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This Week in Photonics: New QD Technology, Point-of-Care Disease Detection, and Better Visibility for Autonomous Vehicles (3/29/2018)

This Week in Photonics: New QD Technology, Point-of-Care Disease Detection, and Better Visibility for Autonomous Vehicles
A new type of quantum dot (QD) has been developed that allows for more accurate and more widely tunable energy levels of confined electrons.
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
       
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Combining Two Ultrathin Materials in a New QD Could Enable Widely Tunable Quantum Systems
Combining Two Ultrathin Materials in a New QD Could Enable Widely Tunable Quantum Systems
A new type of quantum dot (QD) has been developed that allows for more accurate and more widely tunable energy levels of confined electrons. The advance in QD technology combines graphene (a conductive single atomic layer of carbon atoms) and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), a single layer of material similar to graphene except that it is insulating.
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Point-of-Care Optical Device Could Improve Thyroid Cancer Screening
Point-of-Care Optical Device Could Improve Thyroid Cancer Screening
A team of international researchers developed a point-of-care device that could enable consistent and cost-effective screening for thyroid nodules. This novel device builds on the current ultrasound standard with a hybrid optics/ultrasound probe.
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Imaging System Navigates Fog Better Than Human Vision
Imaging System Navigates Fog Better Than Human Vision
In what could be a boon for autonomous vehicle technology, a system has been developed that can produce images of objects enveloped in fog too thick for human vision to penetrate. Under actual fog conditions, researchers estimate the system could provide visibility of between 30 and 50 m.
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Semi Material Used for Secure Quantum Communications
Semi Material Used for Secure Quantum Communications
Use of single photons as carriers for quantum bits could enable reliable security during quantum data transmission. Researchers have found that an existing material could be used to build a system for the reliable generation of single photons under ambient conditions.
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New Lens Provides Nanometer-Scale Resolution
New Lens Provides Nanometer-Scale Resolution
A multilayer pair of materials, tungsten carbide and silicon carbide, was used to prepare high-efficiency, high-numerical aperture (NA) multilayer Laue lenses (MLLs). In a series of studies, researchers used a pair of MLLs to achieve a 2D focus of 8.4 × 6.8 nm at a photon energy of 16.3 keV. They demonstrated scanning-based imaging of samples with a resolution below 10 nm.
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The Vision Show 2018
The Vision Show 2018
April 10-12, 2018 - John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center - Boston United States
Photonics Media Booth: 1202
The Vision Show is North America's leading showcase for machine vision and imaging components and solutions. You will have the opportunity to meet with key suppliers, all in one place, compare solutions and get answers to your vision and imaging challenges. The accompanying conference will feature practical, real-world training that you can put into practice right away.
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Fused Silica Selection: Solutions for Price vs. Performance
Fused Silica Selection: Solutions for Price vs. Performance
Wed, Apr 4, 2018 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Fused silica is a key material in a multitude of optical applications, including high-power laser systems, spectroscopic instrumentation, astronomy and telecommunications. In this webinar, presented by Heraeus, you will learn how to choose which variety of fused silica best matches the price and performance points of a given application.

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Fundamentals of Helium Leak Detection
Fundamentals of Helium Leak Detection
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
From LEDs to medical devices to microelectronics to fiber optics — everything leaks! This 40-minute webinar, presented by Agilent Technologies, will describe the challenges of locating and measuring leaks, the importance of leak rate specification and various methods of leak detection. You will learn the different methods of locating leaks and determining leak rate, and which method to employ for your product or system.
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