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Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Helps Monitor Dislocations in Silicene Sheet

People might visualize crystals as perfect structures, but they are usually plagued with “defects.” The interesting fact about these defects is that they often appear as a result of atoms experiencing reorganization to reduce the system’s energy and achieve stability.

29 Jul 2021

Highly Efficient Fibre Optic Channel Plates

Optical Surfaces Ltd reports how it is machining and polishing high precision Fibre Optic Channel Plates (FOCP) for an X-ray shielding application.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 29 Jul 2021

Dancing with the Light: A New Way to Make Crystals Bend by Shining Light

Generating mechanical motion in crystals using light or heat has increasingly become the focus of materials scientists.

29 Jul 2021

IDS Expands Ensenso 3D Camera Portfolio in the Lower Price Segment

Introducing Ensenso S, camera manufacturer IDS Imaging Development Systems shows that the use of industrial-grade 3D technology does not have to be expensive.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 28 Jul 2021

RUB Researchers Develop a Reverse Optogenetic Tool

A new optogenetic tool, a protein that can be controlled by light, has been characterized by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

26 Jul 2021

Researchers Develop a General Framework and Metadevices for Dynamic Control of THz Wavefronts

Electromagnetic waves in the terahertz regime contribute to important applications in communications, security imaging, and bio- and chemical sensing. Such wide applicability has resulted in significant technological progress.

26 Jul 2021

Development of a New Technology for Low-Cost, Thermal-Imaging Sensors

Thermal-imaging sensors that detect and capture images of the heat signatures of human bodies and other objects have recently sprung into use in thermostats to check facial temperatures in a contactless attempt to screen for COVID-19 at several building entrances.

26 Jul 2021

Antimatter Jet Generated from High-Intensity Laser Beams

In the depths of space, there are celestial bodies where extreme conditions prevail: Rapidly rotating neutron stars generate super-strong magnetic fields.

23 Jul 2021

Optical Chip Revolutionizes Data Rate for Processors and Technologies

As per data obtained from the United Nations’ telecommunications agency, 93% of the world’s population has access to a mobile-broadband network of some type. Since data has turned easily available to consumers, there is also a craving to get more of it with higher speeds.

23 Jul 2021

3D Imaging Shows Degeneration of Nerves is Correlated with Liver Pathology Severity

Scientists at Karolinska Institute used an innovative three-dimensional imaging technology to discover that one part of the autonomic nervous system in the liver experiences severe degeneration in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

23 Jul 2021

Teledyne Announces New Lt Series USB3 High Resolution Cameras

Teledyne is pleased to announce the release of its new Lt Series USB3 high resolution cameras. With robust enclosures and fully locking USB3 connectors, these new cameras are built for rugged 24/7 use.

23 Jul 2021

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