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EAG Laboratories Announces Latest Advancement in Transmission Electron Microscopy

EAG Laboratories is pleased to announce the completed installation of a ThermoFisher Scientific Themis Z Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) at our Silicon Valley facility. This next generation, ultra-high-resolution TEM is the first available in an independent laboratory in North America and is the second Themis Z owned by EAG Laboratories.

From EAG Laboratories 10 Dec 2020

HKU Researchers Develop Novel Light-Controlled, Contamination-Free Fluidic Processor

A mechanical engineering research team at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has invented a novel light-controlled, contamination-free fluidic processor, which can serve as a useful tool to greatly reduce the risk of infection of front-line medical workers in testing virus or bacteria in big pandemics like the current COVID-19 pandemic, and to minimise the risk of contamination during the process.

9 Dec 2020

New Light Manipulation Method for More Efficient Communications Technology

The pursuit of finding innovative, new techniques to manipulate the way light travels through electromagnetic materials has taken a new, peculiar twist.

9 Dec 2020

Teledyne Imaging’s New Vision Solutions Brochure Delivers Machine Vision Industry’s Most Innovative and Extensive Product Line

Teledyne Imaging, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to announce the roll out of its new Teledyne Imaging vision solutions brochure.

8 Dec 2020

New Lens-Fabrication Technique Offers a Solution to Common Problems Faced in Optics

Researchers have developed new 3D-printed microlenses with adjustable refractive indices - a property that gives them highly specialized light-focusing abilities. This advancement is poised to improve imaging, computing and communications by significantly increasing the data-routing capability of computer chips and other optical systems, the researchers said.

4 Dec 2020

New Light-Activated Hydrogen Sensor Produces Ultra-Precise Results at Room Temperature

Inspired by the surface of butterfly wings, researchers have developed a light-activated hydrogen sensor that produces ultra-precise results at room temperature.

3 Dec 2020

New Microscope Technique Reveals Details of Droplet Nucleation

Nucleation is a ubiquitous phenomenon that governs the formation of both droplets and bubbles in systems used for condensation, desalination, water splitting, crystal growth, and many other important industrial processes. Now, for the first time, a new microscopy technique developed at MIT and elsewhere allows the process to be observed directly in detail, which could facilitate the design of improved, more efficient surfaces for a variety of such processes.

3 Dec 2020

Air Filled Fibre Cables Capable of Outperforming Standard Optical Fibres

The next generation of optical fibre could be a step closer as a new study has shown that fibres with a hollowed out centre, created in Southampton, could reduce loss of power currently experienced in standard glass fibres.

30 Nov 2020

EMVA and EPIC Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen the Photonics and Machine Vision Industries

The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) signed a collaboration agreement on the last week of November 2020, bringing together members and knowledge to better serve and strengthen the Photonics and Machine Vision industries.

23 Nov 2020

Chromacity Strengthens International Position During Pandemic

Chromacitytoday announced new appointments to its commercial team as the company adapts to COVID-19 travel restrictions by rolling out a new remote installation capability.

From Chromacity Ltd. 19 Nov 2020