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Metso Outotec Launches Robust Camera Solution for Smelting Furnaces to Increase Safety and Availability

Metso Outotec is launching a robust Furnace Camera to reduce or even eliminate the need to power off or cut the feed to inspect the furnace.

From Metso Outotec Corporation 22 Apr 2021

Research may Pave the Way for Development of More Efficient Optoelectronic Devices

Diodes are widely used electronic devices that act as one-way switches for current. A well-known example is the LED (light-emitting diode), but there is a special class of diodes designed to make use of the phenomenon known as "quantum tunneling".

21 Apr 2021

Nanophotonic Technology Used to Develop Implantable Tool for Optical Imaging of Brain Activity

Tools that allow neuroscientists to record and quantify functional activity within the living brain are in great demand.

20 Apr 2021

Rust can be Used as Photoelectrode Material to Produce Green Hydrogen with Light

Hydrogen will be needed in large quantities as an energy carrier and raw material in the energy system of the future.

20 Apr 2021

Researchers Discover the World's Fastest Photoreversible Exfoliation

Look at any piece of machinery and you will see a complex network of moving parts, or actuators, each with its own function, all working together for a common goal.

20 Apr 2021

New Method Helps Create Colors on Metal that can be Changed, Erased, Rewritten

Scientists are slowly clearing the boundary between science and art by exhibiting how to use a laser to make artistic masterpieces such that they replicate classical brushes and paints.

20 Apr 2021

New Tactics to Illuminate Gravitational Waves and Dark Matter

Astronomers are finding ways for smart alternatives to keep answering basic questions in physics after experiencing the devastating loss of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and the usually prohibitive cost of satellite missions.

19 Apr 2021

Graphene Oxide Metalenses Used to Generate Super-Resolved Optical Needle and Multifocal Array

In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI https://doi.org/10.29026/oea.2021.200031, Researchers led by Professor Baohua Jia at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia, Professor Cheng-Wei Qiu at National University of Singapore, Singapore and Professor Tian Lan at Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China considered the generation of super-resolved optical needle and multifocal array using graphene oxide metalenses.

19 Apr 2021

High-Definition Nuclear Inspection In Colour

Ahlberg Cameras Mini-Rad 30 HD camera with radiation resistant lenses. Resolve Optics reports on its development of a radiation-resistant fixed focus lens for Ahlberg Cameras AB to enable high-definition Nuclear Inspe...

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 19 Apr 2021

New Technology for Building Photonic Circuits with Record Low Optical Losses

Encoding information into light, and transmitting it through optical fibers lies at the core of optical communications.

16 Apr 2021

Optimizing Smartphone-Based Imaging Systems for Biomedical Applications

Smartphones get smarter every day. These "Swiss Army knives" of mobile computing become even more useful with specialized attachments and applications to improve healthcare.

16 Apr 2021

EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium, Announces 2 New Board Members

During the Annual General Meeting on 15 April, EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium – announced its two new board members: Adam Piotrowski, CEO of VIGO System and President of the Polish Technological Platform on Photonics, and Berthold Schmidt, CEO at TRUMPF Photonic Components.

15 Apr 2021

Configuring Spectroscopic Imaging Tools for Accurate Breast Cancer Detection

One of the technical challenges the current data revolution faces is finding an efficient way to route the data. This task is usually performed by electronic switches, while the data itself is transferred using light confined in optical waveguides.

15 Apr 2021

Cognex Germany Inc, Innovative 3D Vision System Opens Up New Possibilities for Automated Inspection

An exciting new 3D vision system now makes inspecting parts in 3D as easy as using a 2D smart camera.

From Cognex Corporation 15 Apr 2021

Novanta Introduces Precision Processing for Micromachining

Novanta, a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced industrial equipment manufacturers, presents the Dart 8 picosecond laser, its newest innovation to the market. Designed for micromachining, the laser delivers exceptional beam quality, including beam roundness of more than 93% across 2 Rayleigh lengths, ensuring clean and precise material processing.

From Novanta Inc. 14 Apr 2021