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01 Aug 24
Houston solves ‘problem’ with thermal imaging and thermography

New approach cuts wavelength and temperature dependence, yielding applications for police, military, and medicine.

31 Jul 24
Rochester group funded to investigate developing ‘gamma ray laser’

Federal money to allow U.S. and European collaboration to study coherent light sources beyond x-rays.

31 Jul 24
Bath develops optical fibers specified for quantum computing

Speciality fibers feature micro-structured core with air pockets along entire length.

24 Jul 24
WashU reveals details of amyloid aggregates

Single-molecule localization microscopy assists understanding of neurodegenerative disease.

23 Jul 24
LZH develops welding process for maritime manufacturing

Multi-laser beam process can also join steel with plate thickness up to 30mm.

22 Jul 24
AI-powered optical detection to thwart counterfeit chips

Researchers from Purdue University have developed a robust optical anticounterfeit method for semiconductor devices.

17 Jul 24
Texas A&M innovates cellphone-based Raman spectrometer…

…while Vanderbilt develops laser-based method for “liquid biopsies”.

17 Jul 24
Silicon photonics promises large-scale applications in quantum information

Centre for Nanosciences & Nanotech, France, Télécom Paris, and STMicro have “overcome previous limitations”.

16 Jul 24
Trumpf and SiMa.ai partner on industrial lasers featuring AI

Firms co-developing smart chips and software to improve welding, cutting and marking.

15 Jul 24
Max Planck researchers propose optical approach to sustainable neural networks

Development could make more energy- and cost-efficient machine learning for AI apps and more.

11 Jul 24
Lasers and 2D materials adapted to fight global plastic threat

Texas Engineers use transition metal dichalcogenide and laser process to tackle problem polymers.

09 Jul 24
Twente discovers ‘new’ shapes of photons and novel applications

Including smarter LED lighting, photonic bits of info controlled by quantum circuits, and nano-sensors.

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