Blood glucose monitoring with laser light instead of needles
Rather than having to prick with a needle or wear an implant, in the future people with diabetes will simply be wearing a wrist-worn device that reads their glucose with a minilaser.
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Thorlabs expands capacity with the acquisition of JML Optical
The vertically integrated photonics products manufacturer from New Jersey has entered into a definitive purchase agreement for custom designer and manufacturer of precision optics, JML Optical Industries, LLC (“JML”).
Boosting sensitivity of large telescopes
Receiver optics confirmed in lab prior to installation at Simons Observatory with radio holography.
Coherent appoints new EVP Telecom
Dr Beck Mason has joined Coherent Corp. as executive vice president, telecommunications, leading the telecommunications business unit within the networking segment.
Photonis acquires Xenics
With over 65 people across the world and headquarters based in Leuven, Belgium, Xenics is a developer and manufacturer of short-wave infrared (SWIR) imagers.
EMVA Young Professional Award 2023 - Call for applications has started
The EMVA Young Professional Award 2023 offers prize money, presentation at the EMVA Business Conference in Seville and participation in the European Machine Vision Forum 2023 in the Netherlands. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2023.
Phil-Vision offers training for image processing software Sherlock
Phil-Vision is offering several beginner training courses for Teledyne Dalsa's Sherlock image processing software. Starting on February 14, 2023.
Consortium invests 3.5 million in Lionix
A Dutch consortium led by Invest-NL and Forward One, and further consisting of Universiteit Twente Holding, Oost NL and PhotonDelta, invests €3.5M in the growth ambitions of Lionix International.
Quantum processor reveals bound states of photons
In an array of superconducting qubits, microwave photons can be made to interact.
€19M project set to enable next-generation IR sensors
A four-year defense project, led by Lynred, is first to see EU infrared product manufacturers jointly acquire access to advanced CMOS technology to design new infrared sensors.
New optical sensor detects hydrogen leaks
The sensor consists of many metal nanoparticles that work together to detect record low levels of hydrogen.
Management change at Volume Graphics
Since 1 January 2023, Volume Graphics has a new management team: Bernhard Fink, Christian Graf and Daniela Handl.
Physik Instrumente takes over activities of engineering company IBS
Physik Instrumente has taken over a total of 53 employees and the existing business of the engineering company IBS in a new company as of January 1, 2023.
Zeiss buys Polish manufacturer of optical 3D metrology
The Lenso company will be part of Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions in the future
Amplitude acquires instrumentation provider Fastlite
French manufacturer of ultrafast lasers Amplitude is taking over Fastlite, a French high-technology company specializing in ultrafast pulse shaping, characterization, and optical parametric amplifiers.
Aries Embedded cooperates with software developers
The aim of the cooperation is to further advance embedded modules with SoC architecture
PhotonicsViews issue 1/2023 is out!
Book ads and submit for 20th anniversary issue 2/2023, pitch contributions for “Laser” issue 3/2023.
Messring takes over distribution for camera systems from NAC
Since January 1, 2023 Messring is service partner and distributor for camera systems of NAC in Europe and India.
Inspection systems from Göpel included in the IPC-CFX-2591 Qualified Products List
Göpel's inspection systems have been added to the IPC-CFX-2591 Qualified Products List. This step is part of the commitment to Smart Factory solutions.
New monochromator optics for tender X-rays
A new high efficient multilayer-based grating monochromator.
Better results for skin cancer surgery
Fluorescence imaging helps improve outcomes in head and neck skin cancer treatment – at reduced cost.
AIT acquires the Solution Division of SAC
With the acquisition of the solutions division of SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics, AIT Goehner strengthens its vision domain.
Wasatch Photonics celebrated 20th anniversary
Two decades of high efficiency volume phase holographic transmission gratings and spectrometers for OCT, Raman, and other spectral techniques.
Laser manufacturer appoints new CEO
Aldas Juronis, previously Ekspla’s manager of manufacturing operations, succeeded Kęstutis Jasiūnas as CEO, effective January 1, 2023.
Light in a quantum fiber
A phase separated fiber is made of many glass strands embedded in a glass matrix.
Overcoming the optical resolution limit with microspheres
New approach enables interferometric topography measurements.
Lumentum announces new senior vice president
Caroline Pan is the new senior vice president and chief marketing officer at the manufacturer of optical and photonic products.
New chair in quantum communication
University of Geneva and Constructor University announce the creation of a joint chair in quantum communication which is to become a part of Geneva Quantum Centre.
Light converting films accelerate plant growth
Plastic sheets coated with an europium-based compound converts UV light to red light.
Ultrasound makes 3D printed parts stronger
Fraunhofer IWS and IAPT together with Australian RMIT centre for additive manufacturing start project “UltraGrain”.
How diamonds become quantum computers
On behalf of DLR, Leipzig-based start-ups SaxonQ and XeedQ are developing quantum computers based on nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond.
Shining new light on solar cell development
New addition of passivating contacts between the metal and silicon parts.
Cognex acquires lighting technology provider SAC
The machine vision company from Massachuetts has acquired SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics, a German provider of lighting technology (“SAC”).
Metalens offers superior off-axis focus
Enhanced off-axis focusing allows a wide range of optical tasks spanning from optical tweezers to imaging.
Dyndrite first to support new LPBF open vector format
The provider of the GPU-accelerated computation engine used to create next-generation digital manufacturing hardware and software, announced support for the new open vector format (.ovf) by RWTH Aachen University.
