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PI's Precision Automation & Motion Systems Featured at 2019 LASER World of PHOTONICS

The world’s largest conference and trade show on laser technology and photonics is the backdrop for PI’s new high performance motion solutions for photonics, robotics, microscopy, and precision industrial automation applications.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 20 Jun 2019

New Force Found to Reduce the Amount of Light Used by Optical Tweezers

Whenever optical tweezers are used for examining biological cells, they often cause damage to the cell which represents a major problem.

By Megan Davies 19 Jun 2019

OmniVision Announces Its First 48 Megapixel, 0.8 Micron Image Sensor

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OV48B, its first 48 megapixel (MP) image sensor featuring a 0.8 micron pixel size to enable high resolution smartphone cameras in a 1/2" optical format.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 19 Jun 2019

Confocal.nl Receive Dutch Academic Startup Award

Technology innovators in super-resolution microscopy, Amsterdam-based Confocal.nl, have been selected as one of ten winners of the Academic Startup Competition in the Netherlands, an initiative of the Association of Universities (VSNU), the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (AcTI) and StartupDelta.

From Confocal.nl 19 Jun 2019

New Handheld Imaging Laser Scanner Offers Unprecedented Efficiency to Surveyors

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the Leica BLK2GO handheld imaging laser scanner, a first-of-its-kind mobile scanner.

From Leica Geosystems AG 19 Jun 2019

VINO’s O2Amp “Oxy-Iso” Glasses Not Useful for Color-Blind People

Among the European population, 0.5% of females and 8% of males (i.e., nearly 22 million people in the European Union) suffer from a congenital anomaly in their color vision, which is generally called color-blindness.

By Megan Davies 18 Jun 2019

CI Systems Appoints Delta Optical Thin Film A/S as Worldwide and Exclusive Distributor for Their Range of Circular Variable Filters

CI Systems appoints Delta Optical Thin Film A/S as worldwide and exclusive distributor for their range of Circular Variable Filters

From Delta Optical Thin Film A/S 18 Jun 2019

UK Expert Laser Lines Showcases New Advances in Laser Marking with the Datalogic Arex 400 Range

Laser Lines, the UK’s leading supplier of industrial & scientific lasers, accessories and 3D printers, today announces the Datalogic Arex 400 range of fibre laser marking systems, suitable for users in advanced manufacturing.

From Laser Lines Ltd 14 Jun 2019

Now in Series Production: The Award-Winning Basler dart BCON for MIPI Development Kit with Qualcomm Technologies SoC

The camera manufacturer Basler expands its portfolio with camera modules and a development kit with BCON for MIPI interface.

From Basler AG 14 Jun 2019

EyeVision – the MIPI Software for Embedded Vision Solutions

MIPI CSI-2 is already a very important interface for mobile devices such as smart phones or tablets. But what role does MIPI play in Embedded Vision?

From EVT Eye Vision Technology 14 Jun 2019

Researchers Realize Crucial Milestone for Compact Particle Accelerators

Researchers from DESY and the University of Hamburg have accomplished a crucial milestone in the hunt for a new type of compact particle accelerator.

By Megan Davies 14 Jun 2019

Optoelectronic Integration Paves Way for Next-Generation Integrated Circuits

Optoelectronic integration provides a potential approach to gain the benefits of both electrons and photons at the same time when they act as information carriers, including high-speed information processing and high-density communication, opening the door for next-generation integrated circuits (ICs).

By Sabina Ali 14 Jun 2019

Cycle GmbH – A DESY Spin-Off - is an Innovation Award Finalist at Laser - World of Photonics 2019

The disruptive femtosecond laser SOPRANO of Cycle GmbH was named one of three finalists in the category “Biophotonics and Medical Engineering”. It is designed for the emerging deep‐tissue imaging technique called 3‐Photon‐Microscopy.

From Cycle GmbH 14 Jun 2019

Frontiers of State of the Art Precision Molecular Spectroscopy

The mid-infrared wavelength region is attractive and important for fundamental physics as well as applications such as atmosphere chemistry due to the existence of so-called "molecular fingerprints" that are inherent and strong absorption lines for individual molecules.

By Sabina Ali 14 Jun 2019

Researchers Invent a New Method for Producing Intense X- and Gamma-Rays Based on Nonlinear Compton Scattering

An innovative technique has been developed by an international group of scientists, including researchers from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), for producing powerful X- and gamma-ray radiation predicted on Nonlinear Compton Scattering.

By Sabina Ali 14 Jun 2019