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Researchers Combine Microscopy and AI to Develop a Rapid COVID-19 Test

Beckman researchers paired microscopy with artificial intelligence to develop a COVID-19 test that's fast, accurate, and cost-effective.

14 Sep 2021

Low Price Point InGaAs SWIR Camera for R&D and Industrial Applications

NIT has designed a low price point SWIR camera, the WiDy SenS 320, which integrates our latest dual-mode NSC 2001 InGaAs focal plane array, QVGA resolution, delivering up to 1K fps full-frame, available both with USB3 and CamLink video output.

From New Imaging Technologies (NIT) 14 Sep 2021

A New WiDy SenS Camera Compatible with most Video Platforms used in UAVs and PZTs

NIT is pleased to introduce its latest member of the popular SWIR WiDy SenS family. The WiDy SenS 640H-STE was designed for UAV gimbal and PZT manufacturers who want to integrate a SWIR channel in their systems.

From New Imaging Technologies (NIT) 14 Sep 2021

Researchers Uncover New Approaches to Manipulating Light Absorption in Optical Resonators

Natural and manmade physical structures all lose energy, and scientists work hard to eliminate that loss or compensate for it. Optical and photonic devices lose energy through light scattering, radiation or material absorption.

13 Sep 2021

Study Provides Atomic-Scale Insight into How Chlorine Stabilizes Next-Generation Solar

A team of researchers led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University in Japan have imaged the atoms at the surface of the light-absorbing layer in a new type of next-generation solar cells, made from a crystal material called metal-halide perovskite.

13 Sep 2021

Reprogrammable Optical Metasurfaces for Achieving Nanoscale Light Control

Researchers have designed electromechanically reconfigurable ultrathin optical elements that can be controlled and programmed on a pixel-by-pixel level.

13 Sep 2021

Revolutionary Center to Receive NSF Funding for Optoelectronic, Quantum Technologies

The National Science Foundation has announced it will fund a new endeavor to bring atomic-level precision to the devices and technologies that underpin much of modern life, and will transform fields like information technology in the decades to come.

13 Sep 2021

Avicena Will Showcase Its Multi-Tbps LED-Based Optical Link for Chip-to-Chip Communication at ECOC 2021

Avicena Tech Corp., a privately held company in Mountain View, CA, is demonstrating its LightBundle™ multi-Tbps LED-based chip-to-chip interconnect technology at the European Conference for Optical Communications (ECOC) 2021 in Bordeaux, France.

From Avicena Tech Corp. 13 Sep 2021

Discovery Could Enable New Possibilities for Light-Powered Battery and Fuel Cell Design

Automotive and other industries are hard at work improving the performance of rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. Now, researchers from Japan have made a discovery that will enable new possibilities for future environmental stability in this line of work.

9 Sep 2021

Unique Laser-Based Approach for Preparing Pt Single Atom Catalysts

Laser fabrication of nanoparticles offers a powerful and flexible alternative to the purely chemical approaches. In recent years, laser synthesized precious metal nanoparticles are becoming increasingly important in catalysis due to their unique surface features.

9 Sep 2021

Radiant Sponsors Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Detroit and Demonstrates Head-Up Display Test Solutions

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of automated visual inspection solutions for displays, announces that it will sponsor and exhibit at the SID (Society for Information Display) Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Detroit 28th Annual Symposium & Expo.

From Radiant Vision Systems 9 Sep 2021