Supercharging Europe’s photonics startups
New fund backed by PhotonDelta aims to more than double in size by the start of 2024.
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New approach of 3D quantum ghost imaging
The method is based on asynchronous single photon timing using single photon avalanche diode detectors.
Enhancing VR devices with quantum rods
Scaffolds made of folded DNA to precisely assemble arrays of quantum rods.
Precitec India founded
The future employees of Precitec India celebrated the start of a new chapter. A suitable location still has to be found.
Julie Bentley is the next vice president of SPIE
With her election, Bentley joins the SPIE presidential chain. She will serve as president-elect in 2025, and as the society's president in 2026.
Thin-film image sensors with a pinned photodiode
Infrared images can be captured with less noise, distortion or interference.
Evident presents new e-book
Evident has launched a new e-book in collaboration with us: This time the topic is characterization techniques for materials in volume
Ifm takes over startup Sentinum
Since mid-May, Sentinum has been part of the Ifm group of companies as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ifm Group Services.
Crystal IS and Asahi Kasei produce first four-inch aluminum nitride substrate
This single-crystal aluminum nitride substrate demonstrates the scalability of Crystal IS processes for growing AlN bulk single-crystals.
Expanding the reach of 3D nanoprinting
Inexpensive printing system precise enough to create microlenses and metamaterials.
Smallest ever light source with switchable colors
An artificial molecule made of two semiconductor nanocrystals emits light in two different colors.
Delivering new computing paradigm using photonics
Optical interconnect for composable data center architectures, unlocking infrastructure scalability
Universal Robots celebrates sales figures in the DACH region
Universal Robots celebrates the delivery of cobot number 11,111 in the DACH region.
Get your tickets for the QBN Quantum Industry Summit now!
QBN Quantum Industry Summit is the main conference taking place in parallel to the Quantum Effects exhibition, both at Messe Stuttgart, 10 - 11. October 2023.
Laser treatment boosts battery performance
New strategy to engineer an improved anode material in next-generation batteries.
Super flexible semiconductors for printed displays
New composite semiconductor is made up of a water-insoluble polymer and indium oxide.
MVTec and Datavision deepen partnership
Datavision expands MVTec's machine vision ecosystem: Halcon and the cloud-based data management platform Beeyard are linked
Shrinking light on the nanoscale
Waveguiding scheme enables highly confined subnanometer optical fields.
VDMA: Good first half of 2023 for mechanical engineering
The first half of 2023 went well for the German mechanical engineering sector, reports the VDMA. For the second half of the year VDMA sees a significant downturn looming.
Comptek Solutions secures € 8 M investment
The series A funding consists of an eight-million-euro equity investment with the participation of the strategic partners Horizon Europe EIC Fund and Liftt, an Italian venture capital firm.
Laserlab-Europe AISBL elects new Executive Director
John Collier of CLF succeeds Jens Biegert of ICFO who has headed the organization since 2021.
Hexagonal boron nitride for quantum sensors
hBN has the potential to replace diamond as the preferential material for quantum sensing.
Thin metasurfaces instead of thick lenses
Producing metastructures on large surfaces with electron beam lithography.
Edmund Optics expands production facility for laser optics
Edmund Optics is investing in its laser optics manufacturing and services and, as part of this, has recently expanded its facility in Oldsmar, Forida, USA.
CrayoNano and AquiSense sign commercial frame contract
The contract contains sales of UV-C LED components valued at about 4 million NOK over the next 12 months.
Eigen Innovations and Visometry cooperate on AR software
The partnership enables Eigen Innovations to use Visometry's VisionLib tracking library in its Image Twin and Product Twin solutions.
Cretec Cybernetics becomes Vision On Line
As of June 1, 2023, Vision On Line has taken over the business operations of the insolvent Cretec Cybernetics. The managing directors are Andreas Schaarschmidt and, since July 1, Oliver Herrmann.
Making blue OLEDs to shine brighter and longer
Dual-channel emission enables efficient deep-blue electroluminescence.
Study by VDMA and ZVEI shows possible data ecosystem for SMEs
What could a data room for the manufacturing industry look like that enables it to develop in the direction of Industry 4.0? A study by VDMA and ZVEI provides possible answers.
Edmund Optics appointed new Chief Financial Officer
Edmund Optics appoints Linda Fonner as chief financial officer.
Epolin welcomes Konstantyn Ziabrev
Organic chemist joins manufacturer of NIR absorbing dyes and thermoplastic compounds as R&D director.
Researcher 3D prints world's smallest wineglass
A new simplified technique for creating silica glass structures.
SPIE welcomes 89 new Senior Members
The society honor recognizes scientific excellence and technical achievements, as well as active participation in the optics community.
