Measuring proteins in real-time down to fM solution concentration
levels, corresponding to only a few thousand of protein molecules, has
been demonstrated for the first time using a hybrid photonic-plasmonic
Whispering Gallery Mode biosensor. Its unprecedented sensitivity is due
to optical trapping of proteins at highly sensitive plasmonic hotspots.
Concentrator photovoltaics technology utilizes optics like curved mirrors or lenses to focus a high amount of sunlight onto a tiny area of solar photovoltaic cells to produce electricity.
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
Ocean Optics’ three customized HR2000 spectrometers have concluded its eight month exploration journey to Mars to analyze the composition of soil as part of the ChemCam mission. NASA’s Mars Science Lab rover, Curiosity, was launched with the Ocean Optics instruments onboard in November 2011.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Aug 2012
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have for the first time directly observed distinctly quantum optical phenomena, namely amplification and squeezing, in an optomechanical system.
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
An extraordinary galaxy cluster was discovered by the South Pole Telescope (SPT) located at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. This telescope was funded by the National Science Foundation. The cluster, which was officially known as SPT-CLJ2344-4243, is called the Phoenix cluster since it is found in the Phoenix constellation.
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
To reinforce its long and successful history, the GSI Group Laser Division has rebranded as JK Lasers. The company, which marked its 40th anniversary earlier this year, remains committed to developing and manufacturing class leading Nd:YAG and fiber lasers for industrial applications.
Zecotek Photonics declared that it has received U.S. Patent Allowance for data acquisition for positron emission tomography (PET) scanning devices. The patent portfolio of Zecotek will become powerful, and the company anticipates being positioned as a well-established patent holder within the photonics technology environment.
A new chemical sensor has been developed by U.S. Army researchers. This sensor is capable of simultaneous real time detection of a large number of agents. This system was reported in a paper released by Optics Letters, the Optical Society's (OSA) journal.
Utilizing a roll-to-roll compatible process, Andreas Sandström and Ludvig Edman, researchers at Umeå University, have created organic light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) under ambient conditions.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
CyberOptics will be displaying its latest range of SPI and AOI systems at the Productronica India exhibition.
O2Micro International, a provider of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, has announced that it has added a new built-in night light driver to its Free Dimming technology and lighting product portfolio.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
Newport News Public School District in Virginia has installed Cree LED exterior luminaires at seven schools. The installation has helped reduce annual lighting energy costs by 65% and carbon emissions by 191,000 lb.
Scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials have developed a new X-ray imaging technique that incorporates 3D visualization of a material’s surface without damaging the sample under study.
By Will Soutter
16 Aug 2012
AKELA Laser has launched its high-efficiency laser diode modules that use the company’s advanced long wavelength laser diodes extending from 1030 to 1950 nm.
By Will Soutter
14 Aug 2012
Scientists of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have fine-tuned the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) into a more accurate instrument to examine the nanoworld, using a thin diamond fragment.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Aug 2012