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Revolutionary Malaria Detection Tool

A team led by the University of Queensland has created a quick, needle-free malaria detection tool that has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year.

12 Dec 2022

Studying Magnetic Reconnection with High-Powered Lasers

To better understand the mechanisms underlying the fundamental astronomical phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection, scientists recreated small solar flares using twelve powerful lasers.

8 Dec 2022

Adopting Efficient Method to Develop Effective X-Ray Systems

Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory of the Department of Energy have expanded the functionalities of the lab’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-Ray free-electron laser (XFEL).

7 Dec 2022

Marktech Optoelectronics Reveals Latest Lineup of Advanced InGaAs Photodiode Photodetectors

Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc. (www.marktechopto.com)(Marktech), a privately-held leading designer and manufacturer of standard and custom optoelectronics, including UV, visible, near-infrared (NIR), and short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) emitters, detectors, InP epi wafers, and other compound semiconductors, today revealed their latest lineup of advanced Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) photodiode photodetectors.

From Marktech Optoelectronics 7 Dec 2022

Microscope Inspired by James Webb Views in 6D

A new technique, partially influenced by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) design, uses mirror segments to sort and gather light on a microscopic scale and to take three-dimensional images of molecules in position and orientation.

7 Dec 2022

Luxinar Kicks off Its 25th Anniversary Year at Photonics West 2023

Leading laser manufacturer Luxinar is kicking off its 25th anniversary year by showcasing products from its ranges of ultrashort pulse and CO2 laser sources at booth #5101 at Photonics West, taking place in San Francisco, USA 28 January to 2 February 2023.

From Luxinar Ltd 7 Dec 2022

New Method to Quantify Time in Billionths of a Billionth of a Second

How quickly do electrons within a molecule travel? It is extremely quick, about a few attoseconds (1 as = 10–18 seconds or one billionth of a billionth of a second) to move from one atom to the next.

6 Dec 2022

Broken Symmetries Offer Opportunities for the Control of Thermal Emissions

Radiative heat transfer is a universal physical phenomenon in the universe. Any object having a temperature over absolute zero tends to exchange thermal energy with the surroundings.

5 Dec 2022

Octave Photonics Releases the Comb-Offset Stabilization Module (COSMO) Simplifying Frequency-Comb Stabilization

Culminating years of research and development, Octave Photonics announces the release of the Comb-Offset Stabilization Module (COSMO), which provides a compact, convenient, and rugged solution for f-2f self-referencing a laser frequency comb.

From Octave Photonics 5 Dec 2022

Novel Approach for the Production of Extremely Energetic UV Light

Numerous photochemical processes depend on UV light from ineffective or unsafe light sources that the LED technology would find hard to substitute due to certain technical aspects.

2 Dec 2022

Tender X-Rays with New Monochromator Optics

Up until now, measuring with high sensitivity and high spatial resolution with X-Ray light in the delicate energy range of 1.5–5.0 keV has been incredibly laborious. However, this X-Ray light is excellent for examining biological systems and energy-producing components like batteries or catalysts.

1 Dec 2022

Utilizing Photonics Chip to Amplify Light

Perhaps one of the most significant technological advancements underpinning the current information society is the possibility to accomplish quantum-limited amplification of optical signals enclosed in optical fibers.

1 Dec 2022

Realization of the First Continuous-Wave Deep-UV Laser Diode Laser

The world’s first room-temperature continuous-wave lasing of a deep-ultraviolet laser diode (wavelengths down to UV-C region) was completed by a research team at Nagoya University’s Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS) in central Japan, under the direction of 2014 Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano.

25 Nov 2022