A nanoscale look at how lithium batteries work

When combined with electronics, infrared (IR) light can enable small, fast devices for sensing, imaging, and signaling at the molecular level. To fully harness the advantages of IR light, the...

Devices that capture light from quantum dots, like chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made their way from the lab to the commercial market. The transition for newer quantum dot-based...

An imaging system developed by researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) captures the photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles in the micro- to...

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...

The QS-PLL™ AFM controller is designed for use with AFM resonant probes. The high sensitivity of resonant probes makes it ideal for applications such as scanning NV magnetometry and quantum...

The MadAFM™ is a new multimodal sample scanning AFM. Simple to install with compact tabletop design. Includes Mad City Labs picometer precision nanopositioning systems to give outstanding AFM...

The MA12 Gen3 300-mm mask aligner from SÜSS MicroTec SE combines photo lithography, microimprinting, nanoimprinting, and wafer level stacking within a compact tool. As a semi-automated...

The Hyper-Cam Mini xLW from Telops Inc. is an advanced, compact, IR hyperspectral imaging system that combines high spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution for remote detection, identification,...

By its original definition, a nanopositioning device is a mechanism capable of repeatedly delivering motion in increments as small as one nanometer. Lately demands from industry and research have...

NSOM is suitable for studies on the mesoscopic scale (several tens to hundreds of molecular dimensions). It has become an important tool in research and applications of semiconductors, organic layers...

The scope of optical spectroscopic instrumentation is indeed very broad. Many analytical methods rely on the interaction of radiation with matter and are often described in the context of quantum and...

One of the most critical elements of any time-resolved spectroscopy and dynamics experiment is the optical delay line. A typical optical delay line consists of a retroreflector or folding mirrors on...

A resonant probe atomic force microscope (AFM) offers capabilities and benefits not found in commonly used optical deflection AFMs in the measurement of physical constants, physical properties, and...

Scanning nitrogen-vacancy (NV) magnetometry is a measurement technique that combines scanned probe microscopy (SPM) with optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) to image magnetic field...

This paper highlights a range of options to utilize Photoelastic Modulators (PEMs) with imaging systems to generate full field polarimetric measurements. Due to the resonant nature of the...

Nanoscale motion requires fastidious attention to instrumentation, passive controls, and experiment design. Most users have experience in motion control within the sphere of the microscale. In this...

Spaceborne optics are exposed to extreme environmental conditions that may have short- and long-term effects on their performance. The periodic day to night transition over the orbit can induce...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are a key factor driving rapid growth in many diverse technology sectors, from electric vehicles to consumer electronics. A key hallmark of the technology is the...

Combining vibrational spectroscopy with electrochemistry is helpful for studying electrochemical reactions, battery research, and failure analysis. Each molecule has a unique infrared and Raman...

Today, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is widely used in the chemical, life, and material sciences. This presentation begins with a short tutorial on the fundamentals of SERS. ...

Two plane mirrors that are not wholly located in the same plane. When light from a point source or slit reflects from the two mirrors, interference bands are revealed in the region where the light...

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is an advanced imaging technique used in microscopy to obtain high-resolution, three-dimensional images of the surfaces of solid specimens. SEM achieves this by...

Nanopositioning refers to the precise and controlled movement or manipulation of objects or components at the nanometer scale. This technology enables the positioning of objects with extremely high...

A spectroscopic technique that combines the high chemical specificity of Raman scattering and signal sensitivity provided by surface plasmon resonance enhancement, with the nanoscale spatial...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

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....

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...

This Software Highlight focuses on Fast Mapping in our Ramacle software. Fast Mapping enables the user to acquire Raman maps with significantly reduced acquisition times via more efficient stage...

A photocathode is an electrode used to release photoelectric emission when irradiated, making it then the irradiated negative electrode of a phototube.

A radiometer is a device used to measure the intensity of radiant energy.

Andor Technology Ltd is a global developer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs for academic, government, and industrial applications. Founded...

OHARA manufactures more than 130 environmentally safe optical glass types, free of both lead and arsenic. More than 300 tons of optical glass are melted per month, available in the following forms of...

Mad City Labs, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of piezo nanopositioning systems and instrumentation capable of sub-nanometer positioning resolution. Our product line of nanopositioners,...

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