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An LED that can be Integrated Directly into Computer Chips

Light-emitting diodes — LEDs — can do way more than illuminate your living room. These light sources are useful microelectronics too.

15 Dec 2020

Intelligent Lighting for Maximum Flexibility

A new lighting solution from LEDVANCE has been installed at Siemens Campus Erlangen providing ordinance-compliant, flexible and intelligent lighting in office spaces used for a variety of purposes.

From LEDVANCE GmbH 15 Dec 2020

Iridian Spectral Technologies' Real-Time PCR Optical Filters

From Iridian Spectral Technologies 15 Dec 2020

Simple Zoom Lens for Use in Remote or Hazardous Environments

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 15 Dec 2020

QRNG: Ten years of true random numbers

Humbolt University’s Nano-Optics group and PicoQuant celebrate the 10th anniversary of their jointly created Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG).

From Picoquant GmbH 14 Dec 2020

Novel Optical Tweezers for Trapping Nanoscale Particles

Optical tweezers are a rapidly growing technology, and have opened up a wide variety of research applications in recent years. The devices operate by trapping particles at the focal points of tightly focused laser beams, allowing researchers to manipulate the objects without any physical contact.

14 Dec 2020

New Computational Mass Spectrometry Imaging Accelerates the Speed of Data Acquisition

A new computational mass spectrometry imaging method enables researchers to achieve high mass resolution and high spatial resolution for biological samples while providing data sets exponentially faster.

11 Dec 2020

New Miniature Laser-Based Device to Project Color HD Video on the Retina

At the University of Fukui in Japan, researchers have realized considerable advances in creating a highly compact RGB laser projector with the ability to make a high-definition (HD) projection image.

11 Dec 2020

Mikrotron Launches Its First FPGA-Driven Smart Cameras with the New EoSens Creation Series

Mikrotron is empowering machine vision engineers to achieve accelerated performance at a fraction of the cost of traditional customized solutions with its new EoSens Creation Series of FPGA programmable-ready smart cameras.

From Mikrotron GmbH 11 Dec 2020

Imec Presents a Thin-Film Short-Wave-InfraRed Image Sensor with Sub-2 µm Pixel Pitch

Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a prototype high-resolution short-wave-infrared (SWIR) image sensor with record small pixel pitch of 1.82 µm.

From imec Inc. 11 Dec 2020

Study Gives Real-Time Picture of the Molecular-Level Changes in Perovskite Solar Cells

Consumers worldwide are demanding greener energy sources; therefore, optimizing the performance and economic viability of solar cells is an important research focus.

10 Dec 2020

Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19

As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world with no end in sight, new ways in which to stop the spread or mitigate the effects of the disease are few.

10 Dec 2020

EAG Laboratories Announces Latest Advancement in Transmission Electron Microscopy

EAG Laboratories is pleased to announce the completed installation of a ThermoFisher Scientific Themis Z Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) at our Silicon Valley facility. This next generation, ultra-high-resolution TEM is the first available in an independent laboratory in North America and is the second Themis Z owned by EAG Laboratories.

From EAG Laboratories 10 Dec 2020

Gamers Pave the Way for Million Dollar Grant for Telescope ‘Brain’ Upgrade

A new $1 million Federal Government grant to Curtin University will enable a major upgrade to the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), giving the giant radio telescope even greater power to read and process signals captured from distant outer space.

10 Dec 2020

Researchers Make Key Advances with New Human-Eye Type of Optical Sensor

Researchers at Oregon State University are making key advances with a new type of optical sensor that more closely mimics the human eye's ability to perceive changes in its visual field.

9 Dec 2020