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Efficiency of Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Increased to Almost 30%

Today's solar modules are mainly made of silicon, and possibilities for further increases in efficiency have already been largely exploited.

23 Nov 2021

Study Reveals Mystery of Perovskite Materials in Stunning Clarity

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have used a suite of correlative, multimodal microscopy methods to visualise, for the first time, why perovskite materials are seemingly so tolerant of defects in their structure. Their findings were published today in Nature Nanotechnology.

23 Nov 2021

New Nanospectroscopy Technique Helps Obtain Spectrum from Single Molecule

A new nanospectroscopy technique developed by physicists at RIKEN has enabled them to obtain a spectrum from a single molecule. Such a potential to probe individual molecules will prove indispensable for customizing the properties of organic materials used in such devices as solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

22 Nov 2021

See Luxinar at Laser & Photonics Taiwan 2021

Luxinar is delighted to be supporting its agent ASTC as it exhibits the manufacturer’s OEM 45iX at Laser & Photonics Taiwan in Taipei.

From Luxinar Ltd 22 Nov 2021

New Imaging Technology Could Improve the Resolution of Neutron Measurements

An international research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new imaging technology.

19 Nov 2021

Novel Photon Upconversion Systems with Heterojunctions of Bilayer Films of Organic Semiconductors

Photon upconversion (UC) is a process in which a material increases the energy of incident photons, resulting in the emission of photons with higher energies. The potential applications of UC include the recovery of wasted low-energy photons in photovoltaics and photocatalysis.

19 Nov 2021

New Method Poised to Enable Faster Prototyping of Customized Optical Components

Researchers have developed a way to create freeform optical components by shaping a volume of curable liquid polymer.

19 Nov 2021

Quantum-Enhanced Microscope Could Become a Game-Changer in the World of Microscopy

As a kid, were you ever curious to know what lice looked like from really close by- Or even a mosquito- To do this you would definitely need to use a microscope, in order to observe all the complex structures of these insects.

19 Nov 2021

Novel Imaging Software can Diagnose Jaundice in the Blink of an Eye

Imagine a system that can detect within one second whether a newborn baby has jaundice, a condition affecting 60 per cent of infants, and in severe cases leading to brain damage and hearing loss.

18 Nov 2021

New High-Resolution Camera can See the Unseen

Northwestern University researchers have invented a new high-resolution camera that can see the unseen -; including around corners and through scattering media, such as skin, fog or potentially even the human skull.

18 Nov 2021

Sensofar, the Leading-Edge Technology Group within the Surface Optical Metrology Field, Celebrates 20 Years of Business

2021 is a year of celebration for Sensofar, we have been in business for 20 years. Our beginning was enhanced by the passionate and entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, when they wanted to leverage their knowledge abo...

From Sensofar Metrology 18 Nov 2021

SMART Researchers Develop Method for Early Detection of Bacterial Infection in Crops

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore and their local collaborators from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), have developed a rapid Raman spectroscopy-based method for the detection and quantification of early bacterial infection in crops.

18 Nov 2021

MKS Instruments Announces Ophir® Wide Beam Imager for Measuring Large and Divergent Beams of SWIR Wavelengths

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® Wide Beam Imager SWIR, a compact, calibrated optical system for measuring the size and power distribution of large and divergent beams of VCSELs and LEDs in the SWIR range.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 17 Nov 2021

New Project Plans to Bridge the Peri-Urban Digital Divide in South Africa

Imagine beaming light from a fibre-connected suburban home to a 3D-printed wireless communication system to a school in an informal settlement across the road, providing learners with instant high-speed, reliable internet access.

17 Nov 2021

$Hyperbolic Metamaterial Exhibits Negative Refraction at Visible Frequency$