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Terahertz Spectroscopy Technique Helps Determine Local pH Value

At present, it is simple to identify an average pH for huge quantities of liquid. However, it is difficult to specify a local pH value.

23 Nov 2020

Final Accelerator Section Shipped to Upgrade the World's Brightest X-Ray Laser

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has shipped the final new section of accelerator that it has built for an upgrade of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS).

23 Nov 2020

New Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Shows Record-Fast Temporal Bandwidth

At George Washington University, scientists have developed the most advanced vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) that exhibits record-fast temporal bandwidth.

20 Nov 2020

Chromacity Strengthens International Position During Pandemic

Chromacitytoday announced new appointments to its commercial team as the company adapts to COVID-19 travel restrictions by rolling out a new remote installation capability.

From Chromacity Ltd. 19 Nov 2020

Super-Resolution Imaging Platform Provides a "Street View" of Organelles Within Cells

The ability to "see" the inner workings of structures (organelles) within cells, in real time, offers the promise of advancements in disease diagnosis and treatment. Organelle dynamics drive the self-efficient micro-world of cells, but current super-resolution microscopy techniques used to track these interactions have limitations.

19 Nov 2020

Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light On Small-Molecule Drugs in Cells

Successful drug development has a significant impact on people's quality of life worldwide. Being able to track how molecules get into target cells, and observing what they do when they are inside, is key to identifying the best candidates.

19 Nov 2020

Novel Discovery Could Lead to a Breakthrough in Laser Science

Using the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) facility, the research team of Professor François Légaré of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has pushed back the boundaries of high-energy pulse propagation in a nonlinear medium through the observation of high-energy multidimensional solitary states (MDSS).

19 Nov 2020

Existing UV Light Technology Could be Effective Against Covid-19

A recent study has shown that a UV light technology already used to prevent the spread of other airborne diseases in buildings has the potential to be effective against Covid-19.

19 Nov 2020

Edmund Optics® Wins Inspect Award for the 5th Year in a Row – 3rd Place for New LT Lens Series

Edmund Optics® (EO), one of the leading global manufacturer and distributor of precision optics, optical assemblies and imaging components, is once again amongst the winners of the inspect Award.

From Edmund Optics 19 Nov 2020

Teledyne Imaging Announces Development of New Generation of CMOS Sensors and Cameras

Teledyne Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies, announces the development of a new generation of CMOS sensors and cameras.

19 Nov 2020

Teledyne Imaging Announces Development of New Generation of CMOS Sensors and Cameras

Teledyne Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies, announces the development of a new generation of CMOS sensors and cameras.

18 Nov 2020

Light-Powered AI Technology Brings Multiple Functionalities into One Electronic Chip

Researchers have developed artificial intelligence technology that brings together imaging, processing, machine learning and memory in one electronic chip, powered by light.

18 Nov 2020

New Study Could Help Create Improved Glasses for Smart Device Touchscreens

Sophisticated electron spectroscopy and computer simulations have been used by a team of researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo to gain better insights into the internal atomic structure of aluminosilicate glass.

17 Nov 2020

Photodiode Based on 1D Chiral Crystalline Film Detects Circularly Polarized Light Without a Filter

Under JST Strategic Basic Research Programs, PRESTO researcher Ayumi Ishii, (Toin University of Yokohama, specially appointed lecturer) has developed a photodiode using a crystalline film composed of lead perovskite compounds with organic chiral molecules to detect circularly polarized light without a filter.

17 Nov 2020