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Benefits of Multi-Array TDI Sensor Architecture

In this interview, AZoOptics talks to Xing-Fe He of Teledyne DALSA, about the benefits of multi-array TDI sensor architecture.

From Teledyne DALSA 1 Apr 2020

Using Thermal Analysis on Optical Reference Cavities

Scientists at the University of Shanghai published a paper demonstrating how they used thermal analysis to indicate how to create optical reference cavities.

27 Mar 2020

How Quantum States of Electrons Change in Electron Microscopes

The discovery of this duality in light was the basis of modern quantum physics, and the ability of electrons’ quantum states to change from wave to particle, or both at once, continues to fascinate experimental and theoretical physicists today.

26 Mar 2020

Surface Measurement Methods for Thin-Plane Parallel Optics

Learn the most efficient surface measurement methods for measuring the front and back surfaces of thin-plane parallel optics.

From Zygo Corporation 4 Mar 2020

How to Evaluate Optical Coating Suppliers for Risk Reduction

Risk reduction is essential when sourcing optics for critical applications such as in defense or aerospace. Find out how to evaluate optical coating suppliers.

From Zygo Corporation 3 Mar 2020

Recent and Future Developments in Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy to Discover Drugs

Cryo-electron microscopy (EM) has recently emerged as one of the main techniques used to study the structural biology of many macromolecular complexes at near-atomic resolution. More recently, this high-resolution technique has been incorporated into the drug discovery process for a number of different purposes.

12 Mar 2020

How the Mirrored Chip May Lead the Way to Handheld Dark-Field Microscopes

In February 2020, a team of engineers reported the development of a technique that was able to enhance dark-field microscopy using a small, mirrored chip to generate images in place of the expensive components that were previously required by conventional methods. The advancement of the dark-field microscopy technique opened up the method for use in a variety of new applications, such as diagnostics and other bioanalytical applications.

12 Mar 2020

An Exploration of the Optical Properties of Fuels and Lubricants

The optical properties of lubricating greases such as urea, lithium, extreme pressure lithium, and molybdenum disulfide lithium greases have been studied using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Different lubricating oils have revealed unique spectral features in the terahertz range.

9 Mar 2020

X-Rays Using Zone Plate Lenses Capable of 15-Nanometer Resolution or More

Progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology depends not only on examining the surfaces of materials but on microscopically examining biological organisms and material structures to identify what they are made of and what electronic, magnetic, optical, and chemical processes may be in play.

4 Jan 2008

Using Light to Synthesize Liquid Combustible Fuel

Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories has built a prototype device intended to chemically “reenergize” carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power.

16 Jan 2008

Latest Articles

Benefits of Multi-Array TDI Sensor Architecture

Using Thermal Analysis on Optical Reference Cavities

How Quantum States of Electrons Change in Electron Microscopes

Surface Measurement Methods for Thin-Plane Parallel Optics

How to Evaluate Optical Coating Suppliers for Risk Reduction

Recent and Future Developments in Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy to Discover Drugs

How the Mirrored Chip May Lead the Way to Handheld Dark-Field Microscopes

An Exploration of the Optical Properties of Fuels and Lubricants

X-Rays Using Zone Plate Lenses Capable of 15-Nanometer Resolution or More

Using Light to Synthesize Liquid Combustible Fuel

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