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Safer Monitoring: Novel Photoacoustic Method Scans Stents Non-Invasively

In a recent study published in Optics Letters, researchers demonstrated how, for the first time, photoacoustic microscopy can scan stents through skin, possibly giving a safer, more convenient approach to monitor these life-saving implants.

28 Jul 2025

Skynopy, Wildfires and Natural Disasters: What If the Real Problem was the Delay in Satellite Data?

Each summer, wildfires strike harder, earlier, and more frequently. They demand faster responses. In the face of increasingly extreme natural disasters, satellite data has become a critical asset — helping to identify high-risk areas, anticipate events, monitor fire propagation, and coordinate emergency responses.

From Skynopy 25 Jul 2025

Study Lays the Foundation for Smart Surgical Tools with Biomolecular-Level Precision

A new method combines artificial intelligence with a laser-based technique called Raman spectroscopy to distinguish between tissue types like bone, fat, and muscle commonly encountered in orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures.

From American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS) 18 Jul 2025

High Precision Flat Mirrors

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of large, high precision flat mirrors used in a wide variety of applications including beam steering, beam folding, interferometry and as optical components within imaging systems.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 16 Jul 2025

Challenging Prototype & Custom Optics

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is internationally known for producing high-precision custom and prototype optics.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 16 Jul 2025

Hybrid Photonic Platform Enables Ultra-Sensitive Biosensing

A new hybrid photonic platform enhances fluorescence signals over 450-fold, enabling ultra-sensitive biosensing at attomolar levels for diagnostics and monitoring.

9 Jul 2025

MKS Announces Advanced Ophir® 70 K-W Power Laser Sensor for High Energy Laser Weapon Systems, Measuring Up to 100 kW

MKS Inc. , a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the enhanced Ophir 70 K-W Ultra-High Power Laser Sensor at Laser World of Photonics 2025.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 25 Jun 2025

New Non-Destructive Method Measures PN Junction Depth in Si Wafer

This study presents a non-destructive technique for PN junction depth measurement in silicon wafers, utilizing terahertz waves for nanometer-scale resolution.

24 Jun 2025

High-Efficiency g-C3N4 Photocatalysts Unlock Cleaner H2O2 Production

Recent advancements in g-C3N4 photocatalysts enhance H2O2 production and pollutant degradation under visible light through targeted molecular modifications.

23 Jun 2025

EU Project ELENA Pioneers LNOI Platform for Next-Gen Photonic Circuits & Europe’s 1st Commercial Supplier of LNOI Wafers

A recently concluded 42-month EU project, ELENA, announced today the development of the first-ever, European-made lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) substrates for photonic integrated circuits (PICs)—a breakthrough that establishes a fully European supply chain for thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) technology.

23 Jun 2025

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