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  1. Nanomaterials With Laser Printing 5/31/2021

    In the journal Nature Communications, an interdisciplinary team from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces presents for the first time a laser-driven technology that enables them to create nanoparticles such as copper, cobalt and nickel oxides.

  2. Zhores Supercomputer Helps Skoltech Researchers Model New Method Of Generating Gamma-Ray Combs 5/31/2021

    Skoltech researchers used the resources of the university’s Zhores supercomputer to study a new method of generating gamma-ray combs for nuclear and X-ray photonics and spectroscopy of new materials.

  3. Electrons On The Edge: Atomically-Thin Quantum Spin Hall Materials 5/28/2021

    Quantum spin Hall insulators are a class of two-dimensional (2D) topological states of matter that are electrically insulating in their interior but, unlike semiconductors, carry a pair of one-dimensional (1D) metallic states, which are strictly confined to their edges.

  4. A New Light-Sheet Microscopy Unit Enables An Extended Field Of View And Reduced Photodamage 5/28/2021

    A research group led by Takashi Saito, of the Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, developed a 2-photon excitation light-sheet fluorescence microscope which (1) lowers phototoxicity, (2) extends the field of view, and (3) heightens spatial resolution.

  5. Luxinar Launches OEM 100iX For Increased CO₂ Laser Processing Power 5/28/2021

    Leading laser manufacturer Luxinar has launched the OEM 100iX sealed CO2 laser source for industrial processing applications. With a power range of 50-1000W and a wavelength of 10.6µm, the new OEM 100iX from Luxinar is an extension to the company’s OEM series using the same proven RF-excited slab laser design.

  6. Researchers Build Structured, Multi-Part Nanocrystals With Super Light-Emitting Properties 5/27/2021

    Researchers have developed new types of materials that combines two or three types of nanoparticles into structures that display fundamental new properties such as superfluorescence.

  7. New Microscopy Method Reaches Deeper Into The Living Brain 5/27/2021

    Researchers have developed a new technique that allows microscopic fluorescence imaging at four times the depth limit imposed by light diffusion. Fluorescence microscopy is often used to image molecular and cellular details of the brain in animal models of various diseases but, until now, has been limited to small volumes and highly invasive procedures due to intense light scattering by the skin and skull.

  8. Study Of Promising Photovoltaic Material Leads To Discovery Of A New State Of Matter 5/26/2021

    Researchers at McGill University have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and electronic devices.

  9. New Technology Centre To Accelerate Digital Innovation With The Power Of Light 5/26/2021

    On 2 June 2021, the integrated photonics industry accelerator PhotonDelta, research institute TNO, Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Twente will sign a cooperation agreement for the new Photonic Integration Technology Center (PITC) in the Netherlands.

  10. An Honor And A Privilege 5/26/2021

    Laser Components is pleased to announce that its FLEXPOINT MVpulse has been recognized among the best in machine vision today as a silver award honoree, by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2021 Innovators Awards program.