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New Laser System to Create Grease-Repellent Metal Surfaces

The end of scrubbing ovens and home appliances with chemicals or heat could soon be in sight, thanks to a new high-power laser system being developed to put ‘self-cleaning’, grease-repellent, and antibacterial properties into sheet metal.

19 Jan 2021

MKS Instruments Announces Ophir® Helios Plus Industrial Laser Power Meter for Measuring Blue, Green, and Infrared Wavelengths

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) has announced the Ophir® Helios Plus, an expanded version of the Ophir Helios industrial laser power meter.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 18 Jan 2021

Optoacoustics Technique can be Used for Water Content Monitoring in Living Tissue

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas Medical Branch (US) have shown how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring skin water content, a technique which is promising for medical applications such as tissue trauma management and in cosmetology. The paper outlining these results was published in the Journal of Biophotonics.

18 Jan 2021

Extended Range Non-Browning Zoom Lens

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 18 Jan 2021

New Phototherapy Technology can Increase Efficiency of Chemotherapy, Minimize Side Effects

Researchers in South Korea have developed a phototherapy technology that can significantly increase efficiency while reducing the pain of chemotherapy and minimizing side effects after treatment.

15 Jan 2021

Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Can be Used in Poultry Industry to Kill Pathogens on Eggshells

Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of the antimicrobial technologies now used by the poultry industry to kill pathogens on eggshells, according to Penn State researchers, who simulated production conditions to test the technology.

15 Jan 2021

Scientists Develop Efficient Blue LEDs Based on Halide Perovskites

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed efficient blue light-emitting diodes based on halide perovskites. "We are very excited about this breakthrough", says Feng Gao, professor at Linköping University. The new LEDs may open the way to cheap and energy-efficient illumination.

15 Jan 2021

Researchers Develop a MicroLED Neural Probe for Neuroscience

Associate Professor Hiroto Sekiguchi and Ph.D. candidate Hiroki Yasunaga in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a MicroLED neural probe for neuroscience.

13 Jan 2021

Using the Advanced Light Source to Reveal How Different Biofuels Behave

Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn't necessarily evolved along with them. The Department of Energy is determined to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline, and through the work of two UCF researchers, the DOE is one step closer to that goal.

13 Jan 2021

Hybrid Emitter Could Revolutionize the Design of Heavy-Atom-Free OLEDs

Osaka - Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays are now very popular features of many mainstream products including smartphones and televisions. OLEDs have the advantages of being low cost, light, flexible, and easy to modify, making them ideal display materials.

13 Jan 2021

SPIE, The International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2021 Society Awards

The Awards Committee of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the recipients of its prestigious annual awards.

13 Jan 2021

Teledyne Photometrics’ New Technical Note Explores Key Factors of Scientific Imaging Quality

Teledyne Photometrics, a Teledyne Technologies company, and designer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras that support demanding quantitative life science research are pleased to announce the availability of a new technical note defining and explaining the significant key factors of image quality in scientific-grade cameras.

From Teledyne Photometrics 12 Jan 2021

New Photonic Processor Could Revolutionize Artificial Intelligence

An international team of researchers, including Professor Roberto Morandotti of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), just introduced a new photonic processor that could revolutionize artificial intelligence, as reported by the prestigious journal Nature.

12 Jan 2021

Optical Computing Core Prototype can Accelerate Neural Networks Used in AI

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are already an integral part of our everyday lives online. For example, search engines such as Google use intelligent ranking algorithms and video streaming services such as Netflix use machine learning to personalize movie recommendations.

12 Jan 2021

Ambarella Introduces CV5 High Performance AI Vision Processor for Single 8K and Multi-Imager AI Cameras

Ambarella, Inc., an AI vision silicon company, today unveiled CV5, an artificial intelligence (AI) vision processor capable of recording 8K video or four 4K video streams. The new system on chip (SoC) will enable the development of intelligent automotive camera systems, consumer cameras (drone, action, and 360°), and robotic cameras.

From Ambarella International LP 12 Jan 2021