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New System Provides 3D Images of Structural Defects

A new system, developed by Tohoku University researchers in Japan in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US, takes 3D images that can detect defects in metallic structures.

28 Sep 2020

New Technique Enables Accurate Gene Control by Blue Light

With a new optical switch, scientists can now accurately control the lifespan of genetic “copies.” Such genetic “copies” are used by the cell as building instructions for protein synthesis.

28 Sep 2020

GeoImage™: Fast and Accurate Energy Grading of Coal, Kerogen and Petroleum Source Rock from CRAIC Technologies

Coal, kerogen and petroleum source rock are vital in our search for sources of energy.

From CRAIC Technologies, Inc. 28 Sep 2020

Molecular Impurities Enhance the Efficiencies of Polymer LEDs

Polymer LEDs (PLEDs) are devices that contain single layers of luminescent polymers, closely packed between a pair of metal electrodes.

25 Sep 2020

Optical Windows for Wind Tunnel Aerodynamic Testing

Optical Surfaces Ltd is a producer of large diameter, high precision windows for wind tunnel aerodynamic testing.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 24 Sep 2020

New Interface Allows Users to Interact with a Drone to Light-Paint Patterns

Skoltech researchers have designed and developed an interface that allows a user to direct a small drone to light-paint patterns or letters through hand gestures.

24 Sep 2020

Physicists Achieve Ultrastrong Coupling Between Light and Matter at Room Temperature

Physicists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, together with colleagues in Russia and Poland, have managed to achieve ultrastrong coupling between light and matter at room temperature.

24 Sep 2020

Lens-Free Imaging Technology can Enable Faster Disease Diagnosis

Scientists from The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) are developing a new type of imaging system that does not necessitate the use of a lens but instead uses configurable particle-based masks to capture multiple images of an object.

24 Sep 2020

Ophir Wide Beam Imager for Measuring Large and Divergent Beams

MKS Instruments, Inc., has announced the Ophir® Wide Beam Imager (WB-I), a compact calibrated optical system for measuring the size and power distribution of large and divergent beams of VCSELs, LEDs, edge emitting l...

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 23 Sep 2020

Parylene Photonics Likely to Become the New Standard in Optical Biointerfaces

Carnegie Mellon University's Maysam Chamanzar and his team have invented an optical platform that will likely become the new standard in optical biointerfaces.

23 Sep 2020

New Thin and Ultra-Fast Photodetector can See the Full Spectrum of Light

Scientists have created the world’s first photodetector that can visualize all shades of light, in a prototype device that profoundly shrinks one of the most underlying elements of contemporary technology.

23 Sep 2020

Teledyne Dalsa Introduces a Thermal Camera Dedicated to Elevated Skin Temperature Screening

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in digital imaging technology, is introducing a new member of the Calibir camera series, the GXF model, which is dedicated to elevated skin temperature screening.

From Teledyne DALSA 23 Sep 2020

New Technique Enables Precise Optical Imaging of Single Proteins

Often considered the workhorses of the body, proteins are among the most important biomolecules critical to life processes.

22 Sep 2020

New Endoscope Combines Photoacoustic and Fluorescence Imaging in a Single Device

A new endoscope was recently demonstrated by a team of scientists which exclusively integrates fluorescent and photoacoustic imaging in a device that has roughly the thickness of a human hair.

22 Sep 2020

Luxinar Launches SR AOM CO2 Lasers for High-precision Applications

Leading laser manufacturer Luxinar has launched the SR AOM range of sealed CO2 lasers for high-precision applications that require a reduced heat affected zone (HAZ).

From Luxinar Ltd 22 Sep 2020