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Practice Makes Perfect: 3D Model Aids Surgical Outcomes LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2019 — Using a 3D virtual reality model to prepare for kidney tumor surgery could substantially improve the outcome of the procedure. A team led by UCLA found specifically that such preparation can result in reduced operating times, less blood loss during the procedure, and shorter hospital stays.
New Lens Could Provide Thermal Imaging Capabilities in a More Compact Camera SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 15, 2019 — University of Utah researchers have developed a new kind of flat optical lens that is much thinner and lighter than conventional camera lenses. While conventional lenses for smartphone cameras are a couple of millimeters thick, the ultrathin lens is...
Vertex Optics to Celebrate Grand Opening of 8500-sq-ft Facility VICTOR, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2019 — Vertex Optics is celebrating the grand opening of its 8500-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Victor, N.Y. The facility is equipped with ultrasonic CNC, a five-axis optical machine capable of producing high-precision components made from brittle...
Graphene-Based Measurement Technique Boosts Optical Resolution GÖTTINGEN, Germany, Oct. 11, 2019 — Researchers at the University of Göttingen have developed a new technique that exploits the unusual properties of graphene to optically measure extremely small distances — to the order of one ångström — for the first...
AI-Powered Robot Could Improve Productivity, Reduce Defects in Optics Manufacturing SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2019 — A robotics technology startup from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has introduced a new robot that can pick up delicate optical lenses and mirrors with care and precision, just like a human hand. Named Archimedes, the...
Inverse, Mie Scattering Techniques Advance 3D Metamaterial Design SEATTLE, Oct. 10, 2019 — Using an inverse design approach, a team led by researchers at the University of Washington designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision. Though the researchers chose a spiral helix pattern for...
Photoacoustic Technology May Revolutionize Cancer Surgery WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct. 8, 2019 — Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have developed photoacoustic technology that can precisely locate and distinguish all of a cancerous tumor during surgery. This could help ensure that healthy tissue remains intact while...
Bio Nanolaser Proves Fully Functional in Living Tissue EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 8, 2019 — Researchers at Northwestern University have created a nanolaser that can be used in living tissues without harming them. Developed in conjunction with a team from Columbia University, the nanolaser can be 50 nm to 150 nm thick, which allows it to...
Integrated Silicon Carbide Optical Switch Can Be Thermally Tuned ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2019 — Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have integrated a microheater and a microring resonator onto a silicon carbide (SiC) chip, creating a photonic integrated chip that can be thermally tuned by applying an electric signal....
Alluxa Appoints Nolen Director of Engineering SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 4, 2019 — Alluxa Inc. has promoted Kevin Nolen to director of engineering. Nolen has served in a variety of engineering and operations roles at the company for more than 12 years.
Hybrid LED Could Power LiFi, Electrically Driven Lasers NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2019 — A City College of New York (CUNY) research team has demonstrated an LED based on half-light, half-matter quasiparticles in atomically thin materials. The device was fabricated using stacks of atomically thin semiconductor materials embedded in an...
Using Light to Optically Regulate Cell Fate for Regenerative Medicine MILAN, Italy, Oct. 3, 2019 — Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have shown proof of principle that optical modulation can be exploited to directly control the fate of a progenitor cell population to facilitate the formation of new blood vessels. The...
Monroe Community College Awarded $4.4M by Naval Research Office for Training Optics Techs ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2019 — Monroe Community College (MCC) has been awarded a $4.4 million grant by the Office of Naval Research for its Defense Engineering Education Program in Optics (DEEP OPS). The program will increase the national optics workforce through innovative...
Managing Crop Stress with Machine Learning, UAVs, and Hyperspectral Imaging AMES, Iowa, Oct. 1, 2019 — Iowa State University scientists are developing a machine learning system that could automate farmers’ ability to diagnose a range of major stressors in soybeans. The technology will use cameras attached to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to gather...
PINOVA Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Sill Optics WENDELSTEIN, Germany, Oct. 1, 2019 — Munich-based private equity firm PINOVA Capital has acquired all shares in Sill Optics along with Christoph Sieber, managing director. Sieber holds a minority stake in the company with all other shares held by PINOVA Capital.
Hollow-Core Fiber Technology Shows Low Loss, Longer Transmission SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 30, 2019 — The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton has further advanced hollow-core fiber technology, a potential alternative to traditional optical fibers. At the 2019 European Conference on Optical Communication in Dublin,...
Spectroscopy Technique Widens the Spectra for Measuring Molecular Structure TOKYO, Sept. 27, 2019 — Researchers at the University of Tokyo have combined two current spectroscopy techniques — infrared (IR) absorption and Raman scattering spectrometry — to create complementary vibrational spectroscopy. The new technique employs IR absorption and...
Machine Learning Helps Tune, Characterize Quantum Dots Quickly OXFORD, England, and BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 27, 2019 — Using a machine-learning approach, scientists from the Universities of Oxford, Basel, and Lancaster are automating the process of characterizing and tuning individual semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) for use as qubits. This machine-learning approach...
Machine Learning Speeds Metamaterial Design for Thermophotovoltaic Devices DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 26, 2019 — A Duke University engineering team has used machine learning to design dielectric metamaterials that absorb and emit specific frequencies of terahertz (THz) radiation. Use of machine learning made it possible to calculate design requirements for the...
High-Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cells for Indoor Use LINKÖPING, Sweden, Sept. 25, 2019 — Scientists from Linköping University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Science and Technology Beijing have developed organic solar cells that can convert ambient indoor light to electricity. Although the power produced by...
Quantum Foundry to Develop Materials for Quantum-Based Technologies SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019 — The University of California, Santa Barbara will be the home of the nation’s first Quantum Foundry, a center for developing materials and devices for quantum-information-based technologies. Research at the Quantum Foundry will focus on three...
On-Chip Tunable Photonic Delay Line Could Help Miniaturize OCT Devices NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2019 — Scientists at Columbia University have developed an on-chip, tunable photonic delay line to miniaturize imaging technology. Using their on-chip technology to map the back of the eye, the researchers produced high-contrast OCT images and extended the...
Optical Clock Uses Laser Tweezers to Manipulate Atoms BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 20, 2019 — JILA physicists have demonstrated a new atomic clock design that uses laser tweezers to trap, control, and isolate atoms. The tweezers are created by an IR laser beam aimed through a microscope. The beam is deflected to create 10 spots of light for...
NASA to Monitor Ionosphere with Jenoptik Optics WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019 — NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite (ICON) is scheduled to launch next month for a two-year mission to gather information on weather and other physical processes within the ionosphere — the frontier of space, where...
Sensor Detects Buried Objects from Moving Vehicle OXFORD, Miss., Sept. 17, 2019 — A new laser-based sensor, developed by a team at the University of Mississippi, can detect buried objects such as land mines even while the detector is in motion. The new device, called a Laser Multi Beam Differential Interferometric Sensor...
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