Editor’s Picks

  1. Hamamatsu Photonics Unveils New Si APD S17353 Series Sensors For Enhanced Low Light Measurement 4/17/2025

    Hamamatsu Photonics is pleased to announce the launch of its latest Si APD S17353 Series sensors, designed for high sensitivity and low noise performance in applications spanning a wide wavelength range from short wavelengths to 800 nm.

  2. A Warmer, Cozier White Light: NXP Transforms LED Color Quality 1/9/2013

    When comparing LEDs to incandescent light bulbs, there is a noticeable difference in light quality: LED lamps when dimmed are perceived to be “colder” than incandescents. At CES 2013 this week, NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) is demonstrating a groundbreaking solution that allows LED lamps to closely mimic the traditional incandescent light bulb, to produce a warmer, cozier white light as they are dimmed.

  3. Opto Diode Introduces Near-Infrared, Surface-Mount Detector 1/31/2017

    Opto Diode Corporation introduces the NXIR-RF100C, a red and near-infrared (NIR) enhanced, reduced-footprint, surface-mount device (SMD) photodiode showcased at SPIE’s Photonics West 2017, San Francisco, Jan. 31- Feb. 2 in Opto Diode’s booth # 5628.

  4. Photonics West '00: Inrad to Distribute APE Autocorrelators 1/24/2000
    German photonics specialist Angewandte Physik & Electronik Gmbh (APE; Berlin, Germany) has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Inrad Inc.
  5. SPIE Announces 2012 Election Results 8/20/2012

    SPIE 2012 President Eustace Dereniak announced recent election results at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on 14 August in San Diego, California, USA. Terms begin 1 January 2013.

  6. 3D Printing Finds Its 'Sweet Spot' Through 'Nifty Shades Of Grey' 8/1/2014

    A 'less is more' approach has enabled UK engineers to make 3D printed parts lighter and stronger, using methods that will also make 3D printing faster and more economical.

  7. Cooling, Time In The Dark Preserve Perovskite Solar Power 5/17/2016

    A new study has found both the cause and a solution for the pesky tendency of perovskite solar cells to degrade in sunlight, a research breakthrough potentially removing one roadblock to commercialization for this promising technology.

  8. Olympus 3D Microscope Used To Recover Data From Damaged Optical Media 10/20/2014

    The fields of Information Technology and Digital Forensics have encountered many situations where stored digital information is highly desired but its storage media has been severely damaged.

  9. PG&O Introduces Customizable Opal Diffusers 11/16/2023

    Precision Glass & Optics, a global leader in optical manufacturing, precision thin-film coatings, and complete optical solutions, introduces Opal Diffusers. 

  10. Winning By Losing 10/20/2014

    What started out as a mathematical oddity, has now become a new kind of laser technology. Two years ago, physicists at TU Wien predicted a paradoxical laser effect: Under certain conditions, a laser can be switched on not by supplying it with more energy, but by taking energy away from the laser.