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New Non-Invasive Matrix Imaging Method Avoids Aberrations

In conventional ultrasounds, variations in soft tissue structure distort ultrasound wavefronts. They blur the image and can hence prove detrimental to medical diagnosis.

12 Jun 2020

Study Develops Smallest-Ever Optical Cavity for Infrared Light

Miniaturization has enabled so many unfathomable dreams. Shrinking down electronic circuits has allowed us to access technology like smartphones, health watches, medical probes, nano-satellites, unthinkable a couple decades ago.

12 Jun 2020

WITec Begins Expansion of its Headquarters Facility

WITec GmbH, the technology leader in correlative Raman microscopy, is expanding its headquarters building in Ulm.

From WITec GmbH 12 Jun 2020

New System for High-Density EEG Imaging of Brain Activity

The main aim of brain research is to understand the source and network of signals as the brain functions. At present, engineers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a system that can be used for high-density electroencephalography (EEG) imaging of the origin and route of normal and abnormal brain signals.

11 Jun 2020

Esprit Automation Launches First British Industrial Laser Cutting Machine

Esprit Automation, a leading UK manufacturer of CNC cutting machines, has announced the launch of the first industrial fiber laser cutting machine designed and built in the UK.

From Esprit Automation Ltd 11 Jun 2020

The First Smart Camera Powered by Deep Learning Technology. A Vision System Enabling New Inline Factory Inspections

Cognex introduces the world´s first industrial smart camera powered by Deep Learning software. This combination expands the possibilities of what can be successfully and precisely inspected in factory automation.

From Cognex Corporation 11 Jun 2020

Innovative Electrodes can Help Create Cheaper Solar Cells and Touchscreens

Australian researchers have demonstrated the strong potential for a new type of flexible, recyclable electrodes to be used in creating cheaper solar cells, touchscreens, wearable 'e-skins' and next-generation responsive windows.

11 Jun 2020

New Plasmon Compression Method Could Help Create Optical Computer

In collaboration with Danish and Russian research teams, researchers at Tomsk Polytechnic University have experimentally confirmed a plasmonic nanojet effect that was predicted earlier in practice.

10 Jun 2020

Optical Fusion Splicer and Fibre Optic Cleaver for FTTx

LASER COMPONENTS would like to announce a new release - the FSP200 Optical Fusion Splicer with core alignment technology and the FCL200 Optical Fibre Cleaver with auto-end cut collection, made by our manufacturing partner Tempo Communications and now available for our customers.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 10 Jun 2020

Teledyne Princeton Instruments Introduces Raman Spectrometer for Limitation-Shattering, High-Sensitivity Performance in NIR

Teledyne Princeton Instruments, a Teledyne Technologies company, and world-renowned manufacturer of scientific imaging and spectroscopy equipment, is pleased to introduce its new TPIR-785 Raman spectrometer, a fully integrated system that leverages leading-edge spectrograph and camera technologies to optimize performance in the near-infrared (NIR) region.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 9 Jun 2020

Glass-Ceramics Used in Greenhouse Lamps Promote Plant Growth

Researchers have proposed a new concept to produce light sources from ceramics by adding chrome: the light from these lamps provides not only red but also infrared (IR) light, which is anticipated to have a positive impact on the growth of the plants.

9 Jun 2020

Novel Single-Laser, Terahertz Dual-Comb Spectroscopy Offers High Resolution

Spectroscopy was the result of the thirst for knowledge about interactions that occur between electromagnetic radiation and matter in the early 19th century.

9 Jun 2020

New Algorithm Developed for Brain Imaging Data Analysis

KAIST researchers developed a new algorithm for brain imaging data analysis that enables the precise and quantitative mapping of complex neural circuits onto a standardized 3-D reference atlas.

9 Jun 2020

Innovative Technology Creates Natural-Looking Pictures on Digital Displays

Taking inspiration from nature's nanotech that creates the stunning color of butterfly wings, a University of Central Florida researcher is creating technology to make extremely low-power, ultra-high-definition displays and screens that are easier on the eyes.

9 Jun 2020

New Reaction System to Produce Semiconductor Materials

Organic solar cells have a variety of applications in the field of electronics, especially in the development of novel electronic devices like wearable devices.

9 Jun 2020