Sixth-generation mobile communications (6G) will enable new application scenarios in industry, medical technology and everyday life. This will be accompanied by new requirements in terms of latency or the transmittable data rate, which cannot be met by current communication systems.
The freely available app has three capture modes that cover a range of scenarios.
There is a new quality in laser material processing: With a liquid crystal modulator, the beam profile of a laser can be freely programmed with high temporal resolution, but also split into identical copies. The target is to achieve energy savings of at least 30 percent compared with conventional processes.
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A new type of microscope can take 3D images of cells while working in a natural environment.
Pepperoni, a four-year Research and Innovation project co-funded under Horizon Europe and jointly coordinated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Qcells, supports Europe in reaching its renewable energy targets.
Scantinel Photonics has secured a ten million euro extended series A. The round was backed by PhotonDelta and current investors Scania Growth Capital and Zeiss Ventures.
A novel hardware will speed up the training of machine learning systems.
Evosys is winner of the first main prize of this year's Bavarian innovation award. The jury was impressed by the patented AQW laser welding process.
To ensure a problem-free interface between satellite components, Fraunhofer IPMS has developed a transceiver that was integrated into the iBoss GmbH interface and is on board the ISS for testing since February 2022.
Alain Rousset, President of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, is recognized by Optica as its latest advocate of optics. For more than twenty years, Rousset has demonstrated enthusiastic support for the optics and photonics industry.
The Digital Innovation division needs more space for a growing team at the Dresden location
Ximea CEO Mike Bode has been joined at the top of the company by Kevin Toerne. The latter is Co-CEO of the camera manufacturer with immediate effect.
Improved method enables high-resolution chemical and structural imaging of cells at the nanoscale.
Human Resources Manager Patricia Glanz has been granted the special statutory authority (Prokuristin) at Kappa Optronics. Franziska Holst takes over as commercial director.
Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbasli of the Koç University was awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for his project titled “2D Topological Superconducting Single Photon Detector Devices (SuperPhoton)”.
Visiconsult officially completed the acquisition of 51 percent of the shares in CT manufacturer Diondo on November 17. Both companies continue to operate independently.
Berkeley Lab’s biggest project in three decades now moves from planning to execution. The ALS upgrade will make brighter beams for research into new materials, chemical reactions, and biological processes.
A Texas professor is leading a project that will explore an optical laser beam steering device for 3D sensing in autonomous driving cars.
With an annual turnover of 500 million euros, the company has reached another milestone in the company's history.
Unique method to measure the electronic structure of the surface of materials selectively.
The OIST Center for Quantum Technologies will contribute to the world by driving quantum research and creating innovative technology.
Optica and the DPG have named Rainer Blatt, University of Innsbruck, Austria, the recipient of the 2023 Herbert Walther Award.
For four days, Formnext 2022 turned host city Frankfurt into the global capital of industrial 3D printing.
Optical coherence tomography is tested to evaluate transplant viability of donor organs.
The Cologne industrial company achieved a ten-digit turnover for the first time at the beginning of the carnival
The new European Chips Act is not enough to cover the needs of the photonics industry. According to Prof Gabriel Crean, who was talking at the PIC Summit Europe 2022, actions must be overlapping and reinforcing.
A way to manipulate light at the nanoscale that breaks the Moss rule.
The Fraunhofer Vision Business Unit has published the 22nd volume of its guide series. This time, the contributions revolve around heat flow thermography.
Organizations join forces to serve demanding markets with AI, Computer Vision, and Video Processing applications
Hamamatsu ended fiscal 2022 with net sales of approximately JPY209 billion (approximately €1.44 billion), an increase of 23.5 percent.
A nano-mesh structure reflects body thermal radiation like conventional metal-based textiles.
Around 70 machine vision scientists and users met at the 5th European Machine Vision Forum in Cork, Ireland, organized by the EMVA at the end of October.
Technology uses polaritons to convert light to electrical charge. New approach could boost solar cell efficiency.
