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New Organic Material Changes Color Under Mechanical Stress

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, part of The University of Tokyo, and Yokohama City University have introduced novel color-changing organic crystals that spontaneously return to their original shape and hue after being stressed, a property they call superelastochromism.

4 May 2020

ETRI Develops Ultra-Fast Transmitting/Receiving Optical Engine

Researchers in South Korea have developed ultra-fast transmitting/receiving optical engine that can provide stable and improved data transfer speed for data centers.

30 Apr 2020

Radiant Hosts Webinar with IEEE GlobalSpec Presenting Optical Metrology Systems for Head-Up Display Measurement

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions for lighting and displays, announces that it will host a webinar with IEEE GlobalSpec (Engineering 360) presenting the latest trends in automotive head-up display (HUD) technology, from conventional to augmented reality (AR) HUD.

From Radiant Vision Systems 30 Apr 2020

Quanergy Accelerates a Safe Return to Work with 3D LiDAR Solutions for Social Distancing

Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart perception solutions, today announced the expansion of its Flow Management™ Platform to support solutions that enforce social distancing, regarded by medical experts as the most impactful strategy to halt the spread of COVID-19.

From Quanergy Systems, Inc. 30 Apr 2020

Light-Based Deep Brain Stimulation can Help Treat Parkinson's Disease Symptoms

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used deep brain stimulation based on light to treat motor dysfunction in an animal model of Parkinson's disease.

29 Apr 2020

Sustained Light Production in Living Plants

The movie Avatar evoked an imaginary world of lush bioluminescent jungles. Now the popular fascination for sustainably glowing foliage is being realized through advances in designer genetics.

29 Apr 2020

World's First Metasurface Laser Produces High Purity Twisted Light

Researchers have demonstrated the world's first metasurface laser that produces "super-chiral light": light with ultra-high angular momentum.

28 Apr 2020

Teledyne e2v Expands Its Emerald Image Sensor Family with New Compact Global Shutter 3.2MP Sensor

Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and global innovator of imaging solutions, announces its new Emerald 3.2 Megapixel CMOS image sensor, specially designed to tackle the challenges of emerging applications such as security, drones and embedded vision, as well as traditional machine vision.

28 Apr 2020

A New Technology for the Processing of Perovskites Using Powerful Laser Pulses

Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University in partnership with colleagues from ITMO University, and universities in Germany, Japan, and Australia, have developed a method for precise, fast and high-quality laser processing of halide perovskites (CH3NH3PbI3), promising light-emitting materials for solar energy, optical electronics, and metamaterials.

23 Apr 2020

Moving Closer to Advanced Optoelectronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

A team of researchers at the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, in collaboration with TU Wien, Nanyang Technological University, Rice University, University of Alberta and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, comes closer to unraveling how quasiparticles in carbon nanotubes behave under a strong electric field. Their work provides a significant push towards the realization of advanced optoelectronic devices based on low-dimensional materials that can potentially outperform existing technologies.

23 Apr 2020