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  1. New Quasi-Particle Bridges Microwave And Optical Domains 9/18/2023

    In a paper published today in Nature Communications, researchers from the Paul-Drude-Institut in Berlin, Germany, and the Instituto Balseiro in Bariloche, Argentina, demonstrated that the mixing of confined quantum fluids of light and GHz sound leads to the emergence of an elusive phonoriton quasi-particle – in part a quantum of light (photon), a quantum of sound (phonon) and a semiconductor exciton.

  2. Excelitas Technologies To Acquire Heraeus Noblelight Business From Heraeus Group 9/15/2023

    Excelitas Technologies Corp., a leading industrial and medical technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Heraeus Group (Hanau, Germany) to acquire the Heraeus Noblelight business with approximately 850 employees, including operations in Germany, United Kingdom, United States, China and Japan, along with several key application centers.

  3. Illuminated: Researchers Investigate New Physical Phenomena On The Nanoscale With Microstructured Fibers 9/14/2023

    Researchers at Leibniz IPHT have succeeded in contributing to significant advances in deciphering tiny nanoobjects: Using special optical fibers, they identified a new optical mode that enables uniform illumination along the entire length of the fiber, and determined the resolution limit of individual objects that could be measured with fibers.

  4. Photonics Startup SuperLight Photonics Secures Seed Funding In Investment Round With DeepTechXL And Oost NL 9/14/2023

    SuperLight Photonics, a spin-off from the University of Twente, is developing a wideband laser that can serve as a 'light source' in various measurement and detection applications.

  5. Laser Photonics Showcases Its WeldTech Laser Welding Solution At FABTECH 9/13/2023

    Laser Photonics Corporation, a leading global industrial developer of CleanTech laser systems for laser cleaning and other material applications, is showcasing its WeldTech laser system at this year's FABTECH to present industry professionals with its world-class laser welding solution.

  6. Copper-Doped Tungstic Acid Nanocrystals Transform Infrared Light Conversion 9/13/2023

    Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and utilizing sunlight to generate electricity is one of the cornerstones of renewable energy.

  7. Imaging The Invisible 9/13/2023

    Researchers at MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology developed a tool that can measure the size of a plasma source and the colour of the light it emits simultaneously.

  8. AI-Driven Grid Resilience Firm, Prisma Photonics Secures Approximately $20M, Led By Insight Partners, To Monitor Large-Scale Critical Infrastructure Towards Net Zero Emissions 9/13/2023

    Prisma Photonics, the dynamic, AI-driven startup that monitors large-scale infrastructure, such as power grids, announced today that it raised approximately $20M in a Series C round led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners, with participation from Elements, a Climatech fund, SE Ventures (Schneider Electric's venture capital arm), Future Energy Ventures (the venture capital investment and collaboration platform of E.ON), Chione Switzerland, and INcapital.

  9. Laser Photonics Introduces New CleanTech Robotic Cell Enclosure To Automate Laser Cleaning 9/12/2023

    Laser Photonics Corporation, a leading global industrial developer of CleanTech laser systems for laser cleaning and other material applications, today introduced its new CleanTech Robotic Cell Enclosure.

  10. A New Way To Create Germ-Killing Light 9/12/2023

    While it has long been known that ultraviolet (UV) light can help kill disease-causing pathogens, the COVID 19 pandemic has put a spotlight on how these technologies can rid environments of germs.