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Researchers Turn Green Light to Blue Using Upconversion of Photons

Light can be more efficiently used with the upconversion of photons - two photons are converted into a single photon possessing higher energy.

11 Aug 2016

NASA Captures Rocket Propulsion on Video with Unprecedented Detail

While many people assembled to watch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), which recently concluded a full-scale booster test, only a few knew about the other groundbreaking test which was taking place at the same time.

9 Aug 2016

Aalto University Scientists Set New World Record in Energy Resolution of Thermal Photodetection

Aalto University researchers have broken the world record by fourteen fold in the energy resolution of thermal photodetection.

9 Aug 2016

Experts Discuss Contribution of Latest Optical Technologies to Field of 3D Medicine

Live 3D imaging is one of the hottest topics in optics today, transforming medical imaging capabilities and delivering the immersive experience behind augmented and virtual reality.

9 Aug 2016

Lock Family Eye Care Integrates Optical Coherence Tomography Machine with Patient Services

Optometrists are pleased to announce the integration of an optical coherence tomography machine with their patient services, reports Lock Family Eye Care.

8 Aug 2016

New Research May Help Authorities Detect Image of Hidden Object from Much Greater Distances

Here's the scene: a suspicious package is found in a public place. The police are called in and clear the area. Forced to work from a distance and unable to peer inside, they fear the worst and decide to detonate the package.

8 Aug 2016

UCSB Professor John Bowers Selected to Receive 2017 IEEE Photonics Award

John Bowers, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been selected to receive the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Award.

4 Aug 2016

Scientists Install New Mirrors to Improve Quality of SLAC’s X-Ray Laser Beam

Scientists are installing new mirrors to improve the quality of the X-ray laser beam at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

2 Aug 2016

Hammacher Schlemmer Unveils The Sleep Promoting Glasses

Continuing its 168-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer announces The Sleep Promoting Glasses, reading glasses that filter the sleep-disrupting blue light emitted by electronic devices.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop Magneto-Optic (MO) Q-Switched Laser

The "Industry 4.0" concept, first introduced by the German government, has recently extended the scope of compact high-power laser applications to, for instance, laser manufacturing, vehicle engine development, or thruster systems for space exploration.

28 Jul 2016