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The Potential of Silicon Carbide in Integrated Photonics

Recent work on milestones and difficulties in silicon carbide (SiC)-based integrated optics has been thoroughly investigated by scientists under the direction of Xin Ou from the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Applied Physics Reviews released this review.

1 Sep 2022

Controlling Intraocular Particles Without Harming the Cornea

A recent study describes a brand-new technique that uses acoustic waves to alter intraocular particles without entering the anterior chamber and causing harm to the cornea.

1 Sep 2022

Influences Behind Evolution of the Turbulent Flame Brush

Studying how coherent oscillations of various amplitudes can affect the development of turbulent flame brush in a bluff body is the main goal of a recent study.

1 Sep 2022

2D Photonic Crystal-Based, All-Optical Comparator Constructed

Researchers presented a framework for constructing a one-bit optical comparator using photonic crystal ring resonators for maximum throughput.

1 Sep 2022

CyberOptics to Deliver Technical Presentation at the Heterogeneous Integration Summit by SEMICON Taiwan

CyberOptics® Corporation, a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D sensing technology solutions will share a technical presentation at the Heterogeneous Integration Global Summit organized by SEMICON Taiwan.

From CyberOptics Corporation 1 Sep 2022

New COC Microfluidic Devices for In-Situ Diffusion-Based Macromolecular Crystallography Show Better X-Ray Compatibility

The main objective of a recently undertaken project by Professor Leonard Chavas’s group at Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Nagoya University, was to create COC microfluidic apparatuses for in situ diffraction investigations at hard X-ray synchrotron sources, as well as diffusion-based macromolecular crystallography. The research findings were published in MDPI-Micromachines.

31 Aug 2022

Reappraisal of the Optical Textures of Columnar Phases and a Rationale for the Striated Texture

A study published in Crystals has reappraised Norman Hartshorne's optical textures from The Microscopy of Liquid Crystals. It proposed that the unique striated pattern of columnar textures is due to the molecular columns producing twisted ropes inside the domains.

31 Aug 2022

Study Develops Novel Handheld Optical Polarization Skin Cancer Imager

In an article published in the journal Cancers, researchers have developed a novel portable optical polarization imaging (OPI) device for the non-invasive, rapid, and in vivo identification of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) margins.

26 Aug 2022

Introducing a Novel Absorbing Aerosol Index Retrieval Algorithm

In a study published in Remote Sensing, researchers introduced a novel absorbing aerosol index (AAI) retrieval algorithm based on an environmental trace gases monitoring instrument (EMI). EMI AAI algorithm could efficiently detect large aerosol events to reconstruct the spatial variability of ultraviolet-absorbing aerosols.

26 Aug 2022

Computer Vision Helps Detect Dust on Solar Mirrors

A recent study conducted at the GEP research platform and published in Expert Systems with Applications investigated the effects of dust accumulation on the reflectivity parameter of optical mirrors.

25 Aug 2022