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Optoelectronic Cell Detects Light Intensity and Perceives Color

A research team has created an inexpensive, flexible optoelectronic cell with the ability to detect light intensity and perceive color.

12 Nov 2020

Clemson Researchers Examine a Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Material Using Light

Groundbreaking science is often the result of true collaboration, with researchers in a variety of fields, viewpoints and experiences coming together in a unique way.

10 Nov 2020

New Study Enables Cameras to Recognize Colors that Human Eye Cannot Perceive

A new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University will enable cameras to identify colors that cannot be recognized even by ordinary cameras and the human eye.

6 Nov 2020

New Solution Based on Circular Polarization Direction of Light to Prevent Hacking, Wiretapping

The Internet of Things (IoT) allowing smart phones, home appliances, drones and self-driving vehicles to exchange digital information in real time requires a powerful security solution, as it can have a direct impact on user safety and assets. A solution for IoT security that has been is a physical unclonable function (PUF) that can supplement software-based key security vulnerable to various attack or physical attack.

6 Nov 2020

Photocatalyst Effective at Eradicating SARS-CoV-2 from Surfaces Under Visible Light

Scientists have demonstrated the efficacy of photocatalyst RENECAT™ against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), eliminating it from surfaces under visible light. The new study's findings will inform the development of new, effective techniques for preventing transmission of the Coronavirus via contact with contaminated surfaces.

6 Nov 2020

Luminescent Wood Film Could be Used as Cover Panels for Optical Devices

The right indoor lighting can help set the mood, from a soft romantic glow to bright, stimulating colors. But some materials used for lighting, such as plastics, are not eco-friendly. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have developed a bio-based, luminescent, water-resistant wood film that could someday be used as cover panels for lamps, displays and laser devices.

5 Nov 2020

Water-Soluble TPE Molecules Emit Visible Light When Attached to Artificial Cell Membrane Surface

Researchers at Kanazawa University monitored the emission of blue-green light from water-soluble tetraphenylethene molecules adsorbed at a phospholipid-adsorbed liquid-liquid interface made to resemble a biomembrane. They found that the process could be reversibly controlled by an externally applied potential (voltage), which opens the possibility for a new class of molecular probes and targeted drug delivery systems.

5 Nov 2020

Online Exchange of Knowledge with Virtual LC Talks - LASER COMPONENTS has a New Series of Events

LASER COMPONENTS will be launching a new series of events – its first Infrared Sessions – on December 1 and 2, 2020. LC Talks will address a worldwide audience in a virtual format. In addition to experts from research and industry, students and interested newcomers are also welcome.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 5 Nov 2020

JH Technologies Ships First UV Microscope Eyepiece Sanitizers

JH Technologies, leading optical and digital imaging, metallography, sample preparation and metrology solutions provider, announces that it recently shipped the first units of the company’s new Optic-Clean UV Microscope Eyepiece Sanitizer.

From JH Technologies 5 Nov 2020