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University of Surrey and Space Power Join Hands to Revolutionize Satellite Power Using Laser Beaming

The University of Surrey and Space Power are tackling the problem of powering satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) during their eclipse period when they cannot see the sun.

28 Jan 2022

Quantum-Mechanical Entanglement Takes Center Stage at Attosecond Laser Laboratory

Quantum mechanics is famous for the way that its predictions challenge intuitive human thinking developed through the way that we experience the everyday world around us. Among other things, quantum objects can display both particle- and wave-like character, can interfere and can occur in the form of quantum superpositions.

28 Jan 2022

Large Diameter Optics, Mirrors & Optical Mounts

Optical Surfaces Ltd is an established supplier of large diameter mirrors, optical flats, windows, lenses, beam expanders and collimators to leading research establishments worldwide.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 28 Jan 2022

Compact Terahertz Lasers for Everyday Applications

Researchers have taken a major step towards bringing terahertz frequencies out of their hard-to-reach region of the electromagnetic spectrum and into everyday applications.

27 Jan 2022

Bristol Researchers Reduce the Time to Simulate an Optical Quantum Computer

Quantum researchers at the University of Bristol have dramatically reduced the time to simulate an optical quantum computer, with a speedup of around one billion over previous approaches.

27 Jan 2022

Clean Air Action Plan has Changed the Black Carbon and Aerosol Optical Properties in Beijing

As the major absorbing aerosols, black carbon exerts positive radiative forcing on the atmosphere and affects the radiation balance of the earth-atmosphere system and hence aerosol-boundary interactions.

27 Jan 2022

Breaking the Mode Symmetry to Enhance Optical Trapping Behavior

Optical tweezers use light to immobilize microscopic particles as small as a single atom in 3D space. The basic principle behind optical tweezers is the momentum transfer between light and the object being hold. Much analogous to the water pushing on a dam that blocks the stream, light pushes onto objects (and also attracts them) that make the light bend.

27 Jan 2022

Researchers Build Gear-Shaped Microresonator Without Sacrificing Optical Quality

Researchers including a postdoc at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a gear-shaped photonic crystal microring that increases the strength of light-matter interactions without sacrificing optical quality.

27 Jan 2022

Teledyne FLIR Introduces X858x and X698x Families of High-Speed, High-Resolution Thermal Science Cameras

Today, Teledyne FLIR introduces two families of X-Series science cameras, the X858x and X698x, offering high-speed and high-resolution thermal imaging capabilities for scientific research and engineering applications within the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectrum.

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 26 Jan 2022

Photonis Launches Easy-to-Integrate Image Intensification Solutions at SPIE Photonics West Conference

Photonis has announced its participation at the SPIE Photonics West Conference, taking place Jan. 25-28, 2022, at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA.

From PHOTONIS Technologies S.A.S. 26 Jan 2022

Evosep and Zefsci Partner to Increase and Improve US Service Coverage

Today, Evosep Aps and Zef Scientific, Inc. announced that they have entered a partnership to increase and improve the US service coverage for the growing Evosep One install base. The agreement covers all service aspects from installations over warranty provision, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting visits.

25 Jan 2022

Up to 3M€ Funding Opportunity to Implement Free-Form Micro-Optical Components

To advance Europe’s competitiveness and support advanced technical developments, the European Commission is providing €3 million of funding to early adopters of the PHABULOuS Pilot Line Services for the implementation and integration of free-form micro-optical components.

25 Jan 2022