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New Method to Control Frequency of Confined Light at Nanoscale

An international team led by researchers from the University of Oviedo and the Centre for Research in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, together with scientist from the Basque research centers CIC nanoGUNE, DIPC, Materials Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU), and international collaborators from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Austrian Institute of Technology, Paris Materials Centre, and University of Tokyo has discovered an effective method for controlling the frequency of confined light at the nanoscale in the form of phonon polaritons.

11 May 2020

Reconstructed CT Imaging Quality Improved by New Post-Processing Algorithm

Computed tomography, or CT, utilizes computational processes to combine many X-ray measurements taken from different angles of the body to produce tomographic images.

11 May 2020

Lenses Increase Light Extraction from Spectroscopy Samples

Researchers have developed tiny lenses that increase extraction of light from semiconductor samples.

8 May 2020

Safe, Accurate 3D Imaging Method to Find Sperm Cells Moving at High Speed

Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers have developed a safe and accurate 3D imaging method to identify sperm cells moving at a high speed.

8 May 2020

Using Phonons to Store, Transfer Information Received from Fiber-Optic Cables

Scientists in Australia and Europe have taken an important step towards removing 'hot' electrons from the data chips that are a driving force in global telecommunications.

8 May 2020

Researchers Make High-Intensity, Low-Voltage Red LEDs from Nitride Crystals

The aim of developing pure red LEDs using nitride crystals has been elusive for engineers.

7 May 2020

Ultraviolet Light Reveals How Improper Use of PPE Spreads Contagion

According to reports, a majority of health care workers have been infected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in spite of using personal protective equipment (PPE).

7 May 2020

Teledyne Princeton Instruments Adds New Aberration-Free Spectrograph to Award-Winning IsoPlane Product Portfolio

Teledyne Princeton Instruments (TPI), a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE:TDY] company, announces the addition of the new IsoPlane® 81 aberration-free, imaging spectrograph to their award-winning IsoPlane spectrograph portfolio.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 7 May 2020

Unused Optical Fibers Converted into Dense Array of Seismic Sensors

Yes, there's a prize for the most beautiful flower-filled float in the Rose Parade each year, but how about a prize for the most ground-shaking marching band- According to a new study, the 2020 honors go to the Southern University and A&M College, followed closely by the hometown Pasadena City College Honor band.

7 May 2020

Optical Gain from Excitonic Complexes Could Power Future Lasers, Amplifiers

In his latest line of research, Cun-Zheng Ning, a professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and his peers explored the intricate balance of physics that governs how electrons, holes, excitons and trions coexist and mutually convert into each other to produce optical gain.

7 May 2020

NIT Officially Releases HiPe SenS SWIR Camera for Low Light, Long Exposure Time Applications

New Imaging Technologies (NIT) officially releases its latest HiPe SenS - SWIR camera featuring best in class performances for low light, long exposure time applications at an affordable price.

From New Imaging Technologies (NIT) 7 May 2020

Extreme Ultraviolet Microscopy Could Help Analyze Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers have captured highly detailed images of neurons developed in the lab using extreme ultraviolet radiation, with the potential to help study neurodegenerative diseases.

6 May 2020

Top 10 Facts from Luxinar to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Laser Invention

In May 1960, Theodore Maiman first fired his revolutionary ruby laser design which, at the time, was described as “a solution looking for a problem”. Today, we are never far away from lasers, whether they are creating patterns on jeans, scanning our supermarket shopping, powering the internet or performing surgery; lasers are an integral part of our daily lives.

From Luxinar Ltd 6 May 2020

JPL and Hinds Instruments: Celebrating Nearly Two Decades of Collaborative Design to Put PEMs in Space Under NASA Projects

Beginning with technology development efforts in the mid-2000s, flights of the Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) starting in 2010, and extending to the current Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) project, Hinds Instruments has worked closely with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to develop an aerospace qualified Photoelastic Modulator (PEM).

From Hinds Instruments, Inc. 6 May 2020