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HORIBA UK’s World-Leading Fluorescence Spectrometer Supports Development of Novel Fluorophores

HORIBA UK announces the first UK installation of its Fluorolog-QM modular research-grade fluorescence spectrometer, the world’s highest-performance fluorescence analyser.

From HORIBA Scientific UK 23 Jul 2021

Space-Time Quantum Metasurfaces can Control All Properties of Photonic Qubits

A team of scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory propose that modulated quantum metasurfaces can control all properties of photonic qubits, a breakthrough that could impact the fields of quantum information, communications, sensing and imaging, as well as energy and momentum harvesting.

22 Jul 2021

Helium Microscope for Imaging Delicate Structures Gains Funding

A new type of microscope for non-destructive imaging of delicate structures is to be developed by the University of Liverpool QUASAR group, based in the Cockcroft Institute, with spin-out company D-Beam.

22 Jul 2021

New Hybrid Algorithms Better Estimate the Power Generated by Photovoltaic Systems in Advance

With the looming threat of climate change, it is high time we embrace renewable energy sources on a larger scale. Photovoltaic systems, which generate electricity from the nearly limitless supply of sunlight energy, are one of the most promising ways of generating clean energy.

21 Jul 2021

Combining Thin Layers of Different Materials Greatly Enhances Photovoltaic Effect

The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice.

21 Jul 2021

High-Speed Cameras Used to Capture Bubbles Popping Like Blooming Flowers

The oil industry, pharmaceutical companies and bioreactor manufacturers all face one common enemy: bubbles. Bubbles can form during the manufacturing or transport of various liquids, and their formation and rupture can cause significant issues in product quality.

20 Jul 2021

New Zealand Aviation Security Service to Introduce UV Light Tray Disinfection with Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection today announced with New Zealand Aviation Security Service that it has completed deployment of 18 units of its new Ultraviolet light tray disinfection kit to help enhance public health and safety at airports across the country.

From Smiths Detection Group Ltd. 20 Jul 2021

Scientists Ramping up Net Speeds to 40 Tb/s

An industrial research collaboration between scientists and engineers from Ireland, the Netherlands, and Germany have found a way to pack more data into existing internet cables to ramp up speeds to 40 Tb per second – fast enough to download 5,000 Standard Definition Netflix films in a second.

20 Jul 2021

PhotonicLEAP Awarded Over €5m in European Funding to Develop Disruptive Low-Cost Photonic Packaging and Test Technologies

PhotonicLEAP, a European Horizon 2020 collaborative research project, has been awarded over €5 million Euros in funding from the European Commission to develop disruptive technologies that will drive down the cost of integrated photonic packaging and test processes.

20 Jul 2021

Lasers that Harvest the Best of Both InP and SiN Worlds – Chilas Product Launch

Providing top-rated lasers for high-end customers is the core of the Chilas mission. For those with demanding laser requirements for their product, this is an opportunity to attend Chilas’ new product launch and be among the first to discover the possibilities it can offer.

20 Jul 2021