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3D Printing Unleashes Lasers with Unprecedented Power and Size

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that 3D-printed polymer-based micro-optics are capable of withstanding the heat and power levels seen inside lasers.

14 Dec 2023

Luxinar Debuts Cutting-Edge Laser Technology at IMTEX FORMING 2024 in India

Leading laser manufacturer Luxinar is proud to exhibit its sealed CO2 laser sources and support its Indian agent LaseCo Technologies in hall 5, stand B134 for the first time during IMTEX FORMING.

From Luxinar Ltd 14 Dec 2023

New Technique Detects Individual Photons with Unprecedented Precision

UCF researcher Debashis Chanda, a Professor at the NanoScience Technology Center, has advanced a new technique to identify photons.

13 Dec 2023

Mawson Lakes Showcases its $10 Million Precision Optics Treasure Chest

A $10 million manufacturing treasure chest will be unveiled at the University of South Australia tomorrow with the official opening of the Precision Engineering Centre, showcasing new advanced optics capabilities that will transform a range of industries.

12 Dec 2023

Overcoming the Persistent Barriers in Optics

When light interacts with particles of a specific size, a phenomenon known as “Mie scattering” produces the amazing forms of clouds in the sky or makes it difficult to see through thick, foggy fog.

12 Dec 2023

Heat-Powered Nanotweezers Detect Disease at Unprecedented Levels

By effectively capturing a wider spectrum of nanoparticles, optothermal nanotweezers - an optical manipulation tool developed during the past ten years - have revolutionized classical optical manipulation.

11 Dec 2023

Silicon Nitride Microresonators Enhance Laser Performance

EPFL scientists have established a hybrid device that considerably progresses existing, ubiquitous laser technology.

11 Dec 2023

Breakthrough in Short-Pulse Microcombs Could Lead to New Handheld Devices

Three years back, Caltech's Kerry Vahala and team unveiled a groundbreaking optical innovation known as the turnkey frequency microcomb.

11 Dec 2023

Laser-Powered Fusion Energy Hubs Drive Research Toward Clean and Abundant Energy

The DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University will collaborate with Colorado State University (CSU), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and other institutions to establish two inertial fusion science and technology hubs.

8 Dec 2023

Micron-Resolution Imaging Broadens the Scope of Biological and Biomedical Research

Researchers have created an X-Ray imaging system that can capture intricate images of living creatures while using a far lower X-Ray dose than was previously achievable.

8 Dec 2023

Riverlane Partners with Infleqtion and Nüvü Cameras to Help Quantum Computers ‘See’ Their Qubits

A new project will bring together leading UK and Canadian companies to develop the imaging systems to measure qubit states.

7 Dec 2023

Photoacoustic Imaging Improves Malignant Ovarian Lesion Diagnosis

No screening test can aid in the early identification of ovarian cancer, which is the deadliest malignancy of the female reproductive system.

7 Dec 2023

Controlling Electron Quantum States with High-Resolution Microscopy

Researchers at the University of Regensburg have discovered a technique for controlling the quantum state of individual electrons by employing a high-resolution atomic microscope.

7 Dec 2023

Laser Profile Scanners for Real-Time Quality Control in Automated Fibre Placement – Research Into Future Composite Manufacturing at the University of Bristol

A research project undertaken by the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) at the University of Bristol used laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon to detect defects formed during the composites manufacturing process.

7 Dec 2023

Output Couplers for Excimer Lasers

LASER COMPONENTS produces partially reflective coatings for use as output couplers or beam splitters in laser systems. High power dielectric coatings are manufactured for the wavelength range 248 nm to 3000 nm in house.

7 Dec 2023