Editor’s Picks

  1. Biotium's New Laser Diode Gel Illuminator Offers A Superior Alternative To LED And UV-Based Illumination 10/4/2022

    Biotium, a leading supplier and inventor of fluorescent tools for life science research, announces the release of the next-generation Gel-Bright Laser Diode Gel Illuminator.

  2. Art And Optics Converge To Preserve Frescos: Reflected Infrared Light Unlocks New Details Of Renaissance Paintings 6/18/2012

    When restoring damaged and faded works of art, artists often employ lasers and other sophisticated imaging techniques to study intricate details, analyze pigments, and search for subtle defects not visible to the naked eye.

  3. Xerox To Head $14 Million MOEMS Project 10/13/1998
    A group of companies led by Xerox Corp. has won a $6.9 million contract from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to partially fund a $14-million project to improve manufacturing techniques for
  4. Quantum Photon Properties Revealed In Another Particle - The Plasmon 4/3/2014

    For years, researchers have been interested in developing quantum computers—the theoretical next generation of technology that will outperform conventional computers.

  5. Abrisa Technologies Publishes Custom Glass Fabrication Technical Capabilities Brochure 12/5/2011

    Abrisa Technologies is pleased to announce that it has just completed and published a brochure detailing their custom glass fabrication technical capabilities.

  6. Bound By Light 8/26/2022

    A team of researchers at the University of Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Duisburg-Essen have found a new mechanism that fundamentally alters the interaction between optically levitated nanoparticles.

  7. Protolabs Selected To Be Featured in National Manufacturing Tour 2/22/2019

    Digital manufacturing leader Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) will be showcased as part of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) State of Manufacturing Tour, which highlights manufacturing’s digital transformation, the job opportunities created by this transformation, and the skills required now to work in the industry.

  8. Takian Fakhrul: Paving 'One-Way Streets' For Light Inside Photonic Devices 10/2/2018

    When Takian Fakhrul was a young girl, her father, then a graduate student in materials science at the University of Manchester, would bring her along to his lab. During these visits, she would peek at structures under the microscopes or watch him polish newly synthesized materials. And she just couldn’t seem to stay silent.

  9. ILX Lightwave Introduces The LRS-9580 Calibration System For High Power Laser Diode Life-Test And Burn-In System 5/4/2012

    ILX Lightwave, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces the LRS-9580 Calibration System. The new system is a complete, self-contained transportable unit capable of calibrating fixtures, shelves, and measurement electronics for the LRS-9550 High Power Test Laser Diode Test System for Single Emitters.

  10. Ultra High-Speed Imaging At Photonics West 1/12/2011
    Specialised Imaging will be displaying its latest product innovations and applications advances in ultra high-speed imaging at Photonics West in San Francisco, USA (January 22-27th 2011).