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Advanced Navigation Adds Sensing Capabilities with Vai Acquisition
SYDNEY, May 10, 2022 — AI robotics and navigation technology company Advanced Navigation has acquired Australian National University (ANU) spinout Vai Photonics. Vai is developing photonic sensors for precision navigation and joins Advanced Navigation to commercialize its research into autonomous and robotic applications across land, air, sea, and space, according to a press release. “Precision navigation when GPS is unavailable or unreliable is a major challenge in the development of autonomous
TRUMPF Leads Funding Round for Optical MEMS Microphone Company
DITZINGEN, Germany, May 2, 2022 — SensiBel, an Oslo, Norway-based microphone technology company, closed a €15 million (~$15.8 million) funding round to ramp up production of its optical MEMS microphone technology. TRUMPF Venture GmbH led the funding round, which sensiBel said...
Two Ceremonies Honor Photonics Technology Innovators in Munich, Aachen
MUNICH, Germany, April 28, 2022 — The jury of the Innovation Award 2022 has named winners of its annual awards at LASER World of PHOTONICS (LASER Munich), recognizing six companies that will take home top prizes in seven categories. The awards’ overall winner, SI Stuttgart,...
Navy Tests High-Energy Laser with Advanced Detection Capabilities
ARLINGTON, Va., April 21, 2022 — The U.S. Navy has tested a laser weapon designed to serve as a multidomain, multiplatform demonstration system. The Navy said that the system, developed by Lockheed Martin and called the Layered Laser Defense (LLD), can counter unmanned aerial...
European Initiatives Increase Access to Quantum Magnetometers
FREIBURG, Germany, April 18, 2021 — Researchers from six Fraunhofer institutes are working on two projects that aim to make quantum magnetometers — sensor devices that measure magnetic field — usable in industrial settings. Magnetometers are currently limited in such...
Paper-Based Photosensor Simplifies Hydrogen Peroxide Detection
BENGALURU, India, March 18, 2022 — Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an inexpensive sensor made with a photoluminescent paper that enables the visual detection of even miniscule amounts of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The chemical is found in diverse...
Chip-Based Lidar Packs the Pixels for Use in Vehicles, More
BERKELEY, Calif., March 16, 2022 — A research team led by professor Ming Wu at the University of California, Berkeley is developing a high-resolution, chip-based lidar system that could be used in a range of devices, from autonomous cars to smartphones. The researchers used a focal...
Ocean Insight Acquires ILT, Adds Light Measurement Capabilities
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 23, 2022 — Ocean Insight has acquired International Light Technologies (ILT), a producer of light measurement and detection systems and customized light source solutions. ILT’s offerings are used in biomedical, environmental, agricultural, food and...
Quantum Dot-based Sensor Captures More Light in Less Space
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 17, 2022 — Researchers from Chung-Ang University introduced a photodetector integrated into a dense sensor array for high-resolution multispectral (color) imaging. The technology uses quantum dots to overcome the space-consuming design of current sensors. In...
Electrophotonics Bridges Sensor Logjam for Autonomous Vehicles
BOSTON, Feb. 9, 2022 — Photonic computing company Lightmatter, with Boston University College of Engineering and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is leading a multimillion-dollar initiative to develop a solution for autonomous...
Record Strain Achieved in Single-Crystal Silicon
GUILDFORD, England, Jan. 26, 2022 — A simple method for producing what scientists have reported are record levels of strain in single-crystal silicon could lead to the ability to integrate photonics more fully with silicon structures. The method was demonstrated by a research team at...
TriEye’s SWIR Sensing Tech is Evaluated for Automotive Safety
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 26, 2022 — TriEye, the CMOS-based SWIR sensing solution company that announced it had raised $74 million in new capital in November, will collaborate with Tier 1 automotive supplier Hitachi Astemo to enhance the capabilities of advanced driver assistance...
Sensor Could Make 3D Holograms a Feature in Mobile Devices
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 17, 2022 — Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Yonsei University are laying the groundwork for 3D digital holography on mobile devices. The group designed a photodiode that detects the polarization of light in the...
Camera the Size of a Gran of Salt Performs Beyond its Scale
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 17, 2021 — Researchers at Princeton University and the University of Washington (UW) designed a nanosize camera, no bigger than a grain of salt, that produces images comparable to those produced by a traditional lens setup more than 500,000 times larger than...
Shrinking Components Mark Embedded Cameras
Nov 3, 2021 — Embedded cameras, often called board-level cameras, may measure only a few centimeters in width, but they represent a key element in the evolution of machine vision capabilities. With improvements in sensors and interfaces that boost the amount of...
Sensors Capture Image Data from Near and Far
Oct 25, 2021 — Imaging sensors reveal key details during the exploration of many areas of science, from untangling events at the quantum level and the fundamental processes of the cell to building our understanding of the wider cosmos. Imaging sensor technologies...
Indie Semiconductor Creates Vision Processing Capabilities Unit
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2021 — Automotive semiconductors and software platforms developer indie Semiconductor established a business unit, VisionQ, focused exclusively on high-quality perception-enabled vision processing solutions. The unit will address what indie says is the...
Foreign Atoms Help Monolayer Graphene Overcome Limitations
DAEGU, South Korea, Sept. 6, 2021 — Researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) have introduced a simple methodology that enables the fine control over the integration of foreign atoms with graphene. From that control, the researchers developed composite...
AmeriCOM Secures First College Partner for Precision Optics Consortium
NEWTON, N.J., Aug. 26, 2021 — Sussex County Community College (SCCC) in New Jersey is the first college to partner with the American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM), under AmeriCOM’s Department of Defense-funded, five-year, $34 million Defense Precision Optics...
Smart Device-Enabled Optical Breathalyzer Checks Blood Alcohol Levels
QUEBEC CITY, Aug. 11, 2021 — Researchers at Laval University are developing an optical breathalyzer that can be integrated into the screen of a mobile device. This technology could provide an accessible, inexpensive way to check blood alcohol content (BAC) and reduce...
Semiconductor Surface States Enhance Wavelength Conversion
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2021 — Electrical engineers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have introduced a solution to enhance wavelength-conversion efficiency by exploring the phenomenon of semiconductor surface states. The work, which establishes a more efficient way of...
Novanta's Acquisition of ATI Adds Robotics, Precision Motion Capabilities
BEDFORD, Mass., July 19, 2021 — Novanta will acquire privately held ATI Industrial Automation, a supplier of intelligent end-of-arm technology solutions for industrial and surgical robots. The deal is worth $172 million upfront in cash and additional contingent cash payments...
Apple Receives Patents for Integrated Photonics, Periscope Lens Technology
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 15, 2021 — Two optical and photonic technologies are among the latest patent awards that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted to Apple. The company has been awarded patents for an integrated photonics device, as well as a “folded...
Apple Supplier Rockley Unveils Wearable Health-Monitoring Tech
OXFORD, England, July 14, 2021 — Silicon photonics technology company Rockley Photonics has unveiled a health monitoring solution that it is calling a “clinic-on-the-wrist” digital health sensor system. Through the technology, which uses a miniaturized chip that...
Cranial Windows Allow Simultaneous Imaging of the Brain’s Different Regions
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2021 — Researchers from Tsinghua University have developed a way to image multiple areas of the brain at the same time, both on the brain’s surface and deep inside the brain. Since brain processes often span multiple regions of the brain, researchers...
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