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New Imaging System Monitors Plant Health

A new imaging system that monitors the health of crops in the greenhouse or field has been developed by researchers, headed by Xu Liu from Zhejiang University in China.

8 Dec 2017

Princeton Infrared Technologies’ LineCam12 - Visible/NIR/SWIR Camera Named 2018 Prism Award Finalist

Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc. (PIRT), announces its indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) linescan camera, the LineCam12, has been selected as one of three finalists in the prestigious Prism Awards for Photonics Innov...

7 Dec 2017

EarthTronics’ New Mini Panel LEDs Offer Upgraded Energy Efficiency and Aesthetics

EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy-efficient lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact for its customers, combines energy efficiency and aesthetics to introduce new architecturally designed square and round Mini Panel LEDs for interior and exterior commercial and residential surface-mount applications.

6 Dec 2017

UV Microscope Serves as Powerful Diagnostic Tool in Patient Care and Medical Research

A microscope that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to illuminate samples allows pathologists to assess high-resolution images of fresh tissue samples, including biopsies, for various diseases within a matter of minutes, without damaging the tissue or requiring lengthy preparation of traditional slides.

5 Dec 2017

CorDEX Announces Launch Of All New TOUGHPIX DIGITHERM Digital Imaging Camera Series

CorDEX announced the release of the all-new TOUGHPIX DIGITHERM camera series, comprising of a combined 5-megapixel digital camera & onboard thermal imager.

From CorDEX Instruments Ltd. 5 Dec 2017

New Nanoscale Structure can Provide Full and Unprecedented Control over Light Localization

A recent research work on three-dimensional topological insulators was recognized as one of the most promising developments in photonics in 2017 by Optics & Photonics News. These structures can control light with no losses due to material defects and absorption, making them a potential candidate for applications in communication networks, optical computers, lasers, and antennas.

4 Dec 2017

Large-Area Microdisplays Show Promise for Designing Lightweight and Compact VR Glasses

Despite being relatively popular, VR glasses are heavy and oversized – until now. Large-area microdisplays are predicted to change all that, as they make it viable to create VR glasses that are both ergonomic and lightweight.

4 Dec 2017

New Detector Module Further Enhances the Efficiency of Using Beam Time

Beam time at a neutron instrument is considered to be important – generally, users have just a few days for their measurements. For an experiment, scientists frequently travel from other countries or even continents. They naturally want to make the most use of these days for their research.

4 Dec 2017

New Laser Techniques Could Help Revolutionize Understanding of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Boulder researchers are undertaking a new project to examine the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's by employing a new laser method to measure neurons firing deep inside animal brains.

4 Dec 2017

Innovative Laser Technology for Melting Ice on Roads

Researchers have projected a unique new solution to deal with unsafe icy roads in winter, putting forward an enhanced, safer method in a paper featured in the 30th Nov, 2017, issue of Applied Spectroscopy Reviews.

1 Dec 2017

New System for Changing the Reactions of a Powerful Chemical Coupling Agent

It is possible for the manufacture of the integrated circuits and chips, used for daily electronic devices, to be made simpler, cheaper and safer by just being able to switch colored light on and off?

1 Dec 2017

Physicists Build Space-Time Sensor to Observe Light-Matter Interactions

An attosecond electron microscope has been developed by physicists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, which allows them to visualize the dispersion of light in time and space, and witness the motions of electrons in atoms.

1 Dec 2017

Researchers Bring Optical Computing a Step Closer Reality

Researchers have paved the way for computers that run on light rather than electronics by forcing light to pass through a smaller gap than ever before.

1 Dec 2017

New Microscope Optimized to Perform Studies Using Optogenetic Methods

A new microscope provides researchers with a significantly enhanced tool to explore how neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy affect neuron communication.

30 Nov 2017

Researchers Incorporate Boron into InGaN Layers to Increase LED Efficiency

The problem faced by high-power white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is the same as that faced by Michigan Stadium on game day, that is, huge numbers of people in a restricted space.

29 Nov 2017