Centrotherm Adds Peter Augustin to Management Board

EX-Fusion, a startup aimed at commercializing laser-based fusion energy, closed a pre-seed round funding of ¥130 million ($1 million). The round was led by ANRI, a Tokyo-based venture capital...

An optical metamaterial from Aalto University has the potential to enable applications that would otherwise need a strong external magnetic field to work. The 3D metamaterial demonstrates an...

Verde Technologies Inc., a pervoskite-focused thin-film solar company, has partnered with Northern Illinois University (NIU) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy...

Maximizing light absorption is essential for photovoltaics and many other photonic applications. It is also difficult, especially when the light is being absorbed by a thin layer of material that...

The line of Optoelectronic Materials from Alfa Chemistry offers many organic solutions to photonic problems. The line includes a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), electrodes, flexible printed...

The Sens 1280 CxP and SDI from New Imaging Technologies are megapixel SWIR cameras created for industrial machine vision, semiconductor inspection, solar cell inspection, and wide-area surveillance...

The JENar™ Silverline™ 340-355-332-S from Jenoptik is an F-Theta objective lens for laser material processing that is specially designed to meet the requirements of solar cell production....

The shr661 global shutter camera from SVS-Vistek GmbH is a 127-MP device that ensures distortion-free inspection of complex objects including solar panels, flat panel displays, printed circuit...

Materials processing with lasers is actually a broad term for a diverse range of applications. The major categories of these uses, and the lasers that service them, are summarized Table 1. At one...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

The term fluorescence is often applied as a synonym for photoluminescence, although luminescence actually covers fluorescence and phosphorescence. Both of these terms describe the process of...

This application note demonstrates the use of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for the analysis of human serum albumin. An IR5 FTIR spectrometer was used, equipped with a heated ATR accessory, to help tackle...

Questions, Answers & Comments from the Webinar Current Status of Solar Photovoltaic Technology Platforms, Manufacturing Issues and Research Thursday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m. EDT ...

An efficiency of 46 percent has recently been achieved with four-junction solar cells under a concentration on the cell of 508 times the normal solar power flux on the Earth’s surface. Such...

In today’s energy-challenged world, clean energy topics are increasingly important, particularly with solar cell designs reaching new efficiency breakthroughs. This webinar series shares the...

Next-gen ultrafast lasers will be cheap, compact, robust and versatile. How does your laser measure up? This webinar will discuss challenges in femtosecond laser design and manufacturing, such as...

Ultraviolet reflectance refers to the ability of a material or surface to reflect UV light. Ultraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than those of visible light,...

The term perovskite refers to a specific crystal structure commonly found in various materials. Perovskite structures have a cubic arrangement of oxygen ions, forming a framework within which other...

A photovoltaic cell, commonly known as a solar cell, is a semiconductor device that directly converts light energy into electrical energy through the photovoltaic effect. The photovoltaic effect is...

Stimulating light used for the production of energy through photosynthesis, solar cell or other light senstitive device.

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we introduce you to a green energy company that is transforming China's national treasure — the giant panda — into panda-shaped solar farms. We also bring...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....

-Plasmonic Waves -2000 Sun Power -Reading while Running This week on Light Matters: bad guys can run, but they can’t hide from thermal imaging, on-chip optics makes advances, solar dish pulls in the...

A pair of solar-power crusaders has embarked on a mission to fly around the world without using a drop of fossil fuel. Check out their photovoltaic flying machine this week on Light Matters!

A solar radiometer is a measurement radiant engergy, sun, solar equipment, sunlight, sun light, light measurement, intensity, radiant energy, solar radiation

A photodiode is a two-electrode, radiation-sensitive junction formed in a semiconductor material in which the reverse current varies with illumination. Photodiodes are used for the detection of...

Excelitas Technologies® Corp. is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the illumination, optical, optronic,...

EcoGlass, a.s., Czech-based company grounded in the best tradition of Czech glassmakers, engaged in manufacturing of precision glass components dedicated to lighting applications for automotive...