....
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The former front-runner in the lunar space race aims to rekindle its exploration after nearly half a century -- Read...
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A team from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), working with scientists from the V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of the...
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Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have shown that industrial-grade lasers can be used to generate attosecond pulses....
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A team from Stanford University has won the top prize at the National Institutes of Health’s ninth annual Design by...
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The University of Rochester has received $12.96 million in federal funding to host a National Science Foundation (NSF) Physics Frontier...
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German Space Agency scientist explains how laser space-earth comms system is miniaturised and performance maximised.
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Researchers generated an XUV supercontinuum by using molecular gases to compress light from an industrial laser—a step toward attosecond applications.
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IDEX Health & Science, LLC, the global leader in life science fluidics, microfluidics, and optics, has a long history of...
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Korean firm looks beyond LCD and OLED, with new generation of screens based on direct quantum-dot emitter layers.
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People with anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder report suffering relapses related to the stress of staying at home -- Read...
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Researchers operated a plasma device continuously for more than a day, revealing how the driving laser affects beam quality.
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Scantinel Photonics GmbH has named Michael Richter its commercial managing director. Scantinel Photonics is a developer of FMCW lidar sensors...
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Scientists at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine (LSU Health New Orleans) showed that 3D segmented digital models of...
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Olympus Corp. announced it will acquire Arc Medical Design Ltd., a subsidiary of Norgine BV. Under the terms of the...
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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have combined twisted light and optical frequency combs to produce a new,...
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Hitachi group develops more economical, compact lidar system for the growing ADAS technology market.
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University of Toronto team's optically pumped device is one of many avenues of research into next-generation LEDs and lasers.
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University of Virginia tackles the current challenges in understanding the brain.
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Members of one of the world’s largest and oldest tree species have likely been damaged. But they are incredibly resilient...
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People with anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder report suffering relapses related to the stress of staying at home -- Read...
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Olympus Corp. announced it will acquire Arc Medical Design Ltd., a subsidiary of Norgine BV. Under the terms of the...
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KAIST project combines intravital imaging and new labelling dye to show cellular mechanisms.
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SPIE on Monday announced that Bernard Kress, a partner optical architect on the HoloLens Team at Microsoft and former principal...
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A new technique for identifying and quantifying viral RNA in living cells, based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and developed...
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A robust, low-cost imaging platform using lab-on-a-chip technology, created by University of California, Irvine (UCI) scientists, could be available for...
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Developer of automotive lidar hardware and software expects $1 billion order backlog by the end of the year.
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Meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains Hurricane Laura in the Gulf of Mexico and the ingredients for tropical cyclones -- Read...
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It could be the second human disease we eradicate—but if we don’t finish the job, resurgence is possible -- Read...
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An old technique, schlieren photography, finds new use and relevance highlighting the importance of face coverings in battling the coronavirus.
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Meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains Hurricane Laura in the Gulf of Mexico and the ingredients for tropical cyclones -- Read...
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An analysis of 391 skulls shows that birds evolved surprisingly slowly, compared with their dinosaur forerunners -- Read more on...
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A team of researchers at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) has run a laser plasma accelerator for more than a day while...
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A noninvasive digital biomarker is being developed at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for detecting Type 2 diabetes...
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Dover Corp. has acquired Solaris Laser SA, the Warsaw, Poland-based supplier of laser coding and marking systems. Solaris Laser joins...
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An effort led by Federico Capasso of Harvard University and Giuseppe Strangi of Case Western Reserve University is using liquid...
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Low-cost optical fiber isotope detectors developed at ORC are target of new fellowship at University of Southampton.
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New vice president is technology industry leader in augmented, virtual and mixed reality development.
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With a five-year, $26 million grant, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has established the Engineering Research Center for the Internet...
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Researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have developed an instrument that has measured tiny, light-evoked deformations in...
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Hamamatsu Photonics has completed a new building for research and development, replacing an old location at the Toyooka Factory site...
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A team of researchers from Tokai University and Tokyo Motors has developed a fully planar solar-pumped laser. The laser does...
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In addition to trapping oil with booms, residents of Mauritius have evacuated endangered plants and animals -- Read more on...
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Perovskite and organic photovoltaics reached their expected energy performance on a suborbital rocket flight.
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A team of researchers from Tokai University and Tokyo Motors has developed a fully planar solar-pumped laser. The laser does...
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Final three Maxar-produced SkySat orbiters launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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UC Davis platform promises more accurate imaging and earlier detection of diseases.
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An international team from the Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnology (IEMN), the Polytechnic University of Turin, Empa, and the...
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A research team led by Lihong Wang of the California Institute of Technology has developed a two-dimensional multifocal optical resolution...
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Schneider Optics has named Jim Sullivan its vice president of sales and marketing. Sullivan has experience in the metals measurement...
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As flames once again rage across the state, officials embrace a counterintuitive firefighting approach -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A new saliva-based diagnostic does not require a “brain-tickling” swab, and it can be used with a range of chemical...
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Multifocal optical-resolution photoacoustic tomography (MFOR-PACT) scans biological samples 400 times faster than traditional methods.
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New manufacturing method uses femtosecond laser to create surface structures on monolayers.
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New annual prize marks 60th anniversary of Ted Maiman's demonstration of a ruby crystal laser.
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A statistical study of more than 8,000 compositions shows how the flow of time distinguishes music from noise -- Read...
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WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. announced the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary to accelerate the development of its holographic-vision intelligent...
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Laser-based time distribution and synchronization systems manufacturer Cycle has named Daniel Seiler its CEO. Seiler, former managing director for IDS...
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A display technology developed at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) produces 3D pixels with nanoscale dimensions by 3D-printing quantum...
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A technique for fabricating multilayered liquid crystals could potentially replace the color-shifting ink used for preventing forgery of bank notes,...
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Numerous photonic devices and applications are contributing to the pursuit of microbial life on Mars, or, more accurately, the quest...
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Optical packaging firm reports solid growth in telecom applications but industrial laser business continues to shrink.
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New annual prize marks 60th anniversary of Ted Maiman's demonstration of a ruby crystal laser.
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A rooftop system based on radiative cooling and a thermoelectric power generator could enable nighttime energy production.
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Novel device architecture able to generate far more power than conventional designs in near-ultraviolet spectrum.
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French team analyzes results from the first optical seismometer installed on an active volcano.
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WaveFront Dynamics announced that Jeff Kolberg has been appointed as the company’s chief commercial officer. Kolberg previously worked for Johnson...
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Delta Optical Thin Film is moving into a new 2300-sq-m facility. The custom-designed two-story building contains a cleanroom, ultrasonic cleaning...
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Using microscopic LEDs in a laboratory setting, a team of researchers including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and...
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The breakdown of water has long been conceived as a clean way to produce hydrogen fuel, but the process has...
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Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have found a new method to assess oil contamination in soil by using VIS-NIR...
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RMIT University process paves the way for field-deployable quantum metrology applications.
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CompoundTek and STAr Technologies aim to speed development of standard processes from design through to test and inspection.
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Search a 4,000-word database to see how language in the magazine evolved over time -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Cepton Technologies has announced the promotion of T.R. Ramachandran to chief marketing officer. In his new position, Ramachandran will take...
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Sheaumann Laser Inc. has opened a new 57,800 sq ft facility in Billerica, Mass. The manufacturer of semiconductor lasers announced...
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An international team of researchers has developed a method of fabricating high-performance lenses in monolayer two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenide (TMDC)...
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Boris Neubert and Benedikt Stender have been appointed as managing directors of Multiphoton Optics. Neubert and Stender take the place...
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Researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology are designing a photocatalyst capable of breaking down water into hydrogen fuel. The...
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Sales of photonics components for datacom, telecom, and 3D sensing grow fast as the digital transformation accelerates.
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A laboratory demonstration of the classic “Wigner’s friend” thought experiment could overturn cherished assumptions about reality -- Read more on...
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Novel 3D-printing method builds up pillars of polymer doped with luminescent nanoparticles, potentially enabling a fivefold increase in resolution—with no...
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Today's digital tools dominate our marketing programs; however, the principles of marketing remain the same. Think of marketing like a...
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The artificial night sky brightness could harm creatures that dwell in the ocean depths -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has developed a framework to study how easily ultraviolet communication (UVC) systems can be...
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Researchers at Purdue University have built an imaging application to detect suspended dust concentrations that pose a risk of exploding...
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Scientists at RMIT University and the University of Adelaide have developed a diamond sensor using conventional fibers. They embedded μm-scale...
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It will certainly place in the top five—a marker of how much the world has warmed -- Read more on...
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A U.S.-based research team develops nanoscale LEDs that don’t lose brightness as driving current increases—and that become lasers at sufficiently...
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The legacy of the 20th century’s deadliest pandemic shows how large groups remember—and forget—their shared past -- Read more on...
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LASEA, a designer and manufacturer of precision lasers, has purchased majority shares of the OPTEC company. OPTEC, based in San...
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An inexpensive, ultrathin spray-on window coating for blocking heat and conducting electricity could further reduce energy costs for smart windows...
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A team of materials science researchers led by Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu of the University of Arkansas has demonstrated use of...
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A research team from Xi’an Jiaotong University has demonstrated weakly nonlinear waveguides that guarantee the stable propagation of vortex beams...
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A rare cracked fossil shows the world through ancient eyes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Clever Fabry-Pérot interferometer setup, and a long optical cable, let geologists track fumarole activity from a safe distance.
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II-VI has announced its fourth-quarter and fiscal year results. The company reported record quarterly revenues of $746.2 million (up $119.2...
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Contamination of soil, air, and drinking water by microplastics is a growing focus of attention around the world. Environmental agencies...
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By revealing the chemical composition of samples, Raman microscopy has proved to be useful in many fields, including medical diagnosis,...
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Imaging plays an important role in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and new technologies are helping to overcome many limitations...
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As diagnostic testing kits are designed to make test procedures as straightforward and robust as possible, point-of-care solutions have become...
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Photonic component maker recovers from Covid-related constraints; reports strong demand across its communications portfolio.
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Indiana University and partners develop new route to fluorescent polymers.
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Final results from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft suggest a brine reservoir exists within the dwarf planet, but some experts remain unconvinced...
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Lake Shore Cryotronics, a provider of instruments and systems for measurement and control solutions, has acquired Janis Research’s Laboratory Cryogenics...
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Research collaborators from Fraunhofer Institute of Laser Technology (ILT), KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH, Amphos GmbH, and Pulsar Photonics GmbH have...
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Scientists from Stevens Institute of Technology and Baylor College of Medicine used 4D optical coherence tomography (OCT) to study the...
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A personal protection equipment (PPE) mask made from a membrane of titanium oxide nanowires could provide a safe and environmentally...
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Researchers from the University of Huddersfield and the University of Southampton have been awarded £5.5 million in funding for a...
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Notable discoveries include that the Earth and Moon are slowly drifting apart – at “fingernail growth” rate.
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Scheme takes advantage of structured light to allow groups of people to communicate securely.
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Spurred by Moore’s law, the principle that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years, the miniaturization...
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Automotive lidar specialist Ibeo will deploy VCSELs for ‘Level 3’ semi-autonomous driving in cars built by China’s Great Wall Motors.
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Imaging platform allows new study of cardiac biomechanics.
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Consortium led by Fraunhofer ILT completes Scancut project to enable laser cutting of thin-walled metal strips.
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People in low-income neighborhoods eat more proteins from animals and less of them from vegetables, a study suggests -- Read...
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding an initiative to establish the Center for Quantum Networks (CQN) as part of...
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A joint effort between researchers at Indiana University and the University of Copenhagen has yielded a new class of materials,...
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Photodynamic therapy can help combat secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, according to researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center...
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Researchers at the Salk Institute have developed a new imaging method that allows them to monitor actin, a small subset...
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Pressurizing gas method can be applied to any wavelength from infrared to ultraviolet, and to any gas.
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Orders for equipment used to screen people for elevated skin temperature remain at high levels.
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U.S. Army researchers have developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles more...
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Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) demonstrated an 11-dimensional quantum state and used it to share sensitive information...
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A type of laser beam that does not follow the classical laws of refraction, discovered by a team at the...
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The first OSA Quantum 2.0 conference, an all-virtual event scheduled for Sept. 14-17, 2020, will feature presentations by scientists, engineers,...
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Nanotronics, a science technology company and manufacturer of advanced imaging systems, has formed Nanotronics Health LLC, a health care technology...
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Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Ltd. has joined its parent company, Oxford Instruments plc, as an industry partner of the Quantum...
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It turns out that some high-level problems in biomedical imaging can be solved with “supplies” found in the basement. Actually,...
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A team at Duke University devises an efficacy test for COVID-19 face coverings, using simple, cheap optical elements—and finds that...
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Combined group to offer lasers for medical, electronics, academic and luxury goods markets.
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Multinational team ties the brilliant metallic blue of a plant’s fruit to a lipid microstructure in the cell wall, a...
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The IEEE Photonics Society has honored Chair Professor and Director of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Dresden University of Technology...
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Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) technology was applied to practical use by a group of researchers who used this material to...
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Researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil and Gunma University in Japan have designed an optical fiber from...
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A technique for detecting nanosize imperfections in optical materials could lead to improvements in detector technologies for applications ranging from...
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Light & Production division business slumps due to pandemic; but some positive demand from semiconductor industry and public sector.
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To get to the roots of disasters like this one, investigators rely on video footage, documents, interviews and other evidence...
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To lead new NSF Center for Quantum Networks – in partnership with Harvard, MIT and Yale.
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Researchers at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, led by the University of Birmingham, have designed and implemented...
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The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program has inked seven contracts, totaling nearly $250 million...
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Coherent announced a number of updates to its senior leadership team. Mark Sobey, executive vice president and chief operating officer,...
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North American Coating Laboratories (NACL) has promoted Dan Fiore to the position of vice president. Previously, Fiore was director of...
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Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a way to fabricate perovskites as single-crystal thin films. The...
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Build-out of 5G networks and related handsets helps fiber and semiconductor laser firm to post highest-ever quarterly revenues.
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Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider suggest that muons and other “second-generation particles” obtain their mass from interacting with the...
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Researchers have created the brightest-ever fluorescent solids with the discovery of self-assembling ionic lattices that prevent quenching.
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Jenoptik concluded the first half of its year with a reported revenue of €329 million ($389.9 million), a year-over-year decrease...
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The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program has inked seven contracts, totaling nearly $250 million...
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Columbia University platform could assist the 3D printing of active integrated systems.
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Launching in 2022, the wide-field observatory will be one of three next-generation facilities meant to lift the veil on dark...
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Researchers at the University of Münster, the University of Birmingham, and the University of Marseille demonstrated a way to shape...
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A team of researchers from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and experts in the field of diffuse optics are...
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Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) developed a method for assembling plasmonic nanoparticles for specific applications. Their approach...
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IPG Photonics has reported second quarter revenue of $296 million, a year-over-year decrease of 19% and nearly $68 million. Earnings...
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CEA LETI and Inserm-Lille University Hospital develop 750µm LED needle patches to reach interface between epidermis and dermis.
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Hydroptics project aims to improve contaminant detection with AI and infrared spectroscopy, based on QCL frequency combs.
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But emergence of 5G and flexible smart phones with organic LED screens offers hope of sustainable recovery.
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Technique for fabricating flexible single-crystal thin films could enable more efficient solar cells.
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Coherent Inc. has posted a net loss of $8.7 million for the quarter ending July 4. The company reported a...
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University of Göttingen device points towards more efficient treatments.
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Experts explain how radiometric dating allows them to reconstruct ancient time lines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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As part of a project to develop specific traits in cattle that would make them resistant to heat and diseases...
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Scion Instruments has appointed two sales managers. Victor Badillo now serves as sales manager for Latin America, and Rob Clapper...
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A team of researchers at Penn State has integrated metasurfaces onto a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip. The design maintains...
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A group of researchers has demonstrated that assembling a network of tiny, approximately 1.5-mm3 blocks with the aid of optical...
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Goal of new partnership is to develop AI solutions for connected sheet-metal manufacturing.
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Fiber laser firm reports better-than-expected quarterly financial results but near-term outlook remains uncertain.
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EPFL spin-off backed by Swiss investors – on top of a CHF 10 M EU grant from HIPERION consortium.
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Disinformation expert Carl Bergstrom gives tips on how to stay calm and make sense of pandemic news -- Read more...
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A separate set of cells in the same region regulate sexual behavior -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Modular “photonic tensor core” unit could speed up, and reduce the power cost of, computationally intensive matrix operations at the...
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The Company of Biologists and Journal of Cell Science have created a web-based community resource for microscopists and biologists to...
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Selective laser sintering (SLS), a process that uses a laser to heat powder materials to the point where the micron-scale...
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Led by Chunlei Guo, a professor in the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, a team of scientists has demonstrated...
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Researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Stuttgart have developed an ultrathin endoscope small enough to scan...
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Usage patterns shape biases worldwide, whether in Japanese, Persian or English -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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The Company of Biologists and Journal of Cell Science have created a web-based community resource for microscopists and biologists to...
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Cows, sheep and dogs increased their activity before tremors, seemingly reacting, in part, to one another -- Read more on...
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While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...
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No matter how small, organisms respond to their surrounding environment. A group of scientists at the University of Cambridge has...
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Olympus Corp. of the Americas, a leading manufacturer of research microscopes, and Cytosurge, a Swiss-based precision manufacturer of cell manipulation...
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A system employing optogenetics and a light-based device could restore hearing with improved frequency selectivity compared with electrical devices.
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a tabletop device that efficiently generates circularly polarized vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light...
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Crops sense and respond to drought, pests and other stressors in surprising ways, researchers are discovering -- Read more on...
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Lattice Materials LLC has named former company CFO Jessica Higgins its next president. The grower of optical silicon and germanium...
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A team of MIT physicists, working with researchers from Louisiana State University (LSU) and Crystalline Mirror Solutions (CMS, now part...
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The MERLIN satellite, a collaboration between DLR RfM in Germany and CNES in France, will use a radar-like laser system...
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Embedding an OCT instrument with a curved lens could open up the possibility of cell-resolution corneal imaging.
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National effort to develop quantum networks and “new era of communications”.
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Swansea-led collaboration aiming to extend the reach and application of photovoltaics beyond the provision of stationary energy.
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Novel soliton platform generates shortest pulse to date from a gain-free fiber source.
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The finding comes as the Trump administration has been rolling back clean air regulations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A silicon chip with a serpentine optical phased array (SOPA), developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, could...
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During April and June, EMVA (European Machine Vision Association) conducted a bipartite survey on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic for...
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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and the University of Glasgow have announced the establishment of the SPIE...
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Researchers at the University of California, Irvine used the nonlinear optical properties of the silicon (Si) chip in a Si-based...
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Detailed testing of the chemical signature of the Neolithic monument’s most prominent large stones pinpointed where they came from --...
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Scientists describe how two complementary optical techniques were combined to tease out new secrets from the Ghent Altarpiece.
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Luminar has announced an expansion of leadership as it enters its next phase of growth in automotive, onboarding five top...
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MVTec Software GmbH has formed a distribution partnership with CameraIQ, a leading camera and machine vision systems distributor in Russia....
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Crowd counting — the process of obtaining information on the density or number of objects such as vehicles or people...
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The new decade has brought with it the growing anticipation of a complete transformation of data center networks. This trend...
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Langevin Institute platform enables more precise cell and nerve counts to tackle disease.
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Using a 2D material and an approach it calls “strainoptronics,” a George Washington University research team created a photodetector that...
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SPI Lasers announced that it will relocat its Shanghai office to the TRUMPF facility in Taicang to enhance its customer...
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A waveguide design that could enable highly precise frequency combs has been created by a research team from the French...
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The SPIE Early Career Researcher Accelerator Fund in Quantum Photonics will support collaborative early-career research.
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French firm hopes that expanding medical laser business will help it bounce back from the impact of the pandemic.
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Laser giant also posts 8% decline in sales in preliminary results for latest financial year.
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Study reveals that for dielectric films with little hydrogen, thinner means softer—a finding that could help in optimizing thin films...
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Beep, a Florida-based autonomous mobility-as-a-service provider, and Local Motors, a digital vehicle manufacturer, have announced a strategic partnership and new...
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Launching with the Perseverance rover, this technology demonstration could lead to revolutionary new capabilities in interplanetary exploration -- Read more...
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U.S.-based team offers scheme to make MIR chemical imaging less costly and more practical, by porting it to well-developed silicon-based...
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A laser-based technique developed by a Japanese research team could make it easier to degrade the plant product cellulose, which...
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A team from Paris’ Langevin Institute, a joint unit consisting of researchers from the City of Paris Industrial Physics and...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet. In...
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Europe's Very large Telescope photos reveal relatively young, star orbited by two giant exoplanets.
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Now testing the directed energy approach in the German "LURUU" research project with farmers and regional government.
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The two giant worlds, each much larger than Jupiter, constitute only the third multiplanet system ever imaged -- Read more...
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Although it can be difficult to get heart muscle cells to propagate in large numbers, a team of researchers at...
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Laser and machine supplier TRUMPF and semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics are entering into a partnership in the field of ultrawideband (UWB)...
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Substituting a photonic tensor core for existing digital processors such as GPUs, a pair of engineers from George Washington University...
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An outbreak of typhus in the densely packed walled enclosure was countered by adopting all-too-familiar public health measures -- Read...
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Substituting a photonic tensor core for existing digital processors such as GPUs, a pair of engineers from George Washington University...
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Relying on an analog circuit, a new AI chip from imec and GlobalFoundries can perform in-memory computations with an energy...
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Although it can be difficult to get heart muscle cells to propagate in large numbers, a team of researchers at...
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European Copernicus program will study cloud structures and carbon dioxide emissions.
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The top works—and our favorites—range from interactive pieces to a pen-and-paper drawing -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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In December the spacecraft will swing past our planet and drop off samples collected from an ancient asteroid -- Read...
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Technique allows light with sub-band-gap energies to be harvested by solar cells to boost their efficiency.
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Berghof Fluoroplastic Technology, a subsidiary of the Berghof Group, has announced it has taken over the business activities of OptoPolymer....
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Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Purdue University demonstrated a hybrid approach to on-chip acousto-optic modulation by...
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Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Purdue University demonstrated a hybrid approach to on-chip acousto-optic modulation by...
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University of California, Irvine generates mid-IR images using standard silicon CCDs.
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In cities with relatively clean electricity and long car commutes, widespread telework could reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- Read more...
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Using a real-time mathematical analysis model developed at ITMO University, scientists will now be able to manipulate the process of...
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Stephan Nickisch has been appointed managing director of Evosys Laser Services GmbH. Nickisch previously served as key account manager for...
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Robert Mehrabian, Executive Chairman says, "much uncertainty remains in 2020; we do not know the pace of recovery."
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A new experiment tracks the transit time of particles burrowing through barriers, revealing previously unknown details of a deeply counterintuitive...
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In cities with relatively clean electricity and long car commutes, widespread telework could reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- Read more...
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Some fish that live deep beneath the ocean’s surface reflect less than 0.5% of light thanks to their optimally evolved,...
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University of Science and Technology of China uses nanocomposites to offer low-cost route to drinking water.
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Despite tracing’s success in other countries, the U.S. government has failed to adequately fund or apply the tool -- Read...
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DNA changes tied to immune reactions, a viral doorway and blood type could affect disease severity -- Read more on...
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As superresolution microscopy has advanced, so too has scientists’ ability to dive deep into the neural network and the compounds...
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Using a thulium laser, a team from the Fraunhofer Institute of Laser Technology (ILT) has developed an innovative process for...
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As part of deal, Trumpf also selling stake in BeSpoon, a developer of software and UWB chips for indoor localization.
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Scientists from CRANN and Trinity College School of Physics say this offers a better route to quantum computing.
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The assay looks for stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver malignancies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has rescheduled its 2021 Photonics West conference and exhibition for March 6-11....
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In responding to the pandemic, society may be hampered by cognitive and political beliefs that distort judgments and lead to...
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A new video re-creates a history that never happened, showing the power of AI-generated media -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A study of nearly 200 U.S. medical centers found that even apparently healthy kids suffer racial disparities in complications associated...
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Emergent Vision Technologies Inc. announced it has launched overseas operations in Europe. A leader in the field of industrial cameras...
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Daniel Liao will join Photronics Inc.’s board of directors as an independent director, effective Sept. 10. With Liao’s appointment, the...
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Call for papers deadline extended and potential presenters have until 26 August to submit an abstract for consideration by conference...
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Latest development phase to interconnect pan-European research and education community.
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Franco-German Merlin satellite measuring atmospheric methane to be launched in 2025.
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Astronomer Jackie Faherty shares her tips for an ideal viewing experience -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Sergio Resendiz has been named vice president Americas at Leuze electronic Inc. Resendiz reports directly to the CEO. Resendiz holds...
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Polytec has opened a testing excellence center in Plymouth, Mich. The facility contains state-of-the-art testing and office space. “The new...
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Company has developed various improvements in performance on its flagship YLR fiber laser range.
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A wood-based solar-distillation device cleans contaminated water via a sustainable biosynthesis process.
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The tenets of Thomas Bayes, an 18th-century statistician and minister, underpin the latest estimates of the prevalence of extraterrestrial life...
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Researchers question whether a mutated viral strain that infected more cells in a lab dish is necessarily more transmissible among...
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For quantum computing applications, it will be necessary to control emissions from quantum emitters, or quantum dots (QDs), and to...
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By increasing the uniformity of light dispersed across the field of view, a team of biophysicists from the Laboratory of...
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Two quantum science and technology projects are commencing in Australia, thanks to 1.5 million AUD in funding from an initiative...
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Near-infrared spectroscopy could help to map and guide the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
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Distributed acoustic sensing technology is designed to reduce oil reservoir knowledge uncertainty and cut cost of ownership.
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CEO says business operations returned to normal in recent weeks; now expects 'growth year' in 2020.
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University of Würzburg combines two super-resolution techniques to preserve structural details.
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Tianwen-1 will attempt to send an orbiter, lander and rover to the Red Planet, a historically difficult destination -- Read...
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MIT researchers have developed a way to manufacture and integrate artificial atoms with photonic circuitry to produce a quantum chip...
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A University College London (UCL) and Microsoft-led research team has introduced a new technique for simultaneously synchronizing the clocks of...
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Hybrid technique integrates diamond-based artificial atoms in a photonic circuit, resulting in a 128-qubit system—the largest of its kind.
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ASML, a global leader in the development of lithographic equipment and chip-making materials, has acquired full shares of the Berliner...
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ASML, a global leader in the development of lithographic equipment and chip-making materials, has acquired full shares of the Berliner...
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Developed by NTU Singapore scientists using existing industry method, the achievement "takes perovskites a step closer to market."
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Burst of femtosecond laser pulses etch metal panel to create pitch black surface making it highly absorptive.
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Four young UK companies developing optics-based products are tipped for success by the Institute of Physics.
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Collaboration between startup and laboratory equipment giant combines miniature microscopes with multiphoton techniques.
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MIT integrates artificial atoms with photonic circuits in largest quantum chip of its type.
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COVID-19 is often mild in infants. Learning why could help scientists better understand the disease—and point the way toward possible...
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An international research team led by professor Emma Pickwell-MacPherson from the University of Warwick has reached a crucial milestone toward...
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Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have found a mechanism to efficiently and accurately measure the point spread functions...
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Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have found a mechanism to efficiently and accurately measure the point spread functions...
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The 100km-long "A-68" iceberg, which calved from Antarctica in 2017, is now 1000km away from birthplace and shrinking.
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Process for connecting transparent plastic developed in the newly-completed SeQuLas project.
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Ancient trash heaps show the eastern coast’s original inhabitants managed oyster reefs for thousands of years -- Read more on...
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Messe Stuttgart has announced that the VISION 2020 trade show will not take place. The organizers made the announcement to...
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An international team of researchers has combined superresolution microscopy method dSTORM with expansion microscopy to overcome a previous limitation of...
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Researchers in Germany have proven that when electrons are grouped with an optical whispering-gallery mode (WGM) inside a tiny sphere,...
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Reported new infections of COVID-19 have continued to ebb and flow around the world. But the need for an adaptable...
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An international team of researchers has combined superresolution microscopy method dSTORM with expansion microscopy to overcome a previous limitation of...
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The virus that causes COVID-19 can persist in aerosol form, some studies suggest. But the potential for transmission depends on...
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Millennials and older adults lead the surge while Gen Z stays on the sidelines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Researchers at Aalto University and the University of Eastern Finland have created a Bose-Einstein condensate in femtoseconds (fs) — a...
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Experts in the fields of virology, immunology, aerosols, architecture, and physics surveyed the possible methods to prevent SARS-CoV-2 propagation in...
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An ablation catheter incorporating near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy mapping was able to distinguish various tissue types in hearts donated from patients...
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Noninvasive instrument allows researchers to capture bio-images with ultrashort laser pulses.
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New strategic partnership in which R&D will be undertaken by Lumus; optics manufacturing by Schott.
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Already visible to the naked eye, the object may soon brighten to create the greatest celestial light show in decades—or...
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New research sheds light on the range of creatures killed and injured by collisions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Advances in image processing techniques could reduce post-processing time for highly complex microscopic images up to several thousandfold, based on...
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Specific properties of small amounts of molecules can now be isolated with the use of graphene-metal film structures, thanks to...
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Long-running acquisition saga comes to fruition following European Commission approval.
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A custom-built light-sheet microscopy system illuminates corals only on the focal plane to study the marine creatures without disturbing them.
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Advances in image processing techniques could reduce post-processing time for highly complex microscopic images up to several thousandfold, based on...
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The Chromatographic Society have announced the winners of their 2020 Martin Medal and Jubilee Medal as Professor Gert Desmet, Vrije...
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University of Oulu predicts enhanced light harvesting efficiency of Si-based photovoltaics.
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Rates of childhood immunization have fallen across the U.S., raising the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks -- Read more on...
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Guido Bonati was appointed CTO and head of research and development at FISBA. In this role, Bonati is responsible for...
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Declining eyesight in humans was shown to improve when subjects looked at a deep red 670-nm light beam for three...
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EKOLAS research project yields powerful laser bars with significant efficiency and performance values.
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…while Leibniz Institute, Berlin, achieves ‘highest peak power’ for ultrashort 2µm pulses.
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A noninvasive, high-resolution technique called depth thermography can create 3D maps of temperatures inside an object.
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Shimadzu and CHU University Hospital of Montpellier, France, have announced a collaboration on a new early detection method for Alzheimer...
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Until there is a vaccine or anti-viral medications for COVID-19, the treatment for hospitalized patients is to help alleviate their...
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Netherlands-based photonic integrated circuit (PIC) wafer foundry backed for expansion by local venture group.
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Two-stage deal to buy optics metrology firm is expected to complete by the end of next year.
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Projects from Boston and Portland could help translation of OCTA into clinics.
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A new generation of orbiters, landers and rovers will study the Red Planet as never before, setting the stage for returning pristine...
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Different mammals demonstrate common patterns in brain connections. But our own species has a few twists of its own --...
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The function of tissues degrade during the course of human life, whether the cause is genetics, accidents, or wear and...
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FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving has appointed Sebastian Blösch as managing director. Blösch previously served as finance director and deputy...
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Asphericon and OptoSigma have entered into a new partnership and supply agreement. The agreement includes distribution of asphericon’s aspheric optics...
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Periodically-poled lithium niobate crystal developer gains funding from Innovate UK for two 18-month programs.
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Olympus Corp. has announced the intent to sell the Olympus Imaging Business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP), due to...
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Asphericon and OptoSigma have entered into a new partnership and supply agreement. The agreement includes distribution of asphericon’s aspheric optics...
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A single equation describes the shapes of stingers, spikes and spines throughout the natural world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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As new materials emerge, thermal conductivity measurements will need to be developed to handle materials with a small size and...
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A researcher from UCLA recently sent human brain cells into space, with the goal of understanding how they react to...
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An optical biolens based on arachnid web material is capable of generating flexible “photonic nanojets” for biological imaging.
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Gene-expression switch that turns on in red light and off in white light could help extend optogenetic control to plant...
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CMM Optic has acquired the Rochester Hills, Mich., operation of Global Imaging Technologies, formerly known as Axsys Technologies and Speedring,...
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SMART Photonics, the independent foundry for photonic integrated circuits, today announced a €35M Series C investment from a Dutch consortium...
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SPI products now available via Trumpf sales channels following rebranding of UK-headquartered fiber laser subsidiary.
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By exploiting the wave-and-particle-like nature of light, a new technique offers the best of both worlds -- Read more on...
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Photosynthesis model shows how green plants transform light energy into chemical energy, which could be useful for solar power designs.
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It could be a greener world, thanks to photonic technologies. That’s the conclusion of a 2020 study1 forecasting that photonics...
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Jenoptik AG has announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in TRIOPTICS GmbH. Both parties to the contract have...
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Among the many writers who have explored the concept of the simulacrum, two come to mind: Hans Christian Andersen and...
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When 700,000 spectators line the streets of Pasadena, Calif., to watch the Rose Parade every January, they may notice which...
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The CW-WDM MSA (Continuous-Wave Wavelength Division Multiplexing Multi-Source Agreement) Group announced its formation as an industry consortium dedicated to defining...
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While investigating above-threshold light emission from electromigrated tunnel junctions, researchers from Rice University and the University of Colorado Boulder discovered...
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Photonics company looking to exploit high current stock price to help repay borrowings.
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Austrian project develops clearing protocol suitable for larger organs and whole animals.
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If confirmed, the controversial result could open new vistas on cosmic collisions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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An international research team led by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has generated and detected quantum entanglement onboard a...
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TRUMPF has announced that it will be combining TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH and SPI Lasers UK Ltd. under the...
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Research project in which moondust is laser-melted under lunar conditions suggests moon-based manufacturing is feasible.
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Max-Planck and Fraunhofer ILT create the hard-yet-tough "sword steel" crystal structure; suited to various applications in industry.
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Mauna Kea Technologies ‘Cellvizio’ platform being evaluated in Johnson & Johnson collaboration to diagnose peripheral lesions.
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Resonator’s spectrum could be exploited in new types of nanomechanical sensors for measuring force or mass.
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My initial inclination was to write about something other than the current status of life, given the threats of coronavirus....
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COVID-19-related laboratory shutdowns are sure to cause a myriad of problems with liquid chromatography (LC) instrumentation across the globe. Taking...
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Adding custom engineering and testing to Jupiter, FL, facility; adding to LRF range in 2020.
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Group including Delft University of Technology simplifies adoption of adaptive techniques.
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A much smaller and more reproducible version of LIGO could transform gravitational-wave astronomy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Wastewater-based epidemiology can test large groups of people and help better allocate scarce resources -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and ICFO, the Barcelona-based Institute of Photonic Sciences, a center devoted to...
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Scientists at Ruhr-University Bochum, working with researchers based in Basel and Copenhagen, have demonstrated the connection between the radiative Auger...
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Existing in the “mass gap” dividing two classes of cosmic heavyweights, the object could be the most massive neutron star,...
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Epidemiologist Sarah Cobey describes the massive epidemic as burning through the population -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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With little data on what works and what doesn’t, doctors trade tips and argue about risks -- Read more on...
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For decades, scientists have tried to improve the design and production of diffraction gratings, one of the oldest and most...
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The gradual reopening of economies after COVID-19 lockdowns has rekindled research and business activity—but pervasive uncertainty remains.
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Raicol Crystals, manufacturer of nonlinear crystals for space, aviation, and pharmaceutical applications, and Qubitekk, a manufacturer of products for quantum...
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For decades, scientists have tried to improve the design and production of diffraction gratings, one of the oldest and most...
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Demonstrators face tear gas, flash bangs, coronavirus and surveillance -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A long-time advocate for STEM equity talked with OPN about the lack of Black representation in physics, and some of...
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Military personnel have sophisticated technology at their fingertips in combat, and thanks to a federally funded research program, they may...
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Two groups sketch out different potential approaches for safely using ultraviolet light to defang the coronavirus in occupied indoor settings.
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To support the miniaturization of optical devices and components, a scientific team led by researchers at ITMO University has devised...
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QLM and Raicol Crystals among the companies to benefit from latest project funding.
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Team from Vienna, Milan, Harvard and Yale universities create frequency combs with quantum cascade lasers.
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Japanese company has been making and selling cameras since 1936, but is now much more focused on medical technologies.
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The nation’s Micius satellite successfully established an ultrasecure link between two ground stations separated by more than 1,000 kilometers --...
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Scientists used Venus to measure neutrons’ lifetime, offering hope for an answer to a decades-old mystery -- Read more on...
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Dynamic, rapid changes in the heart that can be seen from the outside are dramatic, but they’re nothing compared to...
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SPIE@ICFO Chair for Diversity in Photonic Sciences is part of a $2.5M optics and photonics education-funding initiative.
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A round-up of this week's coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry.
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One of the forces behind #BlackInAstro week shares her optimism for the future -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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A rapid, cost-effective device for antibody detection uses bioluminescent proteins, cotton threads and a smartphone.
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A detection technology used in quantum optics also could be used to perform OCT (optical coherence tomography) with lower light...
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A detection technology used in quantum optics also could be used to perform OCT (optical coherence tomography) with lower light...
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Development under recently completed COSMICC effort said to meet both cost and power reduction demands.
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University of Auckland project lowers light power needed when imaging sensitive organs.
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New materials and coatings could make fabric inactivate or repel viral particles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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The space agency’s plans for sustainable lunar outposts could hinge on finding—and using—what may be the moon’s most precious resource...
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Applied Photophysics and Fluorescence Innovations have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop and produce protein stability systems for...
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Baur-SPIE Endowed Chair at JILA is part of a $2.5 M education-funding initiative for photonics.
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Single-pixel detection scheme enables good image quality using much lower light power than traditional OCT setups.
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As we enter the summer months, so much is still unknown about the coronavirus pandemic’s lasting impact. When will the...
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In May, the UK Industrial Vision Association’s (UKIVA’s) Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition (MVC) canceled its on-site event and instead...
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It’s currently difficult to screen for certain liver diseases and to monitor these conditions once they’re discovered. A team led...
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This is seventh in a series of articles exploring hot topics in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Estimated losses due...
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Applied Photophysics and Fluorescence Innovations have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop and produce protein stability systems for...
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Olympus platform said to halve the time needed to treat patients.
