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New Photonic Platform can Help Diagnose Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Scientists at the University of Southampton's Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics are developing a rapid bedside test for diagnosing neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (nRDS) in premature babies.

17 Jun 2020

Scientists Propose an Affordable Method to Create Optical Chips in a Petri Dish

The modern photonics industry is constantly working on making its devices more compact, be it computing systems or sensors and lidars.

17 Jun 2020

Cailabs and Edmund Optics Partner to Make Off-the-Shelf Reflective Laser Beam Shaping a Reality

Cailabs, a manufacturer of unique photonics products, has partnered with Edmund Optics® (EO) to make reflective laser beam shaping more accessible than ever before.

From Edmund Optics 16 Jun 2020

Space Ready Optics for Satellite Data Relay Systems

Resolve Optics is a leading OEM designer and supplier of high performance optical systems for satellite data relay systems.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 16 Jun 2020

Using Optical Fields to Modify Electronic Properties of Solid

Research coauthored by team from the Department of Physics and Astronomy reveals that optical fields have the ability to modify electronic properties of a solid.

15 Jun 2020

New Metasurface-Based Camera Lenses Could be Used in Future Optical Technology

Camera lenses could be considerably less resource-intensive to manufacture and thousands of times thinner in the years to come.

12 Jun 2020

New Twistronics-Based Method Could Advance Light-Driven Technologies

Monash researchers are part of an international collaboration applying 'twistronics' concepts (the science of layering and twisting 2D materials to control their electrical properties) to manipulate the flow of light in extreme ways.

12 Jun 2020

Study Develops Smallest-Ever Optical Cavity for Infrared Light

Miniaturization has enabled so many unfathomable dreams. Shrinking down electronic circuits has allowed us to access technology like smartphones, health watches, medical probes, nano-satellites, unthinkable a couple decades ago.

12 Jun 2020

The First Smart Camera Powered by Deep Learning Technology. A Vision System Enabling New Inline Factory Inspections

Cognex introduces the world´s first industrial smart camera powered by Deep Learning software. This combination expands the possibilities of what can be successfully and precisely inspected in factory automation.

From Cognex Corporation 11 Jun 2020

Light Scattering Measurement Techniques Help Create Perfect Optical Systems

Some of the society’s major challenges can be primarily addressed through novel technologies—and a majority of these technologies feature an optical system at their hub.

3 Jun 2020

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