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Teledyne FLIR Releases FLIR MR265 Moisture Meter and Thermal Imager with MSX®

Designed to visually scan large areas for moisture issues, air leaks, electrical problems, and more, the FLIR MR265 Moisture Meter and Thermal Imager with MSX empowers professionals to quickly identify and locate water leaks and other moisture issues at the source.

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 1 Jul 2021

Imaging Optical Near-Field of Nanoparticles Using Photoinduced Force Microscope

A team of scientists led by the Department of Applied Physics at Osaka University, the Department of Physics and Electronics at Osaka Prefecture University, and the Department of Materials Chemistry at Nagoya University used photoinduced force microscopy to map out the forces acting on quantum dots in three dimensions.

30 Jun 2021

New Type Of Metasurface Allows Unprecedented Laser Control

The ability to precisely control the various properties of laser light is critical to much of the technology that we use today, from commercial virtual reality headsets to microscopic imaging for biomedical research.

29 Jun 2021

Focuslight Announces Pulsed Laser Line Beam Transmitter Module for Beam Steering LiDAR Applications

Focuslight Technologies, a global provider of high-power diode lasers and micro-optics, has announced the Focuslight BeamRazor™ LE02 pulsed laser line beam transmitter module designed for beam steering LiDAR systems with steering mirrors or MEMS, as well as receivers such as ADP and SPAD/SiPM.

From Focuslight Technologies Inc. 28 Jun 2021

Researchers Develop New Technique to Keep Quantum Bits of Light Stable at Room Temperature

As almost all our private information is digitalized, it is increasingly important that we find ways to protect our data and ourselves from being hacked.

17 Jun 2021

Invisibility Cloaks can be Realized Using Standard Optical Components

Through optical cloaking, objects can be concealed from plain sight or can be made invisible by directing light around any object positioned within the cloak.

16 Jun 2021

A World First in Imaging Technology

Monash University has launched world-first technology that can detect magnetic nanoparticles anywhere in the body, enabling enhanced medical applications such as tracking of beneficial CAR-T cells during cancer therapy.

15 Jun 2021

Researchers Tame Silicon to Interact With Light for Next-Generation Microelectronics

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from RAS Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, ITMO University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute have found a way to increase photoluminescence in silicon, the notoriously poor emitter and absorber of photons at the heart of all modern electronics.

10 Jun 2021

Iridian Spectral Technologies Supplies Filters to UoT Dragonfly

Iridian Spectral Technologies congratulates the team at the Dunlap Institute at the University of Toronto on securing nearly $2 million in support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for the development and expansion of their Dragonfly Telescope.

From Iridian Spectral Technologies 8 Jun 2021

European Photonics Industry Consortium Forms Partnership with IEEE Photonics Society

The IEEE Photonics Society and the European Photonics Industry Consortium have announced that their associations have entered into a multi-year agreement to promote joint activities, cross-disciplinary technical dissemination and cooperative programs between membership bodies.

8 Jun 2021

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