HANNOVER, Germany, May 10, 2018 — Stefan Kaierle has been appointed the executive director of nonprofit research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover eV (LZH), succeeding Ludger Overmeyer, who takes over as chairman of the scientific directorate. Kaierle studied electrical engineering and received his doctorate in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen University. From 1998 to 2011, he headed the system technology department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen. Since 2012, he has been the head of the

GREENBELT, Md., May 9, 2018 — A laser instrument designed to map the world’s forests in high-resolution 3D is undergoing final integration and testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument is expected to...

SALT LAKE CITY, May 9, 2018 — Machine learning technology developer Big Squid Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with QlikTech International AB, a data analytics platform provider focused on data transformation, to add predictive models to current analytics processes....

TEMPE, Ariz., May 9, 2018 — Desert Silicon Inc., a supplier of spin-on glass (SOG) and other materials, has appointed Neutron Technology Enterprise of Singapore to represent its SOG products in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. “We are very pleased to announce a...

SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2018 — Visual Communications Co. (VCC), a provider of illuminated products, has chosen English Technical Sales (ETS) as its representative. With a 12-person team, ETS will act as manufacturer’s representative for VCC, providing sales and technical...

LEUVEN, Belgium, May 8, 2018 — IR technology developer Xenics NV was named the “Biggest Innovator in the Image Sensor Industry” during the 2018 Image Sensors Europe Awards. The award acknowledges the most outstanding achievements of sensor companies and individuals....

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 7, 2018 — A chemical sensing chip, developed for use with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), has demonstrated the ability to detect the chemical fingerprint of cocaine in biological samples. In the future, the technology could be used to detect the...

VEUREY-VOROIZE, France, May 7, 2018 — ULIS, a designer and manufacturer of the widest range of thermal image sensors for commercial, defense, and security applications, has set a new performance record for bolometers, now matching speeds of high-frame-rate cameras. The thermal sensor...

AKRON, Ohio, May 7, 2018 — Matthew Becker, who holds the W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron (UA), was inducted into the College of Fellows by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 5, 2018 — Yon Visell, assistant professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his haptics research. With this award, Visell aims to use his expertise to shed light on the wave-like...

CUERNAVACA, Mexico, May 4, 2018 — A new approach to detecting metal contaminants in water involves the use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to analyze the presence of heavy metals, such as mercury, in water drops that are levitated in midair using ultrasonic waves. The...

May 4, 2018 — Biennially, the Frankfurt (Germany) International Exhibition Center hosts some of the world’s top innovators who showcase their work and products at the Optatec International Trade Fair. To be held May 15-17, this event highlights the latest...

OULU, Finland, May 4, 2018 — Hyperspectral imaging instrument and systems manufacturer Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd. has won the Red Dot design award for its Specim IQ camera. “High-tech devices can rarely take pride in their usability or design,” said Harri Salo,...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2018 — The Optical Society (OSA) has named Dieter Bimberg from the Technische Universität in Berlin and King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, as the 2018 recipient of the Nick Holonyak Jr. Award. OSA honors Bimberg for fundamental discoveries on...

BATH, England, May 3, 2018 — Scientists have modeled the interaction between light and twisted molecules as the molecules transition from left- to right-handed versions, or vice versa. Understanding the behaviors of these transitional forms could lead to improved design of...

STANFORD, Calif., May 3, 2018 — A quantum version of Newton’s cradle was used to investigate how the chaotic motion of quantum particles eventually leads to thermal equilibrium. With the cradle, researchers observed how, after inducing small amounts of chaotic motion, a...

FREMONT, Calif., May 3, 2018 — Photovoltaic (PV) technology developer SolarEdge Technologies Inc. was voted the Gold Winner by the Edison Awards for its HD-Wave inverter technology in the renewable energy category. SolarEdge’s HD-Wave technology dramatically reduces the...

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, May 3, 2018 — Photonics foundry SMART Photonics BV has collaborated with photonic simulation software developer Lumerical Inc. to develop a compact model library (CML) for their indium phosphide (InP)-integrated photonics platform and the associated process...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 2, 2018 — A new superconducting camera will be used in the search for exoplanets that could contain or support life. Distinguishing the light of a planet from the light of the star it orbits is a challenge, which the camera’s high-contrast imaging...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 2, 2018 — An optogenetic tool has been developed for controlling voltage-gated calcium (CaV) channels to enable photo-tunable modulation of CaV channel activity in excitable mammalian cells. The tool, called optoRGK, provides a way to interrogate the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 2, 2018 — Engineers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) are developing “smart” forklifts and truck technology for autonomous materials handling. The team is building a next-generation intelligent materials handling system, with their...

CHESHAM, England, May 2, 2018 — Lens developer Resolve Optics Ltd. has purchased a fully automated modulation transfer function (MTF) and distortion test center, as well as a precision lens system centering station for its U.K. optical assembly facility. The addition of this...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 1, 2018 — Researchers at Texas A&M have developed a chemical or light-inducible transcriptional reprogramming device to illuminate the functions of genes during different biological processes, using calcium and light. The CaRROT system (calcium-responsive...

May 1, 2018 — Ultrafast lasers are the dominant laser source for scientific applications. Two key technical trends are emerging that support several diverse applications. The first development is the emergence of ytterbium fiber (Yb-fiber) as a reliable...