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.
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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.
Microscopic octopuses from a 3D printer
Newly developed smart polymers have life-like properties.
Detecting bacterial infestation fast, contactless and free of markers
With a multimodal microscope, the joint project PriMe wants to detect bacterial infestation using fast, marker-free, and contactless imaging.
Becoming market leader in optical ground stations
Photonics company Cailabs has completed a 26 million euros funding round to rapidly expand the company’s laser communications and optical ground station business.
New data transmission record
Using only a single light source, scientists have set a world record by transmitting 1.8 petabits per second.
Prima Industrie announces new CEO
Following the closing operation by Femto Technologies, a new board of directors has been elected and Giovanni Negri has been appointed as the new CEO of Prima Industrie.
$10M seed funding investment for Xscape Photonics
Altair has invested 10 million dollars in a start-up for photonic chips for ultrahigh-bandwidth connections inside data centers and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
3D printing of customized sensors
New method can be used for prototyping MEMS devices and manufacturing small- and medium-sized batches.
Infratec celebrates topping-out ceremony
Shell construction of the second expansion complex completed
New Chair of GenICam Working Group elected
Michael Schmidt takes over from long-term serving Dr. Fritz Dierks
Detecting malaria with light
New device collects an infrared signature that is processed by a computer algorithm.
PIC Summit: “Everything the community hoped for”
Over 300 visitors from more than twenty countries enjoyed the first edition of PIC Summit Europe in Eindhoven.
Metasurface displays three types of images
New technology could offer a double safeguard to guard against counterfeiting.
“Boost of innovation”
The 10th edition of Laser World of Photonics India concluded on a high note with implementable solutions for use of laser, photonics and optical technologies.
Harald Kuhn becomes Chairman of the IVAM Advisory Board
Prof Dr Kuhn, director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS in Chemnitz, joins the scientific advisory board of the IVAM Microtechnology Network as new chairman.
Optica Foundation funds research through its 20th Anniversary Challenge
New photonics research to solve for environmental challenges and increasing the global bandwidth of optical communications.
Laser light of any wavelength
Swiss researchers developed a platform for the resonant enhancement for nonlinear optical processes.
VDMA: Machinery and plant engineering sector expects production to decline in 2023
The VDMA expects production value to fall by 2 percent in 2023. For this year, on the other hand, the mechanical engineering association anticipates a plus of 1 percent.
Controlling photosynthesis using mirrors
Placing photosynthetic antenna complexes between two mirrors to detect a strong interaction.
Detecting food fraud – thanks to light quanta
A new analysis method uses quantum mechanical effects to test food for ingredients and origin more cost-effectively.
Change of leadership at Zebra Technologies
Bill Burns becomes the new CEO. His predecessor Anders Gustafsson is appointed Executive Chair of the Zebra Board of Directors.
Schott and 3D-Micromac join forces regarding AR waveguides
Joint development partnership to focus on dedicated laser cutting process and mass production system for Schott RealView high refractive index glass.
