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Scientists Study the Fundamental Properties of a Promising Class of Optoelectronic Materials

Researchers from Skoltech and Ludwig Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Germany have studied the fundamental properties of halide perovskite nanocrystals, a promising class of optoelectronic materials.

9 Jun 2021

Researchers Create Holographic 'Movie' of Laser-Induced Bubbles and Shockwaves

Everyone is familiar with tiny gas bubbles gently rising up in sparkling water. But the bubbles that were created by intense focused lasers in this experiment were ten times smaller and contained water vapour at a pressure around a hundred thousand times higher.

9 Jun 2021

Nokia and Industry Colleagues Seek Simplification of Optics Market to Accelerate 5G

Nokia, Ericsson, II-VI, Lumentum and Sumitomo Electric have today published a joint technical paper making the case for reducing the wide choice of Mobile Optical Pluggables (MOPA) used to connect cell sites to fiber networks.

9 Jun 2021

Pioneering Research is First in UK to Transform Imaging for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease

The Leeds Children’s Hospital’s Congenital Heart Unit is the first in the United Kingdom to undertake pioneering research addressing challenges in the diagnosis and monitoring of infants with congenital heart disease.

9 Jun 2021

Free 3-in-1 Online Event on the IDS Vision Channel on June 24th at 2 p.m.

For the successful implementation of image processing applications, it is not only important to choose the right camera and a suitable image sensor.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 9 Jun 2021

Highly Radiation Resistant Lenses for CCTV cameras

Resolve Optics reports on growing demand for radiation resistant fixed focus and zoom lenses for CCTV cameras used for visual inspection in nuclear power stations. Following on from the widely reported accid...

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 8 Jun 2021

Infrared Cameras can Make it Easier to Spot Invasive Pythons

For over 25 years, Burmese pythons have been thriving and breeding in the Florida Everglades where they feed on native wildlife and disturb the delicate ecosystems of the region.

8 Jun 2021

New Technique may Lead to Flexible, More Efficient Light-Emitting Materials

An international research team has devised a new method that could be used for making low-cost, more efficient light-emitting materials that are flexible and can be printed using ink-jet methods.

8 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

European Photonics Industry Growing at more than Double Global GDP Rate, New Analysis Finds

New research published today shows European photonics is growing at more than double the rate of global GDP – outperforming EU GDP and EU industrial production by three and five times, respectively.

7 Jun 2021

Next-Generation Lasers can Help Achieve 800 Gigabit Ethernet

With the massive proliferation of data-heavy services, including high-resolution video streaming and conferencing, cloud services infrastructure growth in 2021 is expected to grow to a 27% CAGR.

7 Jun 2021

SEC Offers X-ray Systems for Inspecting Batteries for Electric Vehicles and Mobile Phones

X-ray inspection specialist, SEC Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has succeeded in developing automatic 3D CT systems for the inspection of batteries for electric vehicles and mobile phones.

7 Jun 2021

New, Improved Imaging Technology Helps Study Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is known to be a genetically inherited group of red blood cell disorders. The CDC has reported that around 90,000 to 100,000 individuals in the United States suffer from this disorder, and it disproportionately impacts Black or African Americans. SCD occurs in around 1 in every 500 people in this demographic.

4 Jun 2021

Atomic Force Microscopy Provides New Insights into Mechanical Properties of Cancer Metastases

A team at the University of Sheffield, UK, present the findings of its latest research prior to peer review that demonstrate the efficacy of a novel method of characterizing metastatic breast tumors with atomic force microscopy (AFM).

By Sarah Moore 4 Jun 2021