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Cornell Scientists Create a Deep-Ultraviolet Laser Using Semiconductor Materials

Cornell engineers have created a deep-ultraviolet laser using semiconductor materials that show great promise for improving the use of ultraviolet light for sterilizing medical tools, purifying water, sensing hazardous gases and enabling precision photolithography, among other applications.

6 Apr 2022

New Photovoltaic Cell Harvests Energy from the Environment During Day and Night

About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving energy for later use requires substantial battery storage.

6 Apr 2022

Researchers Establish a Method to Compare Flat-Lens Technologies and Designs

Perhaps you are wearing glasses while reading this or have a cell phone, binoculars, a virtual reality headset or telescope. All of them rely on high-quality lenses, which are bulky, expensive and heavy-;especially when considering drones and satellites, where every gram counts.

6 Apr 2022

Novel Eye Detection System Allows Capturing Clear Iris Images from a Two-Meter Distance

Researchers of the "Embedded Systems Engineering" group of the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering of the University of Malaga, specializing in artificial vision and assistive robotics, have designed a novel eye detection system that allows capturing clear iris images from a distance of two meters with no need for subjects to stop.

6 Apr 2022

Researchers Propose a Scaling Equation on Mott-Insulating Ca2RuO4

Materials scientists may soon be able to influence the characteristics of materials using light.

6 Apr 2022

MKS Announces Ophir® Long Range, Ruggedized 60-1200 mm f/4 Continuous Zoom Lens for Cooled MWIR Cameras

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® SupIR 60-1200 MWIR f/4 lens, the latest addition to the company's series of lenses designed for SXGA/HD 10 µm and 15 µm VGA pitch FPA (focal plane array) cooled MWIR cameras.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 6 Apr 2022

Cornell Engineers Build Innovative Deep-Ultraviolet Laser with Semiconductor Materials

A team of Cornell University engineers has built a deep-ultraviolet laser made up of semiconductor materials that demonstrate immense promise for enhancing the use of ultraviolet (UV) light for sanitizing water, sensing unsafe gases, and sterilizing medical tools, facilitating precision photolithography, and so on.

5 Apr 2022

Developments in Dispersed Fiber-Optic Vibration/Acoustic Sensing Technology

A new Opto-Electronic Advances publication shows an insight into developments in distributed fiber optic vibration/acoustic sensing technology.

5 Apr 2022

Marktech Optoelectronics Announces Latest Lineup of Advanced Silicon Photodiode Photodetectors

Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc. (Marktech), a privately-held and veteran-owned leading designer and manufacturer of standard and custom optoelectronics, including UV, visible, near-infrared (NIR), and short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) emitters, detectors, InP epi wafers, and other compound semiconductors, today announced their latest lineup of advanced silicon photodiode photodetectors.

From Marktech Optoelectronics 5 Apr 2022

New Endoscope Combines Ultrasound with OCT to Assess Structural Features of the Endometrium

Researchers have developed a new endoscope that combines ultrasound with optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess structural features of the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, in unprecedented detail. The new probe could one day help doctors diagnose infertility problems that are related to endometrial receptivity with greater accuracy than current imaging technologies while reducing the need for invasive biopsies.

5 Apr 2022

Using Fiber Optic Cables to Measure Very Weak Seismic and Volcanic Activity

In order to understand and predict volcanic events even better, a better understanding of the diverse underground processes involved is required.

4 Apr 2022

Hybrid Perovskites Exhibit Superfluorescence at Room Temperature Due to “Shock Absorbers”

Semiconducting perovskites that exhibit superfluorescence at room temperature do so due to built-in thermal "shock absorbers" which protect dipoles within the material from thermal interference.

4 Apr 2022

Experts to Convene for 2022's Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics in a Hybrid Format

Engineers, optical and medical scientists, physicians, researchers, and graduate students will convene for this year's Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics in a hybrid format to be held 24 – 27 April, 2022 at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

4 Apr 2022

Waters Introduces Xevo TQ Absolute – The Most Sensitive and Compact Benchtop Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Waters Corporation today introduced the new Xevo™ TQ Absolute system, the most sensitive and compact benchtop tandem mass spec in its class.

From Waters Corporation 1 Apr 2022

Large Optical Windows for Military Sensing Applications

Optical Surfaces Ltd is an established manufacturer and supplier of large-area windows of optical quality for military sensing applications.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 1 Apr 2022

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Cornell Scientists Create a Deep-Ultraviolet Laser Using Semiconductor Materials

New Photovoltaic Cell Harvests Energy from the Environment During Day and Night

Researchers Establish a Method to Compare Flat-Lens Technologies and Designs

Novel Eye Detection System Allows Capturing Clear Iris Images from a Two-Meter Distance

Researchers Propose a Scaling Equation on Mott-Insulating Ca2RuO4

MKS Announces Ophir® Long Range, Ruggedized 60-1200 mm f/4 Continuous Zoom Lens for Cooled MWIR Cameras

Cornell Engineers Build Innovative Deep-Ultraviolet Laser with Semiconductor Materials

Developments in Dispersed Fiber-Optic Vibration/Acoustic Sensing Technology

Marktech Optoelectronics Announces Latest Lineup of Advanced Silicon Photodiode Photodetectors

New Endoscope Combines Ultrasound with OCT to Assess Structural Features of the Endometrium

Using Fiber Optic Cables to Measure Very Weak Seismic and Volcanic Activity

Hybrid Perovskites Exhibit Superfluorescence at Room Temperature Due to “Shock Absorbers”

Experts to Convene for 2022's Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics in a Hybrid Format

Waters Introduces Xevo TQ Absolute – The Most Sensitive and Compact Benchtop Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Large Optical Windows for Military Sensing Applications

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