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This Week in Photonics: Optics Professionals Continue to Ramp up Efforts to Fight COVID-19 (4/16/2020)

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

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.: Top Stories   Saliva Test Instantly Detects Coronavirus with Lasers Responding to the European Commission’s call to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, photonics scientists are developing a new, rapid, noninvasive “optical biosensor” demonstrator that will detect COVID-19 in humans as soon as it is present in the body. The research team said the technology still needs further adaptation and testing but could be available in a year at the latest. Read Article

Coating That Could Destroy COVID-19 Virus, for Use in Hospital Masks, in Development The masks that health care workers wear to protect them from the virus that causes COVID-19 block the virus before it reaches their faces, but do not destroy it. To further protect doctors, nurses, and others on the front lines of the pandemic, researchers at the University of Central Florida are working to create a protective coating that would include a new nanomaterial to catch the virus and kill it within seconds. Read Article

Researchers Create Inexpensive Broad Spectrum Photodetector Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have developed a low-cost broadband photodetector that uses a metal-organic framework (MOF). As it does not contain any cost-intensive raw materials, it can be produced inexpensively in bulk. Read Article

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.: More News   Edmund Optics Teams Up with MiCo BioMed on COVID-19 Diagnostics  Read Article  BIOLASE Partners with ICU Equipment Manufacturer MEKICS to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic  Read Article  B-Con Shifts Workforce to Fight COVID-19  Read Article  Researchers Develop High-Power Nanodevice for Ultrafast Electronics  Read Article  COVID-19 Casts Shadow on IDL 2020 with Events Postponed  Read Article

.: Upcoming Webinars   Positioning Equipment for Automated Fiber Optics Device Manufacturing: Practical Ways to Solve Challenging Problems Wed, Apr 22, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT This webinar, presented by Aerotech Inc., will explain how to optimize the performance of automated positioning systems in the most difficult fiber optics manufacturing processes. Attendees will learn how to achieve a positioning resolution that meets alignment tolerances, as well as how to achieve repeatability in high-volume manufacturing environments.  Register Now  Innovation Along the Value Chain: Creating Optics for Metrology Applications Wed, Apr 29, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT In this webinar, experts from SwissOptic will present innovative approaches to the steps in the creation of optical systems for metrology applications, using practical examples and highlighting technologies that can increase both yield and quality of the final optical product. This webinar is sponsored by SwissOptic AG, Corning Advanced Optics, and APPLIED IMAGE, Inc.  Register Now  .: All Things Photonics   In this special bonus episode of All Things Photonics, OSA optics expert Roberta Ramponi discusses the industry reaction to the coronavirus in Italy. Plus, news about how photonics companies are helping the community during the pandemic. Listen Now   CALL FOR ARTICLES! Photonics Media is currently seeking technical feature articles on a variety of topics for publication in our magazines (Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, Vision Spectra, and EuroPhotonics). Please submit an informal 100-word abstract to [email protected], or use our online submission form.        We respect your time and privacy. You are receiving this email because you are a Photonics Media subscriber, and/or a member of our website, Photonics.com. You may use the links below to manage your subscriptions or contact us. Questions: [email protected] Unsubscribe   |   Subscribe   |   Subscriptions   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms and Conditions of Use Photonics Media, 100 West St., PO Box 4949, Pittsfield, MA 01202-4949 © 1996 - 2024 Laurin Publishing. All rights reserved. Photonics.com is Registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.