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PDR’s New Affordable PCB X-ray Inspection Systems Offer Quality Image Clarity

PDR X-ray Solutions is pleased to announce that its 2D and 2D+ X-ray systems have set a new industry standard for high-quality X-ray images at an affordable price.

From PDR X-ray Solutions 3 Jun 2020

New USB3 Cameras Engineered to Meet the Challenges of Modern Vision Systems

Teledyne Lumenera, a Teledyne Technologies company, and manufacturer and developer of digital cameras for industrial and scientific imaging applications, is pleased to announce the release of its new Lt Series USB3 cameras.

3 Jun 2020

New Technology Enables Smart Window to Self-Regulate its Optical Transmittance

Researchers have developed a new easy-to-use smart optical film technology that allows smart window devices to autonomously switch between transparent and opaque states in response to the surrounding light conditions.

3 Jun 2020

Smart Windows that Self-Illuminate During Monsoon Season

Smart windows that automatically change colors depending on the intensity of sunlight are gaining attention as they can reduce energy bills by blocking off sun's visible rays during summer.

1 Jun 2020

Researchers Develop Light-Sensitive Automatic Color Conversion Smart Window Technology

The original technology of smart window that can automatically adjust the amount of sunlight entering the room by changing the color of window depends on the intensity of sunlight has been developed by a domestic research team.

29 May 2020

Biophysicists Reveal Mechanism of Light-Driven Sodium Pumping

An international research team has for the first time obtained the structure of the light-sensitive sodium-pumping KR2 protein in its active state.

29 May 2020

New Method Can Help Build Power-Efficient Circuits on Silicon Photonics Chips

Scientists have devised a new technique to create programmable integrated, power-efficient switching units on a silicon photonics chip.

29 May 2020

New Low-Noise Avalanche Photodiode Enables Hig-Power, Eye-Safe Operation

Electrical and computer engineers at the University of Virginia and University of Texas-Austin have developed an avalanche photodiode that achieved record performance and has the potential to transform next generation night-vision imaging and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) receivers.

28 May 2020

Advanced Tools Considerably Increase the Stability of Microwave Signals

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), scientists have employed sophisticated light detectors, next-generation atomic clocks, and a measurement tool known as a frequency comb to increase the stability of microwave signals by 100 times.

22 May 2020