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Osram Presents New Infrared Laser for Short-Range LiDAR Applications

How long do you think cars will be steered by a driver? For autonomous driving to become widespread, several legal and technological hurdles will have to be overcome in the upcoming years.

From OSRAM GmbH 11 Feb 2020

Blue High-Power Laser from Osram Provides Breathtaking Moments at Events

Rock and pop shows today are about much more than music. State-of-the-art stage lighting plays an essential role in these shows, and these entertainment show elements are becoming more and more important in big stadium concerts and event halls across the world.

From OSRAM GmbH 11 Feb 2020

3D Sensing Gets A Powerful Boost With Vixar’s New 10 W VCSEL Chip

Vixar - part of global, high-tech lighting company Osram - expanded its VCSEL chip portfolio today with the introduction of a higher power 10 W chip with greater efficiency.

From Vixar Inc. 11 Feb 2020

New Organic Molecules-Based System Detects X-Rays at Highest Sensitivity

Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Japan, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientfique (CNRS), Toulouse, France, have developed a new reaction system with the ability to detect X-rays at the highest sensitivity ever known by using organic molecules.

10 Feb 2020

Square One Cuvette Holder from Ocean Insight

Ocean Insight, the applied spectral knowledge company, has introduced a convenient, easily managed cuvette holder for accurate, repeatable absorbance and fluorescence measurements.

From Ocean Insight 8 Feb 2020

Scientists Successfully Reveal Backflow of Optical Light Propagating Forward

For the first time, scientists at Tel Aviv University have revealed the optical backflow of light propagating forward.

7 Feb 2020

X-Ray Laser Used to Study Possible Role of Iron Carbene as a Photosensitizer

Photosensitizers can be described as molecules with the ability to absorb sunlight and transfer that energy to drive chemical reactions or produce electricity.

7 Feb 2020

Edmund Optics® Launches New Ultrafast Enhanced Silver Coatings

Edmund Optics® (EO), leading provider of optical and imaging components, has launched a new reflective Ultrafast Enhanced Silver Coating ideal for ultrafast laser applications.

From Edmund Optics 6 Feb 2020

New All-Optical Computing Platform Could Revolutionize Future of Computation

The future of computation looks bright, and this can be said in the literal sense.

6 Feb 2020

Spatially Resolved Imaging Used to Reveal Bond Between Bound Nanoclusters

A recent pathbreaking study could be useful for the synthesis of catalysts and chemical sensors based on gold nanoclusters.

6 Feb 2020

MKS Announces Ophir® Pulse Energy Sensor with Highest Damage Threshold for Concentrated Laser Beams

MKS Instruments, Inc. a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® PE50U-DIFH-C Pulse Energy Sensor at SPIE Photonics West 2020.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 6 Feb 2020

Silicon Photomultiplier Device Can Help Detect Pathogens in Food

Around one in six people in the United States suffer from foodborne illnesses every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48 million people in the country become sick because of one or more of 31 identified pathogens, such as E. coli O157:H7, which is known to be a particularly harsh strain of E. coli.

5 Feb 2020