Editor’s Picks

  1. WPI Receives Gift From IPG Photonics To Enhance Photonics Teaching And Research At The University 2/26/2008
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received funds and equipment from IPG Photonics Corporation in Oxford, Mass., the world's leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers, to enhance the teaching and research capabilities of the IPG Photonics Laboratory, established at WPI in 2001, in part, with support from the company
  2. LEAPS – Light For Research 11/13/2017

    A new strategic alliance between European accelerator-based 'super-microscopes' has been forged in Brussels on Monday.

  3. MVTec Showcases Enhancements Of HALCON 9.0 9/11/2009
    At the VISION 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Munich-based manufacturer of standard software for machine vision MVTec will showcase the features of HALCON 9.0 and additionally innovative enhancements of the latest release 9.0.1.
  4. HBM Sensor Technology For Performance Diagnosis And For Drilling And Training The Human Hand 10/9/2013

    With the HFD200 hand and finger dynamometer, the doctor has available a diagnosis and rehabilitation system for the human hand, which measures the forces used to bend and stretch the hand and the individual fingers, under defined isometric conditions. The overall system is characterized by the integration of precise and adjusted HBM force transducers, analog/digital conversion (HBM AED) of the measured values and online display of the measurement results (biofeedback control) on the PC. By Dr. med. habil. Hansjörg Weber, Meißen

  5. Newport Introduces 170-TPI High-Precision Adjustment Screws 7/30/2012

    Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage, and Measure Light, introduces high-precision adjustment screws with a 170-thread-per-inch (TPI) thread pitch, providing a 43% improvement in sensitivity over standard 100-TPI adjustment screws.

  6. NIST Updates 'Sweet' 1950s Separation Method To Clean Nanoparticles From Organisms 1/26/2017

    Giving a 65-year-old laboratory technique a new role, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have performed the cleanest separation to date of synthetic nanoparticles from a living organism.

  7. Aston, NSU Partner On Photonics Research Center 10/28/2013

    Aston University in England and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) in Russia are partnering to establish a joint research center, the Aston-NSU International Centre for Photonics in Novosibirsk.

  8. Photometrics Launches Scientific CMOS Camera With 95 Percent Quantum Efficiency 6/8/2016

    Photometrics, a manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras for life science applications, andGpixel Inc., a company specializing in high-performance CMOS image sensors, recently announced the release of the Photometrics Prime 95B Scientific CMOS camera.

  9. Ophir-Spiricon Introduces Water Cooled And Fan Cooled Laser Beam Dumps For High Power Applications 2/10/2010
    Ophir-Spiricon, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, recently announced two new Laser Beam Dump products for high power applications, the BD5000W-BB-50 and the BDFL500A-BB-50. These devices are designed to safety absorb the "unused" part of a high power laser beam and dissipate the resulting heat, protecting nearby personnel and equipment.
  10. University Of Copenhagen Researchers Realize New Platform For Future Quantum Computer 4/26/2019

    Quantum Physics University of Copenhagen physicists, as part of the University and Microsoft collaboration focused on topological quantum computing, may have unloosed a Gordian knot in quantum computer development.