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New Method to Generate Soliton Collisions in Microresonators

Solitons can be described as self-reinforcing particle-like wave packets formed as a result of the balance between nonlinearity and dispersion.

27 Apr 2020

Cognex Introduces World’s First Industrial Smart Camera Powered by Deep Learning

Cognex Corporation has introduced the In-Sight® D900 embedded vision system. A first-of-its kind solution, the In-Sight D900 features Cognex’s ViDi™ deep learning software inside an In-Sight industrial-grade smart camera.

From Cognex Corporation 24 Apr 2020

New Optical Design can Lead to More Energy-Efficient Fiber Communications

According to scientists, optical fiber communications may soon become more energy efficient, thanks to a recent discovery made by a U.S. Army study on optoelectronic devices.

23 Apr 2020

Creating Tin Dioxide Semiconductors with High Mobility

Mobility is a key parameter for semiconductor performance and relates to how quickly and easily electrons can move inside a substance.

23 Apr 2020

A New Technology for the Processing of Perovskites Using Powerful Laser Pulses

Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University in partnership with colleagues from ITMO University, and universities in Germany, Japan, and Australia, have developed a method for precise, fast and high-quality laser processing of halide perovskites (CH3NH3PbI3), promising light-emitting materials for solar energy, optical electronics, and metamaterials.

23 Apr 2020

Moving Closer to Advanced Optoelectronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

A team of researchers at the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, in collaboration with TU Wien, Nanyang Technological University, Rice University, University of Alberta and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, comes closer to unraveling how quasiparticles in carbon nanotubes behave under a strong electric field. Their work provides a significant push towards the realization of advanced optoelectronic devices based on low-dimensional materials that can potentially outperform existing technologies.

23 Apr 2020

Olympus Launches EVIS X1, its Most Advanced Endoscopy System to Date

Olympus Corporation today announced the launch of EVIS X1, its most advanced endoscopy system to date.

From Olympus Corporation of the Americas 23 Apr 2020

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Releases New Application Note: “Characterizing Ferroelectric Response in Silicon-Doped Hafnium Oxide Thin Films”

Material science innovations are critical to the semiconductor industry’s efforts to make more powerful and more energy efficient processors and data storage devices. Hafnium oxide is one such material that has already been adopted in some new devices.

From Oxford Instruments 23 Apr 2020

WITec Announces Paper Award 2020 Winners

Every year, the WITec Paper Award competition recognizes three exceptional peer-reviewed publications that feature results acquired with a WITec microscope.

From WITec GmbH 22 Apr 2020

Scientists Discover Evidence of Rashba Effect in Light Harvesting "Wonder" Materials

Scientists have theorized that organometallic halide perovskites-- a class of light harvesting "wonder" materials for applications in solar cells and quantum electronics-- are so promising due to an unseen yet highly controversial mechanism called the Rashba effect.

22 Apr 2020