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Briefs: Imaging

A wavelength of visible light is about 1,000 times larger than an electron, so the way the two affect each other is limited by that disparity. Now, researchers have come up with a way to...

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers are tapping into dynamically controlled LEDs to create a simple illumination system for 3D imaging.
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INSIDER: AR/AI

Researchers have developed a new light-based computing scheme that uses a photonic integrated circuit to reduce the energy necessary for cryptocurrency and...

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Application Briefs: Lighting
Manufacturers can meet industry requirements thanks to the exact inspection of the individual components that is continuously improved using AI.
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Briefs: Design
The new robot, developed by engineers at the University of Waterloo, uses ultraviolet (UV) light and magnetic force to move on any surface, even up walls and across ceilings.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The ability to control light using a semiconductor device could allow low-power, relatively inexpensive sources like LEDs or flashlight bulbs to replace more powerful laser beams in new technologies.
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Blog: Photonics/Optics
Physicists achieved optical switching of a light signal at attosecond speeds to reach previously unattainable data transfer speeds.
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Products: Energy
See what's new, including a new series of ultra-miniature isolated single and dual-output high voltage DC-DC converters and new line of industrial interconnects.
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Blog: Lighting Technology
Light-emitting diode (LED) solid-state lighting technology offers low power consumption and cost, small size, and a long lifespan. Plus, it’s environmentally friendly.
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Application Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Commercial buildings are responsible for roughly 18 percent of the total energy consumed in this country.
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INSIDER: Materials

The way electrons interact with photons of light is a key part of many modern technologies, from lasers to solar panels to LEDs. But the interaction is inherently a weak one because of a...

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Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization
To overcome the limitations of using cleaning agents, sprays, or bulky high-cost sterilizing systems, NASA developed the Ultraviolet Germicidal Door Handle.
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Briefs: Design
The imaging system tested in NASA wind tunnels can reduce or eliminate shadows that occur when using many existing BOS and photogrammetric measurement systems.
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INSIDER: Materials

An interdisciplinary team from Hokkaido University’s Engineering and Agriculture departments and the Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD) has...

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Blog: Lighting Technology
Engineers developed soft devices containing algae that glow when under mechanical stress —perfect for building soft robots.
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Briefs: Lighting
The OLEDs are fabricated onto temporary tattoo paper and transferred to a new surface by being pressed onto it and dabbed with water.
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Briefs: Lighting
But they’re not yet small enough to compete in computing and other applications where electric circuits continue to reign.
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Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Existing infrastructure still relies on many electrical signal processing components embedded inside fiber optic networks.
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Articles: Lighting
There are multiple technologies based on the ToF concept. Generally, all of them are synchronized with a light source and estimate the distance by calculating the time taken for the light to travel from the camera to the object and then back again.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
The new products in September 2022.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
A new way to unprint paper uses intense pulsed light from a xenon lamp.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The ability to emit light also brings these microscale robots, which weigh barely more than a paper clip, one step closer to flying on their own outside the lab.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Tests showed the metalens they made could focus its 197-nanometer output onto a spot measuring 1.7 microns in diameter, increasing the power density of the light output by 21 times.
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Briefs: Lighting Technology
Plasmonics is a technology that essentially traps the energy of light in groups of electrons oscillating together on a metal surface.
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Briefs: Lighting Technology
This method increases the efficiency of light-emitting diodes and other optical elements.
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Briefs: Wearables
These micro LEDs can be folded, twisted, cut, and stuck to different surfaces.
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Special Reports: Medical
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Advanced Materials & Coatings - May 2022

Breakthroughs in plastics, composites, metals, and other materials technologies are enabling exciting new applications in industries ranging from aerospace to automotive to medical. Read more in this...

Briefs: Nanotechnology

Researchers have developed technology to produce next-generation composite glass for lighting LEDs and smartphone, television, and computer screens. The technology was a step forward in perovskite...

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