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LDP-V 50-100 Driver Module for Pulsed Lasers

The LDP-V 50-100 from PicoLAS is a compact OEM module with 3-50 A output current and <4 ns rise time, for driving pulsed last diode modules.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 21 Feb 2023

Nuclear Plant Safety Study Uses Mikrotron High-speed Camera to Capture Fuel Rod Vibrations

There are currently 439 nuclear reactors in operation in 32 countries around the world, including Taiwan. Nuclear energy now generates about 10% of the world's electricity and is the second largest source of low-carbon power, producing 28% of the total in 2019.

From SVS-Vistek GmbH 21 Feb 2023

Tapered Optical Fiber has Strong Optical-Acoustic Interactions with Acoustic Waves

When optical beams comprising photons tend to travel via fibers, they lead to vibrations that produce acoustic waves, consisting of phonons.

20 Feb 2023

BluGlass Secures First Customer Orders for Commercial Lasers

Global semiconductor developer BluGlass Limited has secured initial purchase orders of its 405 nm and 420 nm 250 mW single-mode gallium nitride (GaN) lasers from two customers.

From BluGlass 20 Feb 2023

Teledyne Digital Imaging Group, Teledyne’s New Ladybug6 Camera for High Accuracy 360° Spherical Image Capture is Shipping Now

Teledyne FLIR is pleased to announce its all new Ladybug6 360-degree camera is now in full production.

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 17 Feb 2023

$Gate-Tunable Nanoscale Negative Refraction of Polaritons$

Gate-Tunable Nanoscale Negative Refraction of Polaritons

A recent study led by Javier Abajo from the Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques (ICFO) and Qing Dai from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) demonstrated a gate-tunable nanoscale negative refraction of polaritons in the mid-infrared range through a van der Waals heterostructure of graphene and molybdenum trioxide.

13 Feb 2023

ABB Naveo®Pro Ensures Safer Buildings with Digital Emergency Light Testing

ABB has launched a new wireless solution enabling customers to install, monitor and maintain their entire emergency lighting installation using a fast and intuitive mobile application.

From ABB Power Conditioning – Electrification Products Division 13 Feb 2023

Thermal Imaging Lets Researchers See Beyond the Surface of Butterfly Wings

It turns out that butterflies are just as striking in thermal as they are in the visible light spectrum. According to a study published in Nature by researchers from Columbia Engineering and Harvard University, it's possible to examine the thermodynamic properties of butterfly wings and the importance of radiative cooling in keeping these delicate structures fluttering.

10 Feb 2023

New RIM Method Offers Insights for the Next Generation of Batteries

In daily human life, lithium-ion batteries have shown great transformation. Nearly everyone has a smartphone and more electric vehicles could be spotted on the roads, and they keep power generators going in times of emergencies.

10 Feb 2023

How Can Lasers Enhance the Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries?

Recently, a team of researchers from NC State has demonstrated the potential to improve the performance of Li-ion batteries by using a powerful laser to deliver very short pulses onto Li-ion battery materials to induce tiny defects.

By David J. Cross 10 Feb 2023

Exploring Distortion-Free Forms of Light in Complex Systems

A sensational prospect in advanced optics is to manipulate “patterns of light”, how the light appears in its numerous degrees of freedom, commonly termed structured light.

9 Feb 2023

New Method Enables the Targeted Design of Molecules and Materials

Considerable progress for drug discovery, industrial processes, and optoelectronics could be yielded by engineering novel molecules and materials with specific properties.

9 Feb 2023

New Model for High-Power Terahertz Emissions from Laser Pulses

Since there is a high increase in the development of new THz sources and detectors, the terahertz (THz) gap, a frequency band lying between the infrared and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum where traditional technologies are ineffective in producing and detecting radiation, is being closed quickly.

8 Feb 2023

Efficient Near-Infrared Photon Up-Conversion with Lead-Free Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Under the guidance of Professor Kaifeng Wu from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a research team has stated that the efficient near-infrared photon upconversion sensitized by lead-free semiconductor nanocrystals and illustrated its novel application in solar synthesis.

7 Feb 2023