The AU300-ER Two-Axis Gimbal Mount from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. features a full 360° continuous rotation of each axis. This two-axis gimbal mount handles loads to 20 kg and has a...

OptoSigma’s new 25.4-mm stainless steel mirror mount features a hollow-frame design to maximize stiffness and reduce mass. Thermal repeatability tests validate the effectiveness of new frame...

The OpenStand® motorized optical stand from Prior Scientific Inc. is a unique modular platform that helps users develop custom optical platforms. When combined with a range of readily...

The NanoScan OP400 objective positioner provides the fastest step and settle time of any objective positioner available. Its market leading positioning accuracy and resolution originates from its...

Engineers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into a smartphone. The lab, which is about the size of a credit card, can diagnose infectious diseases such...

A team of researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Bristol, and Exeter have developed a technique that optically traps microscopic objects by using hydrodynamics to exert nanoscale-precision...

Researchers at Bielefeld University have demonstrated improvements in superresolution structured illumination microscopy (SR-SIM), demonstrating that the technique is possible in real time and at a...

A new scanning quantum dot microscopy method can measure the electric potential of a sample at atomic accuracy. It was developed by a team from Forschungszentrum Jülich, working with researchers...

As you operate your laser, only a portion of the electrical power sourced from your laser driver converts to light energy. The remainder turns to heat, and the buildup of that thermal energy presents...

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...

Laser development for the microscopy market continues to be driven by key trends in applications, which currently include superresolution techniques, multiphoton applications in optogenetics and...

Since their invention in the late 1960s, charge-coupled devices, also called CCDs, have found widespread use in imaging applications. Electronic cameras based on CCD technology are used in...

This whitepaper discusses multiple case studies when Phantom cameras have assisted in the advancement of microfluidic and cellular research.

When working at the nanoscale, every input has seismic impact on the ability to view, position, or manipulate the object of their attention. Whether the application is in single-molecule...

Piezo-based nanopositioners for moving objects in nanometer range require ultra-precise displacement sensors to increase motion stability and accuracy. A nine axis positioner setup was implemented in...

Recently, it has become very popular for researchers to explore building their own microscopes. Budgetary and technical specifications are among the motivations for this approach. However, there is a...

Researchers from around the world presented their latest work at “Biophotonic Imaging for Medicine: A Digital Conference.” Presentations focused on a range of light-based imaging and...

Flexible displays are here and are being exploited by companies like Samsung, Motorola (Lenovo), Xiaomi, LG, and (by Q4 2017) Apple. These displays, which are lightweight, thin, curved at the edges...

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

Diode laser technology offers a broad range of performance, with unmatched scaling of wavelength, power, and beam format. It is also available in a wide selection of formats, from single emitters to...

Also known as HCS, an analytical method designed to collect statistically relevant amounts of quantitative data on many parallel cell populations or processes within cells through the combination of...

A polarizing prism consisting of two calcite prisms cemented such that they deviate the two emerging beams (which are mutually perpendicularly polarized) by nearly equal amounts in opposite...

The reddish/purple color that results when equal amounts of blue and red are combined so that no one wavelength dominates.

The reflection in different amounts as a function of wavelength, as a result of absorption and scattering, leading to color effects if occurring in the visible wavelength region.

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...

-Single Lens 3-D -Light Controlled Hydrogels -Freeform Optics Center This week on Light Matters: a 3-D image is created through a single lens, hydrogels are controlled and moved with light, a new...

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Laser World of Photonics — sponsored by Messe München International — provides a spotlight for promising newcomers, industry veterans and innovative companies. And with tens of thousands of people...

An optical bench is a support for optical parts comprising a solid bed that permits precise longitudinal movement of one component relative to the others, and a number of sliders equipped with...

Since 2005, SmarAct develops piezo-based, high-performance positioners and measurement tools for the micro- and nanometer scale. Positioning systems with numerous degrees of freedom and parallel...

Applying optical and optoelectronic technologies amassed over many years, Canon provides high-value-added products to a wide range of industries. The Company is prominent globally as a manufacturer...

For over 100 years, Prior Scientific has been manufacturing precision optical and electro-mechanical equipment and instrumentation. Prior is a leader in the development of precision motion,...