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Novel Photon Upconversion Systems with Heterojunctions of Bilayer Films of Organic Semiconductors

Photon upconversion (UC) is a process in which a material increases the energy of incident photons, resulting in the emission of photons with higher energies. The potential applications of UC include the recovery of wasted low-energy photons in photovoltaics and photocatalysis.

19 Nov 2021

New Method Poised to Enable Faster Prototyping of Customized Optical Components

Researchers have developed a way to create freeform optical components by shaping a volume of curable liquid polymer.

19 Nov 2021

Quantum-Enhanced Microscope Could Become a Game-Changer in the World of Microscopy

As a kid, were you ever curious to know what lice looked like from really close by- Or even a mosquito- To do this you would definitely need to use a microscope, in order to observe all the complex structures of these insects.

19 Nov 2021

Novel Imaging Software can Diagnose Jaundice in the Blink of an Eye

Imagine a system that can detect within one second whether a newborn baby has jaundice, a condition affecting 60 per cent of infants, and in severe cases leading to brain damage and hearing loss.

18 Nov 2021

New High-Resolution Camera can See the Unseen

Northwestern University researchers have invented a new high-resolution camera that can see the unseen -; including around corners and through scattering media, such as skin, fog or potentially even the human skull.

18 Nov 2021

Sensofar, the Leading-Edge Technology Group within the Surface Optical Metrology Field, Celebrates 20 Years of Business

2021 is a year of celebration for Sensofar, we have been in business for 20 years. Our beginning was enhanced by the passionate and entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, when they wanted to leverage their knowledge abo...

From Sensofar Metrology 18 Nov 2021

SMART Researchers Develop Method for Early Detection of Bacterial Infection in Crops

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore and their local collaborators from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), have developed a rapid Raman spectroscopy-based method for the detection and quantification of early bacterial infection in crops.

18 Nov 2021

MKS Instruments Announces Ophir® Wide Beam Imager for Measuring Large and Divergent Beams of SWIR Wavelengths

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® Wide Beam Imager SWIR, a compact, calibrated optical system for measuring the size and power distribution of large and divergent beams of VCSELs and LEDs in the SWIR range.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 17 Nov 2021

New Project Plans to Bridge the Peri-Urban Digital Divide in South Africa

Imagine beaming light from a fibre-connected suburban home to a 3D-printed wireless communication system to a school in an informal settlement across the road, providing learners with instant high-speed, reliable internet access.

17 Nov 2021

$Hyperbolic Metamaterial Exhibits Negative Refraction at Visible Frequency$

Hyperbolic Metamaterial Exhibits Negative Refraction at Visible Frequency

What color is the coronavirus- Conventional optical microscopes are unable to generate high-resolution, colored images of viruses and bacteria.

17 Nov 2021

Safer X-Rays and Radiation Therapy a Step Closer Thanks to Surrey Research

Researchers at the University of Surrey have identified key design rules for making curved X-ray detectors, bringing clearer and safer X-rays a step closer to reality.

17 Nov 2021

Researchers Study Thickness-Related Optical Nonlinearity of SnS2 Material

Fiber lasers are widely used in the fields of optical communications, medical surgery, laser processing and lidar due to their advantages of good beam quality, compact structure, low cost and good compatibility.

16 Nov 2021

Researchers Distill Novel Interferometry into a Photonic Device

By merging two or more sources of light, interferometers create interference patterns that can provide remarkably detailed information about everything they illuminate, from a tiny flaw on a mirror, to the dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere, to gravitational patterns in far reaches of the Universe.

16 Nov 2021

DOE Fan-Out with Record-High Efficiency Demonstrated by NIL Technology

NIL Technology, a leader in modern optical solutions, announces results with the unique performance of diffractive optical elements.

From NIL Technology ApS 15 Nov 2021

Materialise Exercises Option to Acquire Link3D

Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing solutions, has agreed to exercise its option to acquire Link3D Inc., an additive workflow and manufacturing execution systems company that supports customers in major manufacturing industries to scale and integrate their AM operations across complex supply chains and IT environments.

From Materialise 15 Nov 2021