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Light-Induced Lattice Twisting can Photogenerate Giant Electric Current

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and collaborators at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a new light-induced switch that twists the crystal lattice of the material, switching on a giant electron current that appears to be nearly dissipationless.

20 Jan 2021

Researchers Generate Laser Pulses at a Higher Repetition Rate

Pulsed lasers tend to emit light repeatedly for a short period as if they blink. They can focus more energy compared to a continuous wave laser, whose intensity remains unaltered over time.

20 Jan 2021

CYNORA Announces Availability of Industry’s First Device Test Kits for TADF Deep Green Emitters for Next-Generation OLED Displays

Marking a new innovation trajectory for the OLED industry, CYNORA today announced that device test kits for its Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF)-based Deep Green emitter for next-generation OLED displays are now available to customers. The development is an industry-first milestone for TADF technology, and validates CYNORA’s roadmap commitment.

20 Jan 2021

LASER COMPONENTS Receives “Innovative through Research” Seal

The Stifterverband (the Donors’ Association) has awarded LASER COMPONENTS with the “Innovative through Research” seal.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 19 Jan 2021

Cognex Introduces In-Sight® 3D-L4000 Vision System

Cognex Corporation introduces the In-Sight® 3D-L4000 embedded vision system. Featuring 3D laser displacement technology, this first-of-its-kind smart camera allows engineers to quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively solve a range of inspections on automated production lines.

From Cognex Corporation 19 Jan 2021

New Laser System to Create Grease-Repellent Metal Surfaces

The end of scrubbing ovens and home appliances with chemicals or heat could soon be in sight, thanks to a new high-power laser system being developed to put ‘self-cleaning’, grease-repellent, and antibacterial properties into sheet metal.

19 Jan 2021

MKS Instruments Announces Ophir® Helios Plus Industrial Laser Power Meter for Measuring Blue, Green, and Infrared Wavelengths

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) has announced the Ophir® Helios Plus, an expanded version of the Ophir Helios industrial laser power meter.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 18 Jan 2021

Optoacoustics Technique can be Used for Water Content Monitoring in Living Tissue

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas Medical Branch (US) have shown how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring skin water content, a technique which is promising for medical applications such as tissue trauma management and in cosmetology. The paper outlining these results was published in the Journal of Biophotonics.

18 Jan 2021

Extended Range Non-Browning Zoom Lens

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 18 Jan 2021

New Phototherapy Technology can Increase Efficiency of Chemotherapy, Minimize Side Effects

Researchers in South Korea have developed a phototherapy technology that can significantly increase efficiency while reducing the pain of chemotherapy and minimizing side effects after treatment.

15 Jan 2021

Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Can be Used in Poultry Industry to Kill Pathogens on Eggshells

Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of the antimicrobial technologies now used by the poultry industry to kill pathogens on eggshells, according to Penn State researchers, who simulated production conditions to test the technology.

15 Jan 2021

Scientists Develop Efficient Blue LEDs Based on Halide Perovskites

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed efficient blue light-emitting diodes based on halide perovskites. "We are very excited about this breakthrough", says Feng Gao, professor at Linköping University. The new LEDs may open the way to cheap and energy-efficient illumination.

15 Jan 2021

Researchers Develop a MicroLED Neural Probe for Neuroscience

Associate Professor Hiroto Sekiguchi and Ph.D. candidate Hiroki Yasunaga in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a MicroLED neural probe for neuroscience.

13 Jan 2021

Using the Advanced Light Source to Reveal How Different Biofuels Behave

Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn't necessarily evolved along with them. The Department of Energy is determined to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline, and through the work of two UCF researchers, the DOE is one step closer to that goal.

13 Jan 2021

Hybrid Emitter Could Revolutionize the Design of Heavy-Atom-Free OLEDs

Osaka - Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays are now very popular features of many mainstream products including smartphones and televisions. OLEDs have the advantages of being low cost, light, flexible, and easy to modify, making them ideal display materials.

13 Jan 2021