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Photonics News: Week in Brief: 12/31/2021
Dec 31, 2021 — PARIS — Photonic computing hardware developer LightOn integrated a photonic coprocessor into the Jean Zay supercomputer, one of the 500 most powerful computers in the world. The integration of the optical processing unit into a high-performance computer is reportedly the first demonstration of its kind. The insertion of the coprocessor is a light-based alternative to electrical current, which is commonly used to transmit and processor information in computers. The work stems from a pilot
Dynamic Beam Lasers Reshape Materials Processing Applications
Dec 29, 2021 — Automotive electrification is just one of the major trends redefining the requirements for high-volume materials processing in precision manufacturing. From the need to align and connect battery layers, to the expanding deployment of additive metal...
Light-Based and Lightweight, Aerogel Photocatalyst Enables Efficient Hydrogen Production
ZURICH, Dec. 22, 2021 — With appropriate pretreatment, aerogels could serve as efficient, visible light-active photocatalysts for industrial use. The Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials at ETH Zurich, headed by professor Markus Niederberger, demonstrated that...
Speakers from NASA, Microsoft Headline A3 Business Conference Lineup
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 17, 2021 — More than 500 executives in robotics, vision, imaging, motion control, and industrial AI will gather Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 at the Association for Advancing Automation’s A3 Business Forum. Keynote discussions will present the latest economic...
Fiber Optic Sensors Are Wired for Growth with Infrastructure Improvements
Dec 3, 2021 — In October 2021, a 40-year-old undersea pipeline off the coast of California ruptured, releasing more than 130,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean. The spill polluted the ecosystem, stifled local economic activities such as fishing and...
E-Mobility Manufacturing Powers Opportunities for Laser Welding
Dec 2, 2021 — In 2017, research analysts at UBS Securities disassembled a Chevy Bolt, the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle (EV), and a Volkswagen Golf, Europe’s top-selling internal combustion engine (ICE) car. When the UBS team compared the...
Demand for MIR Photonics Rises on New Gas Analysis Applications
Nov 29, 2021 — Real-time precision gas analysis is critical to a wide range of industries, including medical diagnostics, emissions monitoring, and semiconductor fabrication. The relatively simple molecular structure of most gases makes them ideal candidates for...
Structural Color Gives Sustainable Sparkle to Plant-Based Materials
CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 26, 2021 — Not all that glitters is gold and not all that’s glitter is good for the environment. Used to add sparkle to everything from cosmetics to Christmas ornaments, glitter is getting an environmentally friendly makeover from scientists at the...
Integrated Photonics Sector Aims to Bridge Skills Gap
Nov 8, 2021 — The challenge of finding, recruiting, training, and retaining talent is putting pressure on businesses in every photonics market segment, in all geographic regions. But the skills gap presents particular challenges for the industry’s more...
People in the News: 11/03/21
Nov 3, 2021 — BARRINGTON, N.J. — Edmund Optics appointed Ekaterina Golovchenko senior vice president of technology and development. Golovchenko, who has worked at AT&T Bell Labs, IPG Photonics, and Lumentum, will be responsible for expanding and...
Allied Motion Acquires ORMEC, Expands Motion System Capabilities
AMHERST, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2021 — Allied Vision, a designer and manufacturer of precision motion products, has acquired ORMEC Systems Corp. ORMEC develops and manufactures electro-mechanical automation solutions and motion control products, including multi-axis controls, actuators...
UV Lasers: Short in Wavelength, Long on Potential
Nov 1, 2021 — For compact UV lasers, advancements in technology and applications could make the sky the limit — literally. When NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February, for example, it carried a deep UV laser from Photon Systems as part...
Accelerating the Manufacture and Repair of Micro-LED Displays
Oct 27, 2021 — While LCD panels are passive displays that need backlight illumination, OLEDs and LEDs are active elements that eliminate the need for backlighting by emitting their own light. OLEDs have their own drawbacks compared to LEDs, most notably the...
Optochemical Storage System Cuts Costs, Resists Data Corruption
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 25, 2021 — Fluorescent dyes could play a central role in the quest for optical methods to ensure reliable and cost-effective data storage. A Harvard University research team has devised a way to store digital data in fluorescent dye molecules, using...
Laser Process Prints Defect-free Custom Alloy Parts
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 6, 2021 — A study from a Texas A&M University research team could make it easier to print uniform, defect-free parts using the laser bed powder fusion 3D-printing technique with metal alloys. The researchers systematically investigated the effects of...
People in the News: 10/6/21
Oct 6, 2021 — JENA, Germany — Carl Zeiss Meditec President and CEO Ludwin Monz will step down from the company’s executive board on Dec. 31. Markus Weber will succeed Monz, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Weber is a member of the executive board of Carl Zeiss...
A New Wavefront of Adaptive Optics Promises Improvements
Oct 4, 2021 — Adaptive optics (AO) technology enables Earth-based telescopes to take the twinkle out of the stars. The technology also helps in detecting and reversing eye disease, it improves the throughput of laser-driven manufacturing, and it has enabled the...
Novel CMOS Technology Reboots Vision-Guided Robotics
Sep 30, 2021 — A vision-guided robot (VGR) system can be defined as a robot equipped with one or multiple vision sensors that effectively give the machine a sense of sight. While “blind” robots may suffice for certain simple applications, they quickly...
Laser Treatment Reduces Need for Hazardous Chemicals in Coatings Prep
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2021 — Although highly regulated, the chemical pre-treatment processes used to prepare U.S. Department of Defense materials for protective coatings involve hazardous compounds that can harm one’s health and the environment. A laser-interference...
ZEISS, ORNL Develop Same-day Qualification Service for Print Parameters
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Sept. 27, 2021 — ZEISS and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have partnered to create ZEISS ParAM (Parameter for Additive Manufacturing), an automated print parameter qualification solution that can evaluate a set of parameters in less than 12 hours.
Quantum-Enabled Camera Detects Methane Leaks
BRISTOL, England, Sept. 8, 2021 — University of Bristol spinout QLM Technology has developed a quantum-enabled gas imaging camera. The device, called QLM-1, will help reduce environmentally damaging methane leaks from the oil and gas industry. “This camera uses...
Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers Power Options for Precise Machining
Aug 31, 2021 — Laser technology has had a positive impact on a wide range of industrial manufacturing applications, from consumer electronics and clean energy to automotive and medical devices. Lasers have contributed to these applications by enabling the...
Robotic System Makes Precision Surface Measurements
VIENNA, Aug. 30, 2021 — Researchers at the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien) have developed a lightweight optical system for 3D inspection of surfaces with micron-scale precision. The measurement tool could greatly enhance quality control inspection for high-tech...
Applications for Portable Optical Gas Analyzer Range from Volcanos to Sewers
HAMAMATSU, Japan, Aug. 25, 2021 — Hamamatsu Photonics and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tokyo collaborated on an all-optical, portable gas monitoring system for predicting volcanic eruptions with a high degree of sensitivity. In...
Laser Cutter Differentiates Among Materials
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 24, 2021 — A laser cutting system developed by researchers at MIT can detect and differentiate materials, to make informed cutting decisions. The system, called SensiCut, could increase the capabilities of laser cutting systems in applications that involve...
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