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Utility of Special X-Ray Laser Optimized for Nanoscale Measurements

Imagine taking movies of the fastest chemical processes, or imaging atomic-scale detail of single virus particles without damaging them.

9 Jul 2020

Roll-to-Roll Printing Method for More Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

A new study reports the highest efficiency ever recorded for full roll-to-roll printed perovskite solar cells, marking a key step on the way to cheaper and more efficient ways of generating solar energy.

9 Jul 2020

Radiant Exhibits Online Demos of Display Test & Measurement Solutions

Radiant Vision Systems, the leading provider of automated visual inspection for displays and display devices, announces that it will exhibit solutions for test & measurement as part of the first fully virtual Display Week 2020 conference and exhibition.

From Radiant Vision Systems 8 Jul 2020

Innovative Device Emits Photons from Quantum Dots

Researchers at CRANN and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin have created an innovative new device that will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum dots that are the key to practical quantum computers, quantum communications, and other quantum devices.

8 Jul 2020

Utility-Scale Photovoltaics Degrade at Slower Rate than Older Ones

Utility-scale photovoltaics, ground-mounted projects larger than 5 megawatts of alternating current, are the largest sector of the overall solar market within the U.S. and the fastest-growing form of renewable power generation.

8 Jul 2020

Super-Resolution Microscopy Methods Reveal Smallest Cell Structures

With high-resolution microscopy, it is theoretically possible to image cell structures with a resolution of a few nanometres.

8 Jul 2020

Visible Infrared Imaging Instrument Captures Post-Tropical Cyclone

When NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the western North Atlantic Ocean on July 6, it provided forecasters with a visible image of Edouard after it transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone.

8 Jul 2020

New Photonic System Shows Promise in Medical Implant Technology

Over the past few decades, medical technology seen various advances in terms of the scope and efficiency of implant devices.

8 Jul 2020

Researchers Achieve Achromatic and Chromatic Focusing with Single Metalens

With the advent of metasurfaces, a new door has opened for the advancement of planar optics. Of the several metadevices, the metalens has gained extensive attention for practical applications in spectroscopy and imaging, where it enables multifunctional wavefront manipulations for enhanced focus.

7 Jul 2020

New Graphene-Based Ultrathin Lens for Advanced Pixel-Based Devices

Spatial occupancy presents design limitations in conventional tunable lenses containing complex lenses with a manipulation system, ultimately limiting the applications of these lenses in next-generation pixel-based devices, like flat panel displays.

7 Jul 2020

Cymer Qualifies New Argon Fluoride (ARF) Light Source, Reducing Edge Placement Error for the Most Advanced Nodes

Cymer, an industry leader in developing lithography light sources used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, today announced its 7th generation light source, the new XLR 960ix, has been qualified on the ASML NXT:2050i scanner.

From Cymer, Inc. 7 Jul 2020

New InGaN Red-Light LEDs Developed for Next-Generation Displays

In efforts to optimize the performance of light-emitting diodes, KAUST researchers are looking at every aspect of the design, fabrication and operation of these devices.

7 Jul 2020

New Silicon Chip Improves Resolution, Scanning Speed of Lidar Systems

Whether it's on top of a self-driving car or embedded inside the latest gadget, Light Detection and Ranging systems will likely play an important role in our technological future, enabling vehicles to 'see' in real-time, phones to map three-dimensional images and enhancing augmented reality in video games.

7 Jul 2020

XIMEA Honored by Vision Systems Design Magazine Awards Program

XIMEA GmbH, the innovator of scientific grade cameras, was presented with an award at the Sixth Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards presentation, which celebrates the disparate and innovative technologies, products, and systems found in machine vision and imaging.

From XIMEA GmbH 6 Jul 2020

New IR-Based Non-Contact Way to Measure Thermal Properties of Materials

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) have used a new technique termed depth thermography to remotely find the temperature beneath the surface of specific materials.

3 Jul 2020