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Fiberguide Partners With Micron Optics to Provide Fiber Bragg Grating Optical Sensors STIRLING, N.J., Sept. 5, 2017 — Optical fiber and assembly supplier Fiberguide Industries Inc. has partnered with sensing technology developer Micron Optics Inc. to manufacture its line of fiber Bragg grating optical sensors. The sensors are a product of a Micron Optics design with Fiberguide’s construction expertise and process refinement. They are ideal for distributed sensing of stress, temperature, strain, displacement and acceleration on machinery, equipment, planes, buildings, bridges and other devices and
Novel STEM for 3D Imaging Improves 3D Visualization of Curvilinear Nanostructures LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 8, 2017 — Scientists have developed a scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) method that generates fast and reliable 3D images of curvilinear structures from a single sample orientation. This STEM method can acquire images in a single shot, making...
3D Printing Technique Makes Degradable Biomaterials PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 11, 2017 — A stereolithographic technique has been developed for making 3D printed biomaterials that can undergo controlled degradation. This technique uses non-covalent (ionic) crosslinking and could potentially enable the fabrication of adaptive and...
Smartphone App Assesses TBI at Site of Trauma SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2017 — A smartphone app that detects concussion and other traumatic brain injuries could be used to determine whether someone — whether a football player, a soldier in battle, or an elderly person who has fallen — should be further assessed for...
Kentek Goes Mobile with Cross-Country Van Store PITTSFIELD, N.H., Aug. 30, 2017 — Laser safety product developer Kentek Corp. has created a new PHOTON1 "mobile store," a Ford Transit 250 van filled with product examples from all of its laser safety lines, and is driving across the U.S. to various businesses and laboratories. ...
NASA Mars 2020 to Use Spectroscopy, Fluorescence Imaging in Biosignature Analysis WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 6, 2017 — NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which will look for signs of past life on Mars, will use smart methods originally developed to find the oldest life on Earth. The 2020 mission builds on the successes of prior rovers to make coordinated measurements that...
Cloaking Approach Enables Light to Pass Through Without Scattering VIENNA, Sept. 14, 2017 — In a novel approach to cloaking technology, researchers irradiated an opaque material from above, using a specific wave pattern that allowed light waves from the left to pass through the material without any obstruction. The researchers believe that...
Ultrapure Green Light from Perovskite Could Enrich Next-Gen Displays ZURICH, Sept. 7, 2017 — An ultra-thin LED, as bendable as a sheet of paper and able to emit pure green light, has been developed using nanomaterials and simple room-temperature processes. Until now high-temperature processes have been required to produce pure light using...
STCC Develops Proposal for Cutting-Edge Photonics Factory SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 8, 2017 — In partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AIM Photonics Academy, Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) plans to create a state-of-the-art facility that would represent a step forward in the development of...
Graphene-Based Absorbers Could Enable Ultrafast Lasers in THz Range MODENA, Italy, Sept. 15, 2017 — A terahertz (THz) saturable absorber has been created using printable graphene inks produced by liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) and deposited by transfer coating and ink jet printing. A THz saturable absorber, which decreases the absorption of light...
Device Allows Standard Cameras to Produce Hyperspectral Images BEER-SHEVA, Israel, Sept. 14, 2017 — A miniaturized hyperspectral device has been developed as an add-on for a standard camera, and could be used to repurpose a camera for generating hyperspectral images and videos for a range of applications. Developers of the device used compressive...
BGU to Analyze Israel’s VENUS Satellite Images BEER SHEVA, Israel, Sept. 7, 2017 — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is playing a key role in the research component of the Vegetation and Environment Monitoring on a New Micro Satellite (VENUS), Israel's first environmental research satellite launched at the Guiana Space...
NASA, Norwegian Map Authority to Develop Arctic Satellite Laser Ranging Station WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 8, 2017 — NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, help track changes in the ice...
Lasertools Cites Brazilian Research Foundation as Catalyst for Expansion SÃO PAULO, Sept. 15, 2017 — With support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), laser welding service provider Lasertools Tecnologia Ltd. has extended the use of solid-state neodymium-doped lasers to raise power levels and processing speeds. Lasertools was...
Subwavelength THz Could Improve Image Resolution, Accelerate Imaging Speed EXETER, England, Sept. 5, 2017 — A terahertz (THz) imaging technique that is compatible with adaptive and compressive sensing algorithms has been developed and has demonstrated image reconstruction at highly subwavelength dimensions. Using a near-field approach to THz imaging,...
High-Speed Quantum Memory Retrieves Photons on Demand BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 11, 2017 — A quantum memory that offers relatively fast and simple retrieval could someday be used for building a “quantum Internet.” The technology stores photons in a gas of rubidium (RB) atoms and uses a laser to control the storage and...
Vision Engineering Opens New Headquarters in Surrey SEND, England, Aug. 29, 2017 — Ergonomic inspection and measurement microscope developer Vision Engineering Ltd. has opened its new global headquarters in Surrey, England. The 129,200 sq-ft building replaces two buildings: a 33,000 sq-ft production and design factory and a...
Voltalia Starts Construction of French Solar Power Plant PARIS, Sept. 15, 2017 — Voltalia, a producer of renewable energy, has launched the construction of a 8.2-MW solar power plant in France. The 8.2-MW power plant is one of the projects won by Voltalia during the 2013 national solar tender. The plant will be located in the...
Doppler Lidar Could Aid Weather Forecasting, Aircraft Safety HEFEI, China, Sept. 12, 2017 — A dual-frequency direct detection Doppler LiDAR system could offer a simplified yet robust way to accurately measure wind speed. The detailed, real-time wind measurements provided by the system could help scientists better understand how hurricanes...
Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Uses Squid Ink to Measure Periodontal Health LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017 — Using squid ink as a contrast agent for a photoacoustic ultrasound, researchers have developed a dental imaging method for assessing gum health that is non-invasive, comprehensive and accurate. The photoacoustic method can image the entire pocket...
2D Material’s High Tunability Could Augment Optoelectronics Applications BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 7, 2017 — Research into a 2D material has revealed information about its tunability and band gap, that could help scientists to isolate, enhance and manipulate its most desirable qualities. Potential applications for atomically thin 2D materials range from...
Optogenetics Controls Interorganellar Communication at Nanoscale COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 6, 2017 — Researchers are using optogenetics to tune communication between organelles within living cells. The optogenetics tools are being used to control the proteins that form the bridge between organelles, and to govern the length of the bridge at the...
Tunable Nanoparticle Layer Switches Between a ‘Mirror’ and a ‘Window’ LONDON, Sept. 13, 2017 — Researchers have made a reversible electrotunable filter that can change between a reflective ‘mirror’ and a transmissive ‘window’. This discovery could help scientists create special materials whose optical properties could...
ARL Paper Highlighted by Optics Letters ADELPHI, Md., Sept. 5, 2017 — A published paper written by U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) scientist Fredrik Fatemi was chosen as an Editor's Pick in the journal Optics Letters. The paper, "Dynamics of trapped atoms around an optical nanofiber probed through polarimetry,"...
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, Dies at 97 TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2017 — Dutch-born optics pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Nicolaas Bloembergen died on Sept. 5 in Tucson, Ariz. He was 97. The cause of death was cardiorespiratory failure. Dr. Bloembergen, who spent more than 40 years at Harvard University, made lasting...
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