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1. New Precision Linear Stage Family For Ultra High Vacuum Applications 6/3/2020

   A leader in nanopositioning solutions, PI (Physik Instrumente) LP introduces a new high precision linear translation stage family for High Vacuum (HV) and Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) applications.

2. Pushing Photons 6/3/2020

   UC Santa Barbara researchers continue to push the boundaries of LED design a little further with a new method that could pave the way toward more efficient and versatile LED display and lighting technology.

3. Wasatch Photonics Introduces Compact Raman Spectroscopy System With User-Configurable Sampling Optics & Raman Libraries 6/2/2020

   Wasatch Photonics, Inc. introduces a robust, affordable and flexible Raman spectroscopy system comprised of three new components.

4. Novel Method To Directly Measure Stress Fields In Transparent Solids 6/2/2020

   Laser doppler vibrometer (LDV) is used to measure the vibration of an object's surface.

5. New Optical Technique Provides More Efficient Probe Of Nanomagnet Dynamics 6/1/2020

   The performance of magnetic storage and memory devices depends on the magnetization dynamics of nanometer-scale magnetic elements called nanomagnets. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a new optical technique that enables efficient analysis of single nanomagnets as small as 75 nanometers in diameter, enabling them to extract critical information for optimizing device performance.

6. Killing Coronavirus With Handheld Ultraviolet Light Device May Be Feasible 6/1/2020

   A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible, according to researchers at Penn State, the University of Minnesota and two Japanese universities.

7. Special Times Call For Special Measures – InfraTec Responds To The Effects Of The Corona Pandemic 5/29/2020

   With the current corona crisis, the world is facing a multitude of challenges. First and foremost is the protection of public health. The SARS-CoV-2 virus known as "Coronavirus" causes an infection of the respiratory tract. At present, only the symptoms, but not the disease itself, can be treated. To combat the pandemic, the availability of medical equipment, especially respiratory equipment, is of enormous importance. As a manufacturer and supplier of systematically relevant sensor components for ventilation technology, InfraTec must therefore "take special measures to be able to meet the extreme global demand in the short term", says Dr. Matthias Heinze, Managing Director of InfraTec GmbH. In order to meet this demand, at the beginning of April extra shifts were introduced

8. Opto Diode Introduces An Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Photodetector – SXUV5 5/29/2020

   Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, introduces the SXUV5, an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photodiode with a circular active area of 2.5 mm diameter. The new device has superior responsivity in the 1 nm to 190 nm wavelength region, and is specially designed to be highly stable over long periods of time when exposed to high-intensity EUV energy.

9. Raptor Launches The World’s First SWaP Optimised ½” / VGA Sensor With VIS-SWIR Response 5/28/2020

   Raptor Photonics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance digital cameras has launched the World’s first SWaP Optimised ½” / VGA sensor with VIS-SWIR Response. With a 10µm x 10µm pixel pitch, the Owl 640 T has less than 50 electrons readout noise, with a high intra-scene dynamic range of 69dB that enables simultaneous capture of bright and dark portions of a scene.

10. Making Matter Out Of Light: High-Power Laser Simulations Point The Way 5/28/2020

    A few minutes into the life of the universe, colliding emissions of light energy created the first particles of matter and antimatter. We are familiar with the reverse process—matter generating energy—in everything from a campfire to an atomic bomb, but it has been difficult to recreate that critical transformation of light into matter.