GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 25, 2024 — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its ultraviolet (UV) calibration facility to ensure accurate calibration of UV detectors. The Ultraviolet Spectral Comparator Facility (UVSCF) measures and calibrates UV detection equipment sent in by industry. UV light is used in a variety of applications. Its germicidal properties make it useful in sanitation and disinfection, especially in healthcare settings. It’s also used to combat microbial contamination in

QUÉBEC CITY, July, 25, 2024 — Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) has emerged as a two-dimensional material, and semiconductor, that is attracting a great deal of interest from the scientific community because of its properties. While it has been used since the 1970s and 1980s as a...

AACHEN, Germany, July 24, 2024 — Using graphene as the emission source, researchers at AMO GmbH worked with other European universities to develop a MIR emitter for integrated photonic gas sensors. The researchers integrated the graphene-based emitter with photonic waveguides that...

ANKARA, Turkey, July 23, 2024 — Using spatially-modulated laser beams and anisotropic seeding, researchers at Bilkent University demonstrated a way to control nanofabrication deep inside silicon (Si) bulk material, instead of only on the surface of an Si chip. The new approach...

TOKYO, July 22, 2024 — By broadening the availability of light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) world-wide, a team at Juntendo University is helping to smooth the path to future discoveries in biomedicine. Advancements in tissue clearing techniques have made LSFM...

DITZINGEN, Germany, July 19, 2024 — TRUMPF has partnered with machine learning system-on-chip developer SiMa.ai to equip TRUMPF laser systems with AI technology, focusing on the acceleration of complex materials processing. This will include systems for welding, cutting, and marking,...

OXFORD, England, July 19, 2024 — Neutral atom quantum computing firm Infleqtion has installed a quantum computer at the U.K.’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). Infleqtion is the first company to deploy hardware at the NQCC under their quantum computing testbed...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 18, 2024 — Halo Industries, a developer of laser manufacturing technology for the semiconductor industry, has raised up to $80 million in a series B funding round. The company plans to use the funds to scale the commercialization and reach of its technology...

EXETER, England, July 17, 2024 — The smaller the volume of light that confines a microparticle, the more tightly the particle can be trapped. Maximizing the stiffness of the optical trap can lead to more precise measurements at the nanoscale and more photon-efficient tweezing of...

GARCHING, Germany, July 16, 2024 — According to prevailing wisdom, long-distance quantum computing requires the ability to entangle qubits made from matter, in which information is stored and manipulated locally, with photonic qubits that can transmit the information. Entanglement...

SINGAPORE, July 15, 2024 — A research team at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a wearable sensor based on microlasers to measure biomarkers found in sweat. The bandage-like device could provide a way to monitor blood sugar levels...

LONDON, July 12, 2024 — Precision measurement company Spectris has entered into an agreement to acquire SciAps for consideration of up to $260 million, comprising an up-front consideration of $200 million, plus a deferred element of up to $60 million. Once the acquisition...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 12, 2024 — The well-defined spacing between frequency spikes makes the frequency comb a valuable light measurement tool. Just as the evenly spaced lines on a ruler provide a way to measure distance, the evenly spaced spikes of a frequency comb allow the...

BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 11, 2024 — SPIE is accepting applications for its 2025 Prism Awards, which will celebrate their 17th anniversary on Jan. 29 during a gala evening at SPIE Photonics West. The awards, held annually by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics,...

GARCHING BEI MÜNCHEN, Germany, July 11, 2024 — Quantum computing firm planqc has secured €50 million (~$54 million) in series A financing. The startup plans to use the funds to establish a quantum computing cloud service and develop quantum software for applications in industries including...

CANBERRA, Australia, July 9, 2024 — Exciton-polariton lasers offer low-power operation, making them a promising source of coherent light for various low-energy applications. The spectral purity, or linewidth, of this type of laser had remained unclear, until now. Using a commercial...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 2024 — Netherlands-based photonic chip accelerator PhotonDelta has opened an office in California with the goal of growing the photonic chip industry by facilitating collaboration between European and North American organizations. Backed by $1.2 billion to...

Jul 8, 2024 — The physical parameters and versatility of femtosecond sources help to facilitate operations that are beyond the reach of more conventional laser technologies. As emitters of high-intensity, ultrashort-pulse (USP) radiation, the current class of...

LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2024 — Researchers have long dreamed of the secrets they could unlock by raising the energy state of an atom’s nucleus using a laser. Accomplishing this would allow the atomic clocks of today to be replaced with a nuclear clock with far greater...

BEIJING, July 4, 2024 — A group of researchers have developed a new 3D method that can be used to track fast-moving objects at high speeds. The real-time tracking approach, which is based on single-pixel imaging, could be used to improve autonomous driving, industrial...

PASADENA, Calif., July 4, 2024 — Computational imaging, a technique that combines the sensing capabilities of conventional microscopy with algorithms for processing data, helps modern microscopy achieve high-resolution, aberration-free images with a large field of view (FOV)....

Jul 3, 2024 — With legislative and environmental considerations converging into powerful tailwinds, the e-mobility sector is a blossoming innovation area in all reaches of its value chain. Today, electric vehicle (EV) battery packs are scaling to higher voltages,...

Jul 3, 2024 — Laser microprocessing covers a broad scope of laser processes used in the machining of ultrafine structures. In this area of technology, micrometer-scale levels of precision and accuracy are required to obtain the desired structures and, more...

COLUMBIA, Mo., July 2, 2024 — A 3D printing and laser process developed at the University of Missouri opens the door to simplified manufacturing of multi-material, multi-layered sensors, circuit boards, and even textiles with electronic components. Called the Freeform...

BERLIN, July 2, 2024 — Scientists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Tsinghua University, and the Physical-Technical Federal Institute (PTB) for metrology are building the foundation for a future source for coherent ultraviolet (UV) radiation, known as steady-state...