Editor’s Picks

  1. World's Smallest Optical Implantable Biodevice 4/23/2018

    Japanese researchers describe a new implantable device no bigger than the width of a coin that can be used to control brain patterns. The device, which can be read about in AIP Advances, converts infrared light into blue light to control neural activity and is both the smallest and lightest wireless optical biodevice to be reported.

  2. Corning To Buy 3M's Optical-Fiber Telecom Biz For $900M 12/11/2017

    Corning Incorporated announced recently that it has entered into agreements with 3M to purchase substantially all of 3M’s Communication Markets Division in a cash transaction valued at approximately $900M. The acquisition is expected to close during 2018, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.

  3. Space-Saving Positioning Lasers 8/17/2021

    LASER COMPONENTS is expanding its range of cost-effective positioning lasers by two particularly compact modules. With a diameter of 9 mm, the LC-LML-635-09 line laser and the LC-LMC-635-09 cross-hair laser are just 16.5 mm long.

  4. Addressing The Need For Microscopic Speed 8/24/2012

    Researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a new form of digital microscope which can create an image 100 times faster than regular equipment – without losing image quality.

  5. Record-Breaking Laser Pulses 10/11/2024

    Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a laser that produces the strongest ultra-short laser pulses to date. In the future, such high power pulses could be used for precision measurements or materials processing.

  6. A New Hands-Off Probe Uses Light To Explore The Subtleties Of Electron Behavior In A Topological Insulator 2/2/2021

    Topological insulators are one of the most puzzling quantum materials – a class of materials whose electrons cooperate in surprising ways to produce unexpected properties. The edges of a TI are electron superhighways where electrons flow with no loss, ignoring any impurities or other obstacles in their path, while the bulk of the material blocks electron flow.

  7. Alloptic Partners With Global Leader In Airport And Industrial Safety And Security Systems 6/25/2007
    Alloptic, Inc., a global leader in the development of Passive Optical Network (PON) technology, announced that they are partnering with SOFAB Industries to provide optical communications access equipment for security and Smart City applications
  8. Advances In Molecular Electronics: Lights On – Molecule On 4/20/2015

    Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University of Konstanz are working on storing and processing information on the level of single molecules to create the smallest possible components that will combine autonomously to form a circuit.

  9. NanoSight Announces The Launch Of The NS300 Providing A Platform For Enhanced Fluorescence And Rheological Applications 3/5/2013

    NanoSight reports on the new NS300 system based on their Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis technology.

  10. ams OSRAM Unveils Its New Cyan Laser Diode: Up To Five Times More Power For DNA Sequencing 5/5/2025

    ams OSRAM, a global leader in intelligent sensors and emitters, is extending its portfolio of high-power lasers: the new cyan-colored laser diode is up to five times brighter than its predecessors.