Editor’s Picks

81. New Benchmark For The Industry: Fraunhofer ILT And Dreher Automation Present Laser Blanking System At Euroblech 2024 9/4/2024

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT and Automatic-Systeme Dreher GmbH are presenting a groundbreaking innovation in the field of sheet metal processing at Euroblech 2024 from October 22 to 25 in Hanover, Germany: a demonstrator system for laser blanking that significantly increases process reliability and efficiency in production through the use of artificial intelligence.

82. The Fire That Powers The Universe: Harnessing Inertial Fusion Energy 12/1/2024

    It was a laser shot for the ages. By achieving fusion ignition on December 5, 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) proved that recreating the “fire” that fuels the sun and the stars inside a laboratory on Earth was indeed scientifically possible.

83. Armadillo SIA Introduces Radiation-Resistant, Silica/Silica Optran® UV NSS Optical Fibers 8/16/2022

    The solarization-resistant optical Optran^® UV NSS Fiber provides provide deep-UV (ultraviolet) solarization resistance and is ideal for spectroscopy, medical diagnostics, and laser delivery systems.

84. Self-Mapping Of A Molecule By Its Own Electrons: Measurement Of The Atomic Movements During A Molecular Vibration 9/17/2020

    One of the long-term goals of research on the light-induced dynamics of molecules is the direct and unambiguous observation of time-dependent changes in the molecular structure that result from the absorption of light.

85. Nortel Networks to Acquire CoreTek For Up to $1.43 Billion 3/22/2000
    The buying spree continues for Nortel Networks (Brampton, ON), with the company snapping up vertical-cavity surface-emitting (VCSEL) laser manufacturer CoreTek (Wilmington, MA) on the heels of its acquisition of Xros...
86. New Technology Using Silver May Hold Key To Electronics Advances 7/1/2015

    Engineers at Oregon State University have invented a way to fabricate silver, a highly conductive metal, for printed electronics that are produced at room temperature.

87. New Spyder GigE Line Scan Camera Boasts 3x Responsivity, 2x Speed Of Predecessor 10/28/2005
    Boasting 3x the responsivity and twice the speed of its predecessor, this latest Spyder offers Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in a compact and affordable solution for high-speed web, flat panel display, pick-and-place, and other general machine vision applications...
88. Researchers At HKUST Achieved Novel Nanobowl Optical Concentrator For Organic Solar Cell 1/7/2015

    Geometrical light trapping is a simple and promising strategy to largely improve the optical absorption and efficiency of solar cells. Nonetheless, implementation of geometrical light trapping in organic photovoltaic (OPV) is challenging due to the fact that uniform organic active layer can rarely be achieved on textured substrate.

89. Foldable And Stretchable, Silicon Circuits Conform To Many Shapes 4/14/2008
    Scientists have developed a new form of stretchable silicon integrated circuit that can wrap around complex shapes such as spheres, body parts and aircraft wings, and can operate during stretching, compressing, folding and other types of extreme mechanical deformations, without a reduction in electrical performance
90. SMART Discovers The Science Behind Varying Performance Of Different Coloured LEDs 4/12/2021

    Researchers from the Low Energy Electronic Systems (LEES) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, together with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a method to quantify the distribution of compositional fluctuations in the indium gallium nitride (InGaN) quantum wells (QWs) at different indium concentrations.