Quantum Effects Award 2024: application phase has started
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Making quantum bits fly
A new method could enable the stable exchange of information in quantum computers.
Stemmer Imaging takes over US competitor Phase 1
With the complete takeover of the distributor Phase 1, Stemmer Imaging will have its own location in the USA for the first time. Further steps are to follow.
IC House celebrates its 40th anniversary
IC-Haus was founded 40 years ago as a manufacturer of ICs and microsystems. Today, the company generates a turnover of 100 million euros with 350 employees.
New high-speed microscale 3D printing technique
The new scalable, high-resolution, 3D printing technique is based on roll-to-roll continuous liquid interface production.
ABB opens modernized robot plant in the US
ABB opened its remodeled North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, in mid-March.
Machine vision distributor Jumavis at Control for the first time
Jumavis, which took over the machine vision division of Polytec two years ago, is presenting its portfolio at Control for the first time this year. This includes a camera microscope and a 3D camera.
Vision Markets founds subsidiary for marketing and communication
Vision Markets founds a subsidiary, Vision Markets Marketing Consulting GmbH, to expand its marketing activities. Jean-Philippe Roman takes over the management.
TKH Group grows in financial year 2023, machine vision division remains stable
In the 2023 financial year, TKH increased its turnover by 3.2 percent to 1.85 billion euros. Despite challenges, the company is optimistic about 2024 and is forecasting growth in all divisions.
Photon-counting improves ultraviolet spectroscopy
Optical frequency combs make ultraviolet spectroscopy more sensitive and more precise.
Universal Robots continues to expand its sales network
The three companies Moduca, LuWe Solutions and Zebra Engineering are Certified System Integrators of Universal Robots
eBook 20: Exploring Advanced Battery Technologies
The latest eBook (free PDF download) in the Advanced Optical Metrology series is about advances in battery research
Reimagining the optical diode effect
New material shows a large nonreciprocal absorption of light depending on the direction of light propagation.
Hexagon works with motorcycle manufacturers
Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division and Arch Motorcycle, a manufacturer of high-performance motorcycles, have entered into a partnership.
A playground for new cluster services
Networking, employee skills and recruitment and digital services were the topics focused on in the development of new cluster services within the Photonics4industry project.
Siemens to acquire industrial drive technology business of ebm-papst
Siemens AG has signed an agreement to acquire the industrial drive technology (IDT) business of ebm-papst.
£2.5M to develop new ultrafast laser technologies
Edinburgh scientist John Travers has secured a prestigious engineering award.
Extended live cell imaging at nanoscale resolution
Power to see more with improved resolution and light dose balance.
Current control with ultrafast light pulses
New approach is using optoelectronic metasurfaces to induce local directional charge flows.
Civan Lasers opens its first office in Europe
Laser maker from Israel inaugurates its office in Hanover, Germany, to enhance local service and R&D capabilities in laser technology.
‘MasterPlus’ program to see the light in September
In partnership with the technical universities Delft, Eindhoven, and Twente, Optics Netherlands and PhotonDelta have launched a first-of-its-kind program in optics and photonics.
Satellites for quantum communications
New mission will enable quantum cryptography across large distances.
Integrated light as a key to future computers
Brunswick and Jena cooperate on optoelectronic components in the federally-funded OptoGaN project.
Lisa Su awarded innovation prize
The Imec Innovation Award 2024 goes to Lisa Su, Chair and CEO of AMD.
A new optical metamaterial makes true one-way glass possible
The metamaterial is formed by randomly oriented bi-material nanocylinders in a host medium.
AI-supported robots are helping the logistics industry
A new generation of AI-powered robots is helping to address labor shortages
Printing stronger materials five times faster
A new process using light at two wavelengths creates stronger nonmetallic materials five times faster than traditional additive manufacturing.
Award for authors of Introduction to Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems
2024 Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award for Driggers, Friedman, Devitt, Furxhi, and Singh.
Bringing the photonics community together in Singapore
The inaugural Asia Photonics Expo took place for the first time, March 6 – 8, 2024.
How light behaves in formless solids
Amorphous solids selectively absorb light of different polarizations.
Business unit moves from Fraunhofer FEP to Fraunhofer IPMS
The microdisplays and sensors branch transfers to the neighboring sister institute to bundle competencies, leverage synergies.
New chip for AI computing at light speed
A new silicon photonics platform for vector–matrix multiplication.
Prohawk receives Nvidia Preferred Partner status
Prohawk solutions validated in Nvidia’s labs over the past 18 months, and now embedded with Nvidia Metropolis, Holoscan, and Jetson platforms, with more integrations coming
