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Briefs: Materials
The sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, and long operating life.
Briefs: Propulsion
A remotely controlled microswimmer could navigate the human body and aid in drug delivery.
Briefs: Energy
A highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery generates, stores, and redelivers renewable electricity from the Sun in one device.
Blog: Photonics/Optics
There are some things you just can't do at a virtual trade show. Editor Bruce A. Bennett walks the floor at SPIE Photonics West.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Editor Bruce A. Bennett reports from SPIE Photonics West 2022 in San Francisco.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully launched on December 25 on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, South America. A joint effort with ESA (European...
INSIDER: Imaging
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have succeeded in creating an experimental model of an elusive kind of fundamental particle called a skyrmion in a beam of light. The breakthrough...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) QVGA Camera
Attollo Engineering (Camarillo, CA) has introduced a quarter-VGA format camera (320 x 256 resolution), based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) shortwave infrared technology. The miniature...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the future...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Would You Use A.I-Driven Laser Cutters like SensiCut?
Laser cutters are a popular tool for today’s design engineers. Users, however, still face difficulties distinguishing among stockpiles of metals, woods, papers, and plastics.
Briefs: Materials
SensiCut, a smart material-sensing platform for laser cutters, can differentiate among 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces.
Briefs: Materials
The fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Engineers have developed a sensor system and manufacturing process for smart contact lenses. The sensor system contains a photodetector for receiving optical information, a temperature sensor for...
Articles: Propulsion
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), mankind’s understanding of the universe — and its origins — will increase exponentially.
Products: Test & Measurement
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
Briefs: Imaging
NASA's NEID tool delivered its first batch of data on the nearest and best-studied star, our Sun.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
The main Photonics West exhibition opens on Tuesday, January 25.
Briefs: Aerospace
The "AOM" performs complex observations with ten observation modes and 175 strategies.
Briefs: Imaging
Researchers from SEAS have found "hidden potential" in metasurfaces.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
At 3 p.m. on March 5, a gigantic furnace slowly started spinning underneath the stands of Arizona Stadium at the University of Arizona. Fire-engine red, massive in size...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A team at the University of Münster is adapting a cell labelling strategy known as "SNAP-tag" technology.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
With advanced tech, mirrors can be made with high accuracy.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
The Opti-Scan inspection system can measure surfaces and edges in 3D.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Holographic lenses render visible and infrared starlight into either a focused image or a spectrum.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will usher in a new era of laser communications.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The optical-based sensor detects the presence of hydrogen without electronics, making the process much safer.
Briefs: Energy
The windows reduce the need for air conditioning and simultaneously generate electricity.
Briefs: Transportation
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
Briefs: Energy
Polymer cores redirect light from any source to solar cells.
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INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
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Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
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