Editor’s Picks

41. TECHSPEC Compact Instrumentation Imaging Lenses Feature Adjustable Locking Focus 4/27/2012

    Edmund Optics (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces new TECHSPEC Compact Instrumentation Imaging Lenses. 

42. TMC Recognized For Involvement In LLNL's National Ignition Facility Project 6/30/2009
    The May 29 announcement that the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was dedicated after several years of construction brought to fruition Technical Manufacturing Corporation’s (TMC) involvement in the project to develop the world’s highest-energy laser system.
43. Color CMOS Image Sensors For Better Vision 10/5/2009
    Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS in Duisburg are adding some color to the picture. They have developed a new process for producing CMOS image sensors which enables the chips to see color...
44. New Imaging Technology Advances Fingerprint Detection 3/12/2010
    ASU scientist N.J. Tao and his colleagues at the Biodesign Institute have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals important in such areas as national security, human health and the environment.
45. Researcher Working Toward Safer, More Energy Efficient LED Lighting Technology 2/8/2023

    A Mizzou Engineer has found a way to improve light-emitting diodes (LEDs), reducing the harsh blue hue associated with LED light fixtures.

46. Laser Research Optics Offers Three Plano Types Of Copper Laser Mirrors 7/21/2015

    Laser Research Optics has introduced a line of high-quality gold plated copper laser mirrors for Mazak and Mitsubishi high power lasers that are in-stock for overnight shipment.

47. Largest X-Ray Laser In The World Produces First Laser Light 5/4/2017

    The European XFEL in the metropolitan region of Hamburg, the world's largest x-ray laser, has reached the last major milestone before the official start-up in September: the 3.4-kilometer-long facility, which is mainly for underground tunnels, produced the first x-ray laser light , The X-ray light had a wavelength of 0.8 nanometers, which is about 500 times shorter than that of visible light.

48. New Picosecond Pulsed Diode Lasers At 500 nm And 510 nm By PicoQuant 7/19/2011
    PicoQuant GmbH announces the release of the long-awaited 500 nm and 510 nm picosecond pulsed diode laser heads. For the first time, green laser emission is not generated by wavelength conversion techniques, but directly generated by a semiconductor laser diode.
49. Researchers Discover Potentially Harmful Airborne Nanoparticles Produced By Burning Coal 8/8/2017

    Environmental scientists led by the Virginia Tech College of Science have discovered that the burning of coal produces incredibly small particles of a highly unusual form of titanium oxide.

50. New LED Spot Projectors Offer Industry-Leading Illumination 4/28/2008
    Moritex, specialists in machine vision and inspection, has announced the new MSPP Series of LED Spot Projectors designed to replace conventional halogen point light sources as well as fiber optic illumination solutions