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LEDVANCE Human Centric Lighting Aids Patient Recovery

LEDVANCE have launched a new range of BIOLUX HCL products which are tailored to the specific demands of healthcare environments.

From LEDVANCE GmbH 21 Jul 2020

Researchers Produce First X-Ray Beam Using Novel Undulators

Just over a decade ago in April 2009, the world's first hard X-ray free-electron laser produced its first light at the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

21 Jul 2020

Radiation Resistant Zoom Lenses

Resolve Optics has developed a range of non-browning (radiation resistant) zoom lenses for use in environments subject to radiation.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 20 Jul 2020

Pushing the Boundaries of Data Speed with New, Solution-Based OLEDs

Researches are pushing the boundaries of data speed with a brand new type of organic LEDs.

20 Jul 2020

Researchers Demonstrate Topological Order for Sound Based on Time Modulations

In a breakthrough for physics and engineering, researchers from the Photonics Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY and from Georgia Tech have presented the first demonstration of topological order based on time modulations.

20 Jul 2020

$Full-Path Calculation Method for Fast and Flexible Optical Diffraction$

Full-Path Calculation Method for Fast and Flexible Optical Diffraction

Diffraction can be described as a traditional optical phenomenon that accounts for the propagation of light.

20 Jul 2020

Focus on Radiation Tolerant Zoom Lenses

Resolve Optics offers an unmatched range of non-browning zoom lenses for use in environments subject to radiation.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 20 Jul 2020

Fever Detection System from Optris Uses Infrared Cameras for the Quick Identification of People with Elevated Body Temperatures

Rapidly spreading viral diseases, such as COVID 19 have led to an increased need to determine body temperature quickly and reliably using infrared measurement technology.

From Optris GmbH & Co. KG 20 Jul 2020

Newly Developed Laser Diode Benches to Power Franco-German Satellite MERLIN

MERLIN, the Franco-German satellite, is scheduled for launch into space in 2025 to quantify the concentration of methane in the Earth’s atmosphere—a milestone in climatic studies.

17 Jul 2020

Researchers Use Liquid Crystal Elastomer Microstructures to Build Light-Powered Micro-Tool

Researchers at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, used the liquid crystal elastomer technology to demonstrate a series of micro-tools grown on optical fibers.

16 Jul 2020

Hybrid Circuit Allows Wideband Actuation on Photonic Waveguides with Ultralow Electrical Power

Piezoelectric materials can convert electrical voltage to mechanical displacement and vice versa. They are ubiquitous in modern wireless communication networks such as in cellphones.

16 Jul 2020

Lidar Technology can Enable Higher-Resolution Detection of Nearby Fast-Moving Objects

A self-driving car has a hard time recognizing the difference between a toddler and a brown bag that suddenly appears into view because of limitations in how it senses objects using lidar.

16 Jul 2020

Ultra-Fast Extreme Ultraviolet Lasers Measure Properties of Very Thin Materials

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.

16 Jul 2020

Radiant Presents a Method for Improving Accuracy in Pixel-Level Measurement

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of photometric imaging solutions for light and display measurement, announces that it will present a technical paper during the 2020 Display Week Symposium taking place online from August 3-7.

From Radiant Vision Systems 16 Jul 2020

Spectrograph to Record Near-IR Spectrum of Stars in a Single Exposure

Optical Surfaces Ltd reports delivery to the Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology (IRAP) of high precision disperser prisms and folding mirror components that lie at the heart of the ground breaking SPIRou / SPIP near infrared spectrograph.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 16 Jul 2020