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NICT's Innovative Superconducting Strip Photon Detector Unveiled

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has introduced an innovative design for a superconducting strip photon detector, facilitating remarkably efficient photon detection across a wide strip.

31 Oct 2023

Capturing High-Speed Processes with New Frequency Comb

From detecting COVID in the breath to monitoring greenhouse gas concentrations, laser technologies known as frequency combs can identify particular molecules as simple as carbon dioxide and as complex as monoclonal antibodies with unparalleled accuracy and sensitivity.

31 Oct 2023

Enhancing Holographic Imaging Through Optics-Inspired Deep Learning

Holographic imaging has long grappled with unpredictable distortions in dynamic settings, making it a formidable challenge.

30 Oct 2023

Using Lasers to ‘Heat and Beat’ 3D-Printed Steel Could Help Reduce Costs

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.

30 Oct 2023

Simultaneous Scattering of Two Photons by a Single Two-Level Atom

Partners in the DAALI project, Jürgen Volz and Arno Rauschenbeutel of the Department of Physics at the Humboldt University of Berlin, have provided fresh insights into the light-scattering behavior of fluorescent atoms that could have applications in quantum communication.

27 Oct 2023

DELO Introduces Active Alignment Adhesive for High-Resolution Automotive Cameras

With DELO DUALBOND OB6799, DELO is launching an adhesive that has been optimized to meet the high optical requirements of modern driver assistance systems.

26 Oct 2023

A 400,000-pixel Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Camera

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have created a superconducting camera with 400,000 pixels—400 times more than any other device of its type.

26 Oct 2023

Magritek Opens Up Benchtop NMR to New Reaction Monitoring Applications

Magritek has made benchtop NMR suitable for the rapid identification and quantitation of analytes during chemical reactions, in batch and continuous flow processes.

From Magritek 26 Oct 2023

Innovating the Most Sensitive Uncooled Thermal Camera Drone Payload with Skydio

The Thermal by FLIR program is a cooperative product development and marketing program. It supports original equipment manufacturers to integrate Teledyne FLIR thermal camera modules into products.

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 25 Oct 2023

SiriusXT’s SXT-100 Revolutionizes Soft X-Ray Microscopy for Disease Research

SiriusXT Ltd, an Irish technology Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), unveiled the inaugural commercial implementation of their groundbreaking SXT-100, a table-top Soft X-Ray Microscope.

25 Oct 2023

$The Basis for “Darkened” X-Ray Diffraction Images at Extremely High X-Ray Intensities$

The Basis for “Darkened” X-Ray Diffraction Images at Extremely High X-Ray Intensities

It is generally assumed that when something is illuminated, the brightness of the image produced will increase with the brightness of the source.

20 Oct 2023

Monitoring Denning Polar Bears with SAR and Machine Learning

Polar bear conservation during their denning phase faces challenges due to the limitations of traditional Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) technology, which achieves a 45% detection accuracy. A recent pilot study in Churchill, Manitoba, introduced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) as a potential solution.

By Skyla Baily 19 Oct 2023