Editor’s Picks

71. New Study Could Lead To Paradigm Shift In Organic Solar Cell Research 11/19/2013

    Organic solar cells have long been touted as lightweight, low-cost alternatives to rigid solar panels made of silicon. Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert sunlight into electricity is still hotly debated.

72. Image Processing At The Kassel documenta: How Machine Vision Enters The Temple Of Modern Art 7/23/2007
    The documenta (Kassel, Germany) is considered as the most important event in modern art throughout the world. Only handpicked artists receive the honor to exhibit at this place. One of them uses the machine vision software HALCON to bring his exciting installations into life
73. Breaking Newton's Law 6/2/2017

    In the quantum world, our intuition for moving objects is strongly challenged and may sometimes even completely fail. Experimental physicists of the University of Innsbruck in collaboration with theorists from Munich, Paris and Cambridge have found a quantum particle which shows an intriguing oscillatory back-and-forth motion in a one-dimensional atomic gas.

74. Measuring Laser Power With A Thermopile Detector: The Basics of Power Detectors 7/9/2020

    If you work with CW or pulsed lasers, you need to accurately measure your laser power. The more you know about the measurement process, the better. This paper shares basic technical insights in the laser measurement field with the use of a thermopile detector.

75. Ireland Launches Photonics Initiative 9/8/2015

    The Irish government has announced a new national technology initiative to mobilize the country's photonics industry and grow its economy.

76. AAC Clyde Space To Commercialize TNO's Laser Terminal For Satellite Communication 5/22/2024

    AAC Clyde Space has secured rights to leverage TNO’s cutting-edge optical technology for manufacturing and distributing laser satellite communication terminals, marking a significant milestone achieved through a newly inked license agreement.

77. U.S. Should Reinforce Its Commitment To Research In Atomic, Molecular, And Optical Science 7/26/2006
    The federal government should reinforce its commitment to research in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science -- the study of atoms, molecules, and light, and related technologies such as lasers and fiber-optic communications -- says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council...
78. Scintil Photonics Raises €13.5M In Second Round Financing Led By Robert Bosch Venture Capital 6/21/2022

    Scintil Photonics, a supplier of advanced silicon photonic integrated circuits with monolithically integrated lasers and optical amplifiers, today announces it has secured €13.5M ($14.4M) in second round funding.

79. Photo-Induced Superconductivity On A Chip 11/13/2023

    Researchers at the MPSD have shown that a previously demonstrated ability to turn on superconductivity with a laser beam can be integrated on a chip, opening up a route toward opto-electronic applications.

80. Researchers Shrink Camera To The Size Of A Salt Grain 12/2/2021

    Micro-sized cameras have great potential to spot problems in the human body and enable sensing for super-small robots, but past approaches captured fuzzy, distorted images with limited fields of view.