Editor’s Picks

  1. Transparent Conductive Material Could Lead To Power-Generating Windows 11/4/2010
    Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area.
  2. Researchers Find The ‘Key’ To Quantum Network Solution 5/26/2015

    Scientists at the University of York’s Centre for Quantum Technology have made an important step in establishing scalable and secure high rate quantum networks.

  3. How To Interpret Images From Infrared Cameras 7/26/2018

    This white paper will discuss how to establish a simple scene model in the field, how to determine their limitations, and how you can use these models to estimate physical parameters, such as the thermodynamic temperature of the objects being viewed.

  4. OSA’s Optics & Photonics News Wins 2017 APEX Award 7/11/2017

    OSA Publishing is pleased to announce that the staff of Optics & Photonics News (OPN), The Optical Society’s news and member magazine, has received a 2017 APEX Grand Award for publication excellence.

  5. UltraVolt Announces New Representative For France 4/13/2007
    UltraVolt Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of standard-product high-voltage power supplies, today announced it has a new representative. Alimtronic will now offer the complete line of UltraVolt products in France including high voltage modules, test fixtures, and rack mount HV systems
  6. Ellex Gains US FDA Approval For 30XL Laser Slit Lamp 4/24/2007
    Ellex Medical Lasers Limited, a global leader in the design and manufacture of ophthalmic laser and ultrasound systems, announced recently that it has gained US FDA 510(k) approval to market the new Ellex 30XL laser slit lamp
  7. Delft Scientists Make First ‘On Demand’ Entanglement Link 6/13/2018

    Researchers at QuTech in Delft have succeeded in generating quantum entanglement between two quantum chips faster than the entanglement is lost.

  8. Planar to Supply Flat Panel Displays for Siemens Medical Patient Monitors 2/18/2000
    Siemens Medical Systems Inc. (City, ST) has selected Planar Systems Inc. (Beaverton, OR) to supply a 15-in. flat panel display...
  9. New 'Liquid Lens' Data For Immersion Lithography 3/20/2006
    New data on the properties of potential "liquid lenses" compiled by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could help the semiconductor industry continue to shrink feature sizes on computer chips...
  10. Infrared Digital Holography Allows Firefighters To See Through Flames, Image Moving People 2/26/2013

    Firefighters put their lives on the line in some of the most dangerous conditions on Earth. One of their greatest challenges, however, is seeing through thick veils of smoke and walls of flame to find people in need of rescue.