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Ice-Cold Electron Beam Generation Using Incredibly Small X-Ray Lasers

The University of Strathclyde’s simulation of ice-cold electron beams could help shrink X-Ray free-electron lasers (X-FELs) to a minuscule proportion of their current size.

2 Mar 2023

Miniaturized Spectral Sensing: Making Laboratory Capabilities Affordable

Are you unsatisfied with the color reproduction of your smartphone camera? Would you like your phone or other household appliance to detect different materials or even assess the freshness of food?

2 Mar 2023

Optimal Cooling of Multiple Levitated Particles

As shown by a research group from Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), tailor-made laser light fields could be utilized to decelerate the movement of numerous particles and hence cool them down to extremely low temperatures.

1 Mar 2023

Thin Film Polarisers

LASER COMPONENTS manufactures thin film polarisers for polarisation separation, suitable for high power lasers and UV wavelengths.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 1 Mar 2023

GE Renewable Energy Approves Nacelle Mounted Lidar ‘ZX TM’ from ZX Lidars for Power Performance Testing

GE Renewable Energy approves the use of the nacelle based Continuous Wave scanning Lidar ‘ZX TM’ from Lidar OEM ZX Lidars for Power Performance Testing.

1 Mar 2023

Teledyne e2v releases 1.5 Megapixel Version of Optimom, A Turnkey Optical Module for Quick and Easy Development of Vision Systems

Teledyne e2v, a part of Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY], announces the release of Optimom 1.5M, the latest member of the Optimom™ family, a new range of turnkey optical modules that can be instantly integrated into vision systems.

From Teledyne e2v (UK) Ltd 28 Feb 2023

Smiths Detection Launches Compact CT Checkpoint X-ray

Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today announces that it has launched the HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX Model S, a smaller footprint version of its successful, security operator preferred, Computed Tomography (CT) passenger checkpoint scanner.

28 Feb 2023

PG&O® Introduces Customizable Opal Diffusers

Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O), a global leader in optical manufacturing, precision thin-film coatings, and complete optical solutions, introduces Opal Diffusers.

From Precision Glass & Optics 28 Feb 2023

Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing in Silica Customized by Chiral Optical Properties

Femtosecond (fs) laser plays a crucial role in laser manufacturing—from the fundamental physics of light-matter interaction to the fabrication of targeted optical properties in extremely complicated optical engineering.

24 Feb 2023

Setting the Stage for Next-Generation, Energy-Efficient Screens

Liquid crystal plays a role in switching the transmitted light on and off and is ignited by a backlight. This can be done with polarizing filters in the front and also behind the pixels.

24 Feb 2023

New Approach to Image Objects in the Dark

It was possible for researchers to create images of an object that stays entirely in the dark. This was done by enhancing the principle of so-called “Ghost imaging”.

22 Feb 2023

Unique Design Secures Unprecedented Stability at 600X Magnification on New Digital Dicroscope from TAGARNO

TAGARNO’s new FRONT digital microscopes solves a common problem for microscope operators: interference from nearby vibrations.

From TAGARNO 21 Feb 2023

LDP-V 50-100 Driver Module for Pulsed Lasers

The LDP-V 50-100 from PicoLAS is a compact OEM module with 3-50 A output current and <4 ns rise time, for driving pulsed last diode modules.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 21 Feb 2023

Nuclear Plant Safety Study Uses Mikrotron High-speed Camera to Capture Fuel Rod Vibrations

There are currently 439 nuclear reactors in operation in 32 countries around the world, including Taiwan. Nuclear energy now generates about 10% of the world's electricity and is the second largest source of low-carbon power, producing 28% of the total in 2019.

From SVS-Vistek GmbH 21 Feb 2023