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Study Looks at the Relationship Between Lightning and Aerosol Optical Depth

A study published in Urban Science worked on the monthly climatology of lightning flash rate concerning the atmospheric aerosol optical depth and various thermodynamic parameters to investigate the trend and pattern of thunderstorm lightning.

11 Oct 2022

Optical and Radar Sensing Reveals Australian Flooding Impacts

A recent study published in Remote Sensing uses VIIRS night-time light brightness imagery to map the extent of flooding in Brisbane and assess the change in energy utilization for the flood effect.

11 Oct 2022

LAMpAS Announces the Release of the First Worldwide Produced DLIP-Polygon Scanner for Producing Laser Textured Surfaces at High Throughput

In the frame of the EU-funded LAMpAS project, the company ScanLab and the Technische Universität Dresden have developed a high-speed polygon scanner unit, that is able to produce periodic surface structures by utilizing the principle of interference.

11 Oct 2022

STL Deepens Relationship with Vocus, Provides Optical Networking Solutions for Project Horizon in Australia

STL, one of the industry's leading integrators of digital networks, today announced its collaboration with Vocus Group for Project Horizon in Western Australia.

From STL - Sterlite Technologies Ltd 10 Oct 2022

An Anapole Probe for Measuring Light’s Magnetic Topological Spin Structure

Professor Xiaocong Yuan’s research group at the Nanophotonics Research Center, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, has devised a unique anapole probe to monitor the magnetic field-dominated photonic spin structure in light.

7 Oct 2022

Freeform Surface Machining with Controlled Fast Tool Servo Using Tool Path Optimization

For controlling an independently controlled fast tool servo (FTS) for freeform surface machining, researchers at Keio University created a brand-new tool path creation method.

6 Oct 2022

Superlative Optical Sensors for Predicting Corn Grain Yield

A recent study published in Agronomy compares optical sensors and vegetation indices (VIs) at various corn grain stages to forecast in-season yield potential.

6 Oct 2022

Study Reports Evidence of Stabilized Ferromagnetic Order by Optical Pumping

In an article published in Science Advances, researchers found that local optical pumping could stabilize and control ferromagnetic order in monolayered electrostatically doped, transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductors at zero magnetic fields.

6 Oct 2022

Novel Photoacoustic Method for Isotopologues Simultaneous Detection

In an article published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, researchers reported the quasi-simultaneous measurement of 14NH3 and 15NH3 concentrations based on a near-infrared diode laser-based photoacoustic system.

5 Oct 2022

Novel Technique Makes Automatic Gauge Reading a Reality

In an article published in Sensors, researchers demonstrated a systematized scale-mark-based gauge reading (SGR) technique to achieve automatic gauge reading of values from various gauges.

5 Oct 2022