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Scientists at VTT Develop SiPh Technology Likely to Help a Broad Range of Applications

VTT is Finland’s major developer of silicon photonics. Silicon chips’ fast speed, energy efficiency, and minuscule size can help a wide range of applications, from medical to autonomous transportation.

9 May 2022

Scientists Propose ECRC-Incorporated Strategy to Cut Air Conditioning Energy Consumption

The entire international community agrees that the key global problems in the next decades will be attaining a carbon emission peak and eventually becoming carbon neutral.

9 May 2022

Laser Photonics Launches CleanTech™ 3000-CTH Laser Cleaning

Laser Photonics Corp., a global leading industrial company in high-tech laser systems for laser cleaning, and other materials applications, today announces the launch of the CleanTech™ 3000-CTH laser cleaning system (3KW).

From Laser Photonics 6 May 2022

Radiant Introduces New Product for Inspection & Color Measurement of Marked Text/Symbols

Radiant Vision Systems, leading provider of automated visual inspection and metrology solutions for light sources, displays, and surfaces, announces the release of its new Area Color Inspection System (ACIS™) for color and quality inspection of characters and symbols.

From Radiant Vision Systems 6 May 2022

IDS Vision Channel: Free web session on "Smart Farming" with guest speakers

Image processing can be used to accelerate, control and optimise processes. When artificial intelligence comes into play, the range of applications becomes even wider. This is especially true for agriculture and the food...

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 4 May 2022

Relative Quantum Yield of 2-Aminopyridine

Introduction Quantum yield is a fundamental photophysical parameter that describes a sample’s fluorescence efficiency and is defined as the ratio of the number of photons emitted to the number of photons abso...

From Edinburgh Instruments 29 Apr 2022

Two World-Class Optics Research Teams Win Helmholtz Prize

Physicists seek answers to a number of fundamental questions: Are natural constants really constant- Is nature governed by four and only four forces- What is dark matter- Researchers hope to find the answers by studying simple quantum systems very meticulously.

28 Apr 2022

MKS Announces Ophir® BeamPeek™ High Power Laser Beam Analysis and Power Measurement System for Additive Manufacturing

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® BeamPeek™, an integrated beam analysis and power measurement system for fast, accurate, real-time measurement of lasers in additive manufacturing chambers.

From Ophir Optronics Group 27 Apr 2022

Hybrid Metasurface Platform Manipulates Microwave Reflection Spectra by Time-Varying Light Signals

Metasurfaces are artificial array structures consisting of subwavelength unit cells arranged on a specific two-dimensional surface. Dynamic, reconfigurable metasurfaces are an excellent way to manipulate electromagnetic (EM) waves flexibly.

25 Apr 2022

Mystery of Optical Solitons Solved Using Atomic Terahertz-Vibrations

Stable packets of light waves – called optical solitons – are emitted in ultrashort-pulse lasers as a chain of light flashes. These solitons often combine into pairs with very short temporal separation.

25 Apr 2022