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Benchtop Spectrometers for Accurate Pyrolysis Oil Analysis

Aston University researchers have proved that benchtop spectrometers can analyze pyrolysis bio-oils just as effectively as significantly more costly high-field spectrometers.

11 Sep 2023

High-Performance Micro-LEDs for Modern Immersive Reality Technologies

Augmented reality and other immersive technologies are changing how people play, observe, and learn, from pterodactyls flying above a game to digitally trying on cosmetics before making a purchase.

8 Sep 2023

Comptek Solutions Secures €8 Million in Series A Funding to Drive Growth in Customized Passivation

Comptek Solutions is delighted to announce the successful closure of its Series A funding round.

From Comptek Solutions 7 Sep 2023

TriLite Collaborates with ams OSRAM for RGB Laser Diodes in Ultracompact AR Smart Glasses Display Module

TriLite is delighted to announce their technology collaboration with ams OSRAM, a global leader in intelligent sensors and emitters. ams OSRAM will provide its sub-assembled RGB laser diodes to ‘light up’ TriLite’s Trixel® 3 laser beam scanner (LBS), the world’s smallest projection display.

7 Sep 2023

Aerial Laser Surveying Helps Pinpoint Natural Hazards at Development Sites

Card Geotechnics Ltd (CGL) is applying aerial survey data from Bluesky as part of its investigation stage on proposed developments across the UK.

7 Sep 2023

PEC Etching Method Revolutionizes Microdisk Laser Fabrication

Recently, nano- and microdisk lasers have become potential optical sources and probes for different applications in the industries of biomedicine and nanophotonics.

4 Sep 2023

From Bulk to 2D: Evolution in Infrared Avalanche Photodiode Technology

The avalanche multiplication effect can be utilized to sense low-power optical signals and even single-photons—thanks to the amplification mechanism within all main: short- (SWIR), near- (NIR), mid- (MWIR), and long wavelength infrared radiation (LWIR) ranges.

4 Sep 2023

Nonlinearity and Topology in Photonic Disclination States

Controllable deformations presented in periodic structures might result in the appearance of disclinations and set the new stages for the construction of higher-order topological insulators with varied distinct rotational symmetries, which were noticed until now only in linear regime.

4 Sep 2023

25-year-old Laser Innovator Luxinar Unveils Cutting-Edge Technology at ATX Minneapolis 2023

Hot on the heels of its exhibiting success at ATX East, laser innovator Luxinar will proudly present its latest advancements in laser technology for cutting, drilling and marking at booth #1830 during ATX Minneapolis in ...

From Luxinar Ltd 4 Sep 2023

Enhancing Sensitivity in Photoacoustic Microscopy for Medical Advancements

Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy is a promising biomedical imaging technique for researching a wide range of diseases, like diabetes, cancer, and stroke.

1 Sep 2023

South Devon College Illuminates the Way

South Devon College bags ½ £million unprecedented opportunity to nurture the future of photonic semiconductors.

31 Aug 2023

New Imaging Technology Enables Clearer Images

An interdisciplinary team led by University of Texas at Arlington mathematics Assistant Professor Souvik Roy is working to enhance medical imaging through the use of a novel approach known as quantitative photoacoustic tomography (QPAT).

30 Aug 2023

Brighter Comb Lasers for Highly Portable Precision Metrology Devices

Researchers have demonstrated that chip-based optical frequency combs with sufficient output power for use in optical atomic clocks and other practical applications can be made using dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs).

30 Aug 2023

Optical Data Transmission Breakthrough for Challenging Environments

Significant difficulties are posed by unforeseen, unknown phase perturbations or random diffusers within the optical path, which restrict the high-fidelity transmission of optical data in free space. Adaptive optics presents a potential solution that can rectify dynamically random distortions.

29 Aug 2023