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Investment Agreement Between ficonTEC Service and RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology

ficonTEC Service GmbH, a leading global supplier of highly automated production machine systems for photonic device assembly and test, has entered into and implemented a structured investment agreement with RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology.

From ficonTEC Service GmbH 26 Jan 2021

MKS' Ophir Optics Receives Leonardo DRS 2020 Supplier Recognition Award

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, is pleased to announce that the Ophir® Optics Group has been honored with a 2020 Supplier Recognition Award from Leonardo DRS.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 26 Jan 2021

SUTD Team Extends Applications of High-Resolution 4D Printing to Nanophononics

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and its research collaborators have successfully demonstrated the four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymers in submicron dimensions which are comparable to the wavelength of visible light. This novel development has allowed researchers to now explore new applications in the field of nanophotonics.

25 Jan 2021

Cascading Phase Modulators to Enhance Performance in Adaptive Optics System

Microscopy is the workhorse of contemporary life science research, enabling morphological and chemical inspection of living tissue with ever-increasing spatial and temporal resolution.

22 Jan 2021

New Switchable Display Device that Completely Blocks Off Counterfeits

Despite the anticounterfeiting devices attached to luxury handbags, marketable securities, and identification cards, counterfeit goods are on the rise. There is a demand for the next-generation anticounterfeiting technology - that surpasses the traditional ones - that are not easily forgeable and can hold various data.

22 Jan 2021

Tomocube Label-Free Holotomography Microscope Opens Up Advanced Platelet Research

Tomocube’s cutting-edge 3D quantitative phase imaging is set to play a crucial role in platelet research according to a new paper from scientists at the University of York. Using holotomography images generated by the Tomocube HT-2H microscope, the team were able to identify and quantify in single unlabelled, live platelets clear disparities in activation status and potential functional ability in disease states without experimental interference, such as from fixation or labelling.

From Tomocube, Inc. 21 Jan 2021

Light-Induced Lattice Twisting can Photogenerate Giant Electric Current

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and collaborators at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a new light-induced switch that twists the crystal lattice of the material, switching on a giant electron current that appears to be nearly dissipationless.

20 Jan 2021

Cognex Introduces In-Sight® 3D-L4000 Vision System

Cognex Corporation introduces the In-Sight® 3D-L4000 embedded vision system. Featuring 3D laser displacement technology, this first-of-its-kind smart camera allows engineers to quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively solve a range of inspections on automated production lines.

From Cognex Corporation 19 Jan 2021

Optoacoustics Technique can be Used for Water Content Monitoring in Living Tissue

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas Medical Branch (US) have shown how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring skin water content, a technique which is promising for medical applications such as tissue trauma management and in cosmetology. The paper outlining these results was published in the Journal of Biophotonics.

18 Jan 2021

Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Can be Used in Poultry Industry to Kill Pathogens on Eggshells

Pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of the antimicrobial technologies now used by the poultry industry to kill pathogens on eggshells, according to Penn State researchers, who simulated production conditions to test the technology.

15 Jan 2021