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Sloshing of Quantum Liquids Reveals Intriguing Superfluid Properties

The 'sloshing' of a quantum fluid comprised of light and matter reveals superfluid properties.

17 Feb 2021

Study Highlights Exceptional Optical Property of Hollow-Core Fibers

Researchers from the University of Southampton and Université Laval, Canada, have successfully measured for the first time back-reflection in cutting-edge hollow-core fibres that is around 10,000 times lower than conventional optical fibres.

17 Feb 2021

Researchers Design Flexible Terahertz Camera for Imaging Irregularly Shaped Objects

In today's digital age, the use of "Internet-of-things" (devices embedded with softwares and sensors) has become widespread.

17 Feb 2021

New Custom-Designed Polymer Shows Promise in Bioimaging Trials

A polymer designed specifically to generate light that can penetrate turbid environments has exhibited the potential for bioimaging trials, where it can identify nano-sized particles present below the surface of realistic tissue models.

17 Feb 2021

KPM Analytics Acquires EyePro System S.r.l. to Better Serve Food Manufacturing and Processing Markets with True Color, 3D, and Hyperspectral Vision Inspection Systems

KPM Analytics Inc. announced today that it has acquired EyePro System S.r.l., a company headquartered in Trento, Italy, that specializes in vision inspection technology and vision-based process control solutions for the baking and snack industries.

16 Feb 2021

International Study Reveals Exceptional Property of Next Generation Optical Fibres

16 Feb 2021

Using Light to Detect Single Quantum Bit in a Dense Cloud

Researchers have found a way to use light and a single electron to communicate with a cloud of quantum bits and sense their behaviour, making it possible to detect a single quantum bit in a dense cloud.

16 Feb 2021

Tibidabo Scientific Industries Strengthens its Core Executive Team with the Appointment of Industry Veteran, John LaViola as Chief Technology Officer and Head of Business Development.

Dublin, Ireland, 16 February 2021 – Tibidabo Scientific Industries Ltd (“Tibidabo Scientific”), a global leader and supplier of highly differentiated technology for scientific research, aerospace, and i...

16 Feb 2021

Laser, Lens, Smartphone Combination Helps Diagnose Diseases

Biomarkers have a crucial role in disease diagnosis and evaluation of the disease course. Proteins, genes, lipids, hormones, and other classes of molecules are among the markers currently in use.

15 Feb 2021

Tibidabo Scientific Industries Announces the Acquisition of Photek Limited, a Leader in Advanced Scientific Detectors & Imaging Systems.

This deal further expands Tibidabo Scientific Industries’ portfolio of world-class scientific imaging solutions and marks the company’s entry into complementary markets, including high-energy physics, solar b...

From Photonic Science 15 Feb 2021

Creating Free-Space Optical Communication System for High-Speed Wireless Internet

Visible and infrared light can carry more data than radio waves, but has always been confined to a hard-wired, fiber-optic cable. Working with Facebook's Connectivity Lab, a Duke research team has now made a major advance toward the dream of ditching the fiber in fiber optics.

12 Feb 2021

Novel Technique for Scalable Fabrication of Photonic Devices

Our world needs reliable telecommunications more than ever before. However, classic devices have limitations in terms of size and cost and, especially, power consumption - which is directly related to greenhouse emissions. Graphene could change this and transform the future of broadband.

12 Feb 2021