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Industry Partnership Eyes High-Performance Diode Laser Stacks
DITZINGEN, Germany, Feb. 7, 2024 — The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) has partnered with TRUMPF, LayTec, and Finetech to develop high-power diode laser stacks with high duty cycle and optical power, and low fabrication cost. The work is to take place under the HOTSTACK project, coordinated by TRUMPF. The initiative addresses the need for stacked arrays of diode lasers to pump the new generation of pulsed solid-state lasers of the highest energy class.
Optica Appoints Judith Dawes to Editorial Role: People in the News: 2/7/24
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 7, 2024 — Optica has appointed Judith M. Dawes as the editor-in-chief of Optics Continuum, taking over Takashige Omatsu, who led the journal as the founding editor since 2018. Dawes is a professor of physics at Macquire University in Sydney with research...
Material Offers Efficient, Sustainable Emission for OLEDs
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 6, 2024 — A new, 3D-printable material that is a highly efficient emitter could lead to cheaper, more sustainable manufacturing processes for OLED devices. The material, called supramolecular ink, demonstrated the ability to convert nearly all absorbed light...
NASA to Support the ESA's Efforts on Gravitational Wave Observatory
PARIS, Feb. 6, 2024 — NASA will collaborate with the European Space Agency (ESA) on a space-based observatory designed to detect gravitational waves. The ESA formally adopted the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) to its mission lineup, with launch slated for...
PlaqueTec, Babraham Institute collaborate on blood screening
CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 5, 2024 — Biotechnology company PlaqueTec and the Babraham Institute’s Flow Cytometry Facility have begun a collaboration to develop cell phenotyping assay to detect cell subpopulations in human blood. The collaboration aims to use the assay to...
High-Throughput Imaging Reveals Multi-Particle Cellular Activity
BONN, Germany, Feb. 5, 2024 — A new software program can map the movements of multiple particles within cells simultaneously, providing insight into cellular functions that are difficult — and sometimes impossible — to investigate using single-cell tracking methods....
Lumus and Schott Expand Collaboration; STEMMER Rebrands Subsidiaries: Week in Brief: 2/2/24
PUCHHEIM, Germany, Feb. 2, 2024 — STEMMER IMAGING, a machine vision technology developer, has rebranded its INFAIMON subsidiaries in Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and Portugal. The company maintains that customers will still have the same contact and have access to an expanded product...
PowerLight Technologies to Provide Tech for DARPA Initiative
KENT, Wash. Feb. 2, 2024 — PowerLight Technologies, a developer of laser power beaming systems, will provide critical wireless power beaming expertise, solutions, and support for the development of lunar power infrastructure, as part of Blue Origin’s award under the...
SPIE Names 2024 Prism Award Winners
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1, 2024 — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recognized the top innovations in new optics and photonics products at the 2024 Prism Awards held at Photonics West on Jan. 31. The gala event marked the Prism Awards’ 16th anniversary....
Retinal OCT and Genetics Identify Links Between Ocular and Systemic Health
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2024 — A study conducted by Mass Eye and Ear, the Broad Institute at MIT, and Harvard Medical School has demonstrated links between the thinning of different layers and an increased risk of disease. The work utilized OCT retinal images and genetic data...
IonQ Achieves Milestone One Year Ahead of Schedule
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 1, 2024 — Quantum computing company IonQ reported that it has hit a target milestone of 35 algorithmic qubits, a year ahead of schedule. IonQ’s systems are now capable of new tasks in quantum machine learning and quantum chemistry. The milestone was...
TRAQC Awarded Top Prize at 2024 SPIE Startup Challenge
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2024 — During a ceremony yesterday at SPIE Photonics West, TRAQC was named as the winner of the $10,000 top prize at the 14th annual SPIE Startup Challenge. Their real-time inspection solution for the printed electronics industry uses terahertz radiation...
ORCA Acquires Integrated Photonics Division of GXC
LONDON, Jan. 31, 2024 — Quantum computing technology developer ORCA Computing has acquired the integrated photonics division of GXC, a provider of private cellular network solutions. The division has provided advanced photonics solutions to top U.S. commercial and...
SMART Photonics Doubles Production Capacity
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Jan. 31, 2024 — SMART Photonics, a foundry for photonic integrated circuits, has scaled up its production of photonic chips by transferring its entire production capability from 3-inch 4-inch wafer substrates. According to the company, SMART Photonics is among the...
Femtum Raises $3.7M Seed Round
QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 31, 2024 — Laser technology startup Femtum has closed a 5 million CAD ($3.7 million) seed round. The funding accelerates its commercialization of mid-IR fiber lasers tailored to semiconductor manufacturing processes. Femtum is a 2017 spinout of the University...
IDS Adds Managing Director; Pixxel Appoints CFO: People in the News: 1/31/24
OBERSULM, Germany, Jan. 31, 2024 — IDS Imaging Development Systems has appointed Michael Berger as its managing director, replacing founder and shareholder Jürgen Hartmann who served on the management board for 27 years. Berger has past managing experience, most recently acting...
Ultrafast Phenomenon Prompts Data Storage Efficiency Hypothesis
DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 — A recent discovery from the University of California, Davis, could enable faster and more efficient magnetic hard drives by using ultrafast laser pulses to process data. The findings could significantly reduce energy consumption for data centers....
TRUMPF Collaborates with The Exploration Company on Spacecraft Parts
DITZINGEN, Germany, Jan. 30, 2024 — TRUMPF is collaborating with European space-travel startup The Exploration on the construction of core components for spacecrafts designed for missions in the earth’s orbit and to the moon. As early as spring of 2024, the Exploration Company...
Infleqtion Acquires Two Silicon Photonics Firms
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29, 2023 — Quantum information company Infleqtion has acquired two integrated silicon photonics companies: SiNoptiq Inc. and Morton Photonics Inc. The acquisitions serve to expedite Infleqtion’s plans for chip-scale integration of lasers and atomic...
Multispectral Terahertz Imaging System Incorporates Neural Network
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29, 2024 — Researchers at UCLA have developed a focal plane array (FPA) capable of supporting real-time multispectral terahertz (THz) video in 3D. According to the team, led by UCLA professors Mona Jarrahi and Aydogan Ozcan, this is the first time a terahertz...
Machine Learning Hones Ability to Image Liver Disease
TOKYO, Jan. 29, 2024 — A research team at the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has combined NIR hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) and machine learning to assess lipid content in the liver. The technique enables noninvasive diagnosis of steatotic liver disease (SLD),...
TRUMPF Expands in India; Bruker Agrees to Acquire Chemspeed: Week in Brief: 1/26/24
DITZINGEN, Germany, Jan. 26, 2024 — High-technology company TRUMPF has made plans to build a production facility in Pune India. Along with plans to expand its show room in Bengalaru, the company has invested €5 million into the facility and aims to produce 300 machines per year....
PsiQuantum, Mitsubishi Partner to Develop Energy-Efficient Materials
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 26, 2024 — Photonic quantum computing company PsiQuantum, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mitsubishi Chemical, has launched a partnership to design energy-efficient materials on PsiQuantum’s fault-tolerant quantum computer. The joint research project...
TKH Group Executive Assumes Helm at Member Company SVS-Vistek
GILCHING, Germany, Jan. 25, 2024 — Robert Franz has been appointed CEO of machine vision company SVS-Vistek. Franz also serves as group CEO for the German 2D vision companies within the TKH Group, which includes SVS-Vistek. He was appointed CEO of Allied Vision last year.In the new...
Enlightra, DESY Hamburg Develop Improved, Scalable Comb Lasers
RENENS, Switzerland, Jan. 25, 2024 — Laser technology startup Enlightra has collaborated with DESY Hamburg to develop comb lasers that are more stable and efficient by design. The work demonstrated microresonators with programmable synthetic reflection providing tailored injection...

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