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OSTAR Headlamp Achieves 620 Lumen

The new OSTAR Headlamp LED is now more than twice as bright as its predecessor, which at 250 lm was already one of the top performers in its class.

27 Jul 2007

Storage of a Single Photon in a Quantum Memory

A series of publications in the journal Nature highlights the race among competing research groups toward the long-anticipated goal of quantum networking.

24 Jul 2007

Agilent Technologies Launches Automated Optical Inspection System

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the Agilent Medalist SJ50 Series 3 Automated Optical Inspection system (AOI), whose unique imaging chain and powerful inspection algorithms qualify it as the industry's best AOI.

15 Jul 2007

World's First Anti-Reflection Coating

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.

13 Jul 2007

LED Lighting Brightens Supermarket Freezers

Supermarket freezers may soon look a lot brighter while demanding less energy, thanks to LED lighting.

13 Jul 2007

Oak Ridge Wins Six R&D 100 Awards

Researchers and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won six R&D 100 Awards, presented each year by R&D Magazine in recognition of the year's most significant technological innovations.

13 Jul 2007

New Technology to Improve Spectrometers

Being the delicate optical instruments that they are, spectrometers are pretty picky about light.

13 Jul 2007

Fiber-Based Light Source Promises Improvements In Food Inspection

A new light source based on fiber-optic technology promises to improve the inspection of food, produce, paper, currency, recyclables and other products.

13 Jul 2007

New Material Reflects Virtually No Light

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light.

8 Jul 2007

Frontiers in Optics

The Optical Society of America's (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics 2006, will cover the breadth of optical science and engineering.

8 Jul 2007

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics