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Weekly News: Coherent Extends Deal with Apple, Samsung Unveils Foldable Screens, Molecular Imaging Reveals Source of Polymer Defects (8/14/2025)

Weekly News: Coherent Extends Deal with Apple, Samsung Unveils Foldable Screens, Molecular Imaging Reveals Source of Polymer Defects
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Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Coherent Extends Deal with Apple, Samsung Unveils New Foldable Screens

Coherent has entered into a multi-year supply agreement to continue providing Apple with the lasers needed for its Face ID systems. Samsung Display is introducing its latest foldable OLED panels. San'an Optoelectronics and Inari Amertron have agreed to buy LED producer, Lumileds. Eoptic and Starris: Optimax Space Systems are partnering to build end-to-end satellite imaging payloads. Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have created a low-cost, light-enabled microphone. And researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have made a breakthrough in VCSEL technology.
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Molecular Imaging Reveals Source of Polymer Defects in Optoelectronics
Molecular Imaging Reveals Source of Polymer Defects in Optoelectronics

A research team from the University of Birmingham used an advanced imaging technique to identify defects in a process that is widely used to fabricate the polymers found in many devices. Lightweight, low-cost, and electrically conductive, conjugated polymers are used in the fabrication of optoelectronic, computing, biosensing, and other applications. They can be printed in thin layers onto flexible substrates, making them a good fit for next-generation technologies.  Read Article 
Evident's Pramana Acquisition Will Combine Clinical Microscopy, Digital Pathology Capabilities
Evident's Pramana Acquisition Will Combine Clinical Microscopy, Digital Pathology Capabilities

Evident has agreed to acquire Pramana, a manufacturer of whole slide imaging technologies and digital pathology solutions. Terms of the deal have not been announced.  Founded in 2021 by nference, a leader in multimodal and agentic AI innovation, Pramana develops fully autonomous image scanning systems, which are designed for use in hospitals, research facilities, and educational institutions. The systems use volumetric imaging techniques to scan specimens at varying fields of view and combine the images into a single fully focused image.  Read Article 
Ionic-Electronic Photodetector Offers In-Sensor Image Processing
Ionic-Electronic Photodetector Offers In-Sensor Image Processing

Researchers at Fudan University have developed an ionic-electronic photodetector capable of simultaneously detecting light and performing in-sensor image processing. According to the researchers, the device offers the potential to surpass certain limitations of human vision — including color vision deficiencies. At the core of the innovation is a layered photodetector based on copper indium phosphorous sulfide, a van der Waals ferroelectric material that supports both ionic and electronic conduction.  Read Article 
 
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