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20 Dec 23
Solar panel output cut by ‘high frequency shading’ from turbine blades

In combined wind and solar farms, shadowing can reduce yield by 50 per cent, say TNO researchers.

19 Dec 23
ESA FORUM Mission to deploy ‘thermometer turned high precision satellite’

Fraunhofer IOF researchers develop diamond structures to enable climate change research.

19 Dec 23
ALLS improves cancer therapy via femtosecond laser

Tightly focused source generates high dose rate electron beams for use in treatment.

18 Dec 23
imec and Mitsui Chemicals sign strategic partnership agreement...

...and imec spinoff Specifix launches automated 3D software for wrist fracture analysis.

14 Dec 23
Stuttgart researchers create hybrid laser by 3D-printing optics on fibers

Polymer-based micro-optics can withstand the power levels in a laser.

13 Dec 23
Belgian team cuts thermal impact of stacking opto-electronic chips

KU Leuven and imec say wider spacing between µbumps and photonic device reduces heat problem of 3D integration.

12 Dec 23
imec presents new way to render colors with sub-micron pixel sizes

Developers say approach “revolutionizes” camera performance.

05 Dec 23
Doughnut-shaped laser beams help physicists see tiny objects

Colorado researchers use new method to view items not visible by regular microscopy.

05 Dec 23
Retina imaging spots signs of traumatic brain injury

University of Birmingham EyeD device combines Raman spectroscopy and fundus imaging.

04 Dec 23
University of Sydney develops ‘Lego-like’ electro-optical chip architecture

Integrating electronics with photonics has applications in satellites, wireless, and 6G telecoms.

04 Dec 23
Dynamic liquid crystal lens research improves imaging quality

Taiwan’s Yang Ming Chiao Tung team solves problem of haze in VR and other applications.

30 Nov 23
Italian-led group creates photonic source for best beamshape for wireless networks

Milan, Glasgow, and Stanford university partners design chips to optimize light profile “for any environment.”

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