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BioTek Announces New Epoch™ 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer

BioTek Instruments introduces their next generation Epoch™ 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer; with added features that enable multiple conveniences for performing absorbance measurements.

4 Jan 2019

Researchers Develop New Implantable Device that Uses Light Signals to Treat Bladder Problems

A group of engineers and neuroscientists has created a small, implantable device that could possibly eliminate the need for electronic stimulators or medication in patients suffering from bladder problems.

3 Jan 2019

New Optogenetic Approach Shows Promise for Treating Muscle Tremor and Restoring Limb Movement

MIT researchers have demonstrated for the first time that leg nerves activated by light could provide a new way to restore mobility.

27 Dec 2018

Researchers Design an Advanced Laser Diode that Detects Counterfeit Olive Oils

A unique sensor that is capable of detecting fake olive oils labeled as a protected designation of origin or extra virgin has been developed by researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Scintillon Institute in the United States.

24 Dec 2018

Special Camera Films Energy Exchange of Electrons with Their Environment in Real Time

When light is converted into electricity, for example, in solar cells, a major part of the input light energy is lost. This is because of the behavior of electrons inside the materials.

21 Dec 2018

New Optical Memory Cell Offers Large Data Storage Option than Before

A new method demonstrated by scientists can store more optical data in a smaller space than was earlier conceivable on-chip. This method enhances the phase-change optical memory cell, which uses light to write and read data, and could provide a faster, more power-efficient form of memory for computers.

21 Dec 2018

Opto Diode Introduces Ultraviolet LEDs with Narrow Spectral Output

Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, introduces the first in a series of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVLEDs), the OD-265-001.

From Opto Diode Corp. 20 Dec 2018

MIT’s Laser-Pointing Platform Could Help CubeSats Transmit Large Amounts of Data to Earth

MIT has developed a new laser-pointing platform that may help launch small satellites into the high-rate data game.

17 Dec 2018

Excelitas Technologies Announces Agreement to Acquire Axsun Technologies

Excelitas Technologies, a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Axsun Technologies (Billerica, MA U...

From Excelitas Technology 13 Dec 2018

Delta Optical Thin Film A/S continues expansion with appointment of distributor for United Kingdom and Ireland

Delta Optical Thin Film, world leading manufacturer of advanced optical interference filters, including unique Continuously Variable Filters, is pleased to announce it has signed a distribution contract with UK-based com...

From Delta Optical Thin Film A/S 13 Dec 2018

New Method Throws Light on Cells Communication in Human Disease

Researchers at the University of York have formulated a new method that makes use of light to learn how cells communicate in human disease.

12 Dec 2018

Researchers Use Frequency Combs to Enable Chemical Analysis on Tiny Spaces

A majority of the lasers have just one color. All the photons emitted by a laser have precisely the same wavelength. However, there exist lasers that emit more complicated light.

11 Dec 2018

Researchers Discover Single Material Capable of Producing White Light

Physicists at The University of Toledo are part of an international team of researchers who discovered a single material that yields white light, paving the way to a new frontier in lighting, which accounts for one-fifth of world’s energy consumption.

5 Dec 2018

OmniVision’s Imaging Solution Enables Compact Design and Long Run Time for the OPKIX One Wearable Video Camera

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, in collaboration with OPKIX, maker of compact wearable smart cameras and companion studio editing/sharing applications, today anno...

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 3 Dec 2018

Commonly Used Imaging Technique Could Work with Particle Beam Cancer Treatment

For the first time, researchers from the Institute of Radiooncology–OncoRay at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have integrated magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, with a proton beam and thus demonstrated that technically, this oft-used imaging technique can certainly work with particle beam cancer therapies.

30 Nov 2018