Bringing the 3D printer to industrial series production
Additive manufacturing economically on par with conventional manufacturing – Trumpf gives a preview of new systems and materials to be presented at Formnext.
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Nanoparticles bound by light
Tunable interaction between optically levitated glass nanoparticles.
Funding for French-German quantum technology research project
In a project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), a team of researchers aims to solve the challenges of effective equations in quantum technology.
Successful exhibition EuroBlech 2022
The 26th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, EuroBlech 2022, ended last week after four days of flourishing business.
New light sources for the second quantum revolution
The DigiQuant project develops new laser diodes at AMS-Osram, which are suitable for hybrid integration of photonic waveguides and digital control electronics at Toptica.
European association Eunited Robotics joins VDMA
Eunited Robotics and VDMA Robotics + Automation merge. The members of Eunited Robotics will be represented by VDMA from January 2023.
Miniaturized infrared detectors
Monolithic integration of subwavelength IR photodetectors for tiny spectrometers.
Optical foundations illuminated by quantum light
Quantum waves can be used to increase the precision of distance measurements.
Novel imaging system for near-instant biopsy results
New technology could enable point-of-care skin cancer diagnosis.
Automation Technology strengthens sales team
Since November 1, 2022, the team around Automation Technology Sales Manager Athinodoros Klipfel has been joined by Sales Manager Daniel Frank.
ASU launches new quantum research collaborative
Arizona State University has launched the Quantum Collaborative, a major 21st century initiative poised to profoundly impact society and economy.
Photonics Germany Future Summit 2022 – MoU with WLT
Memorandum of Understanding advocates greater innovative strength and competitiveness for the German photonics industry.
Quantum effects in memristive devices
Effects can be used for applications from metrology to next-generation memories and artificial intelligence.
Spectrometer on a chip
Tiny device is based on two-dimensional semiconductors and operated using artificial intelligence.
IO-Link community meets for testing
In mid-October 2022, over 100 participants (experts and manufacturers) from 37 international companies met for an interoperability workshop in Bad Soden.
Microscope developers win the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2022
The development of a microscope for the gentle 3D imaging of living cells was honored with the Federal President's Award for Technology and Innovation
Quantum keys fiber-linked over 75 kilometers
First successful exchange of quantum keys between Erfurt and Jena via optical fiber enables new QKD experiments
45 years of Display Visions and name change
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Munich and Upper Bavaria congratulated Display Visions on its 45th anniversary and presented it with a certificate in keeping with its status.
Evident opens new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore
New facility supports customers and employees in the APAC region with leading-edge technology.
More control over captured light
New approach to create and control quantum states of light in a three-dimensional cavity.
Re-Start in Autumn
After a 4-year interruption, the optotechnology and image processing sectors met once again – live and in person – at Optatec.
Visiconsult: Big crowd at sales conference
In mid-October, more than 60 sales partners attended Visiconsult for a conference to discover new topics related to the NDT division brand VCxray.
Deep learning with light
A new method uses optics to accelerate machine-learning computations on smart speakers.
The first programmable optical quantum memory
New approach to generate multiphoton entangled states is faster than any previous method.
Industry leaders join Optica’s board
Society announces 2023 vice president and directors-at-large
PhotonicsViews issue 5/2022 is out!
Issue 5/2022 – October/November – is online and has been mailed. It includes feature articles from or with Accumold, Ansys Zemax, Cailabs, Femtoprint, Holo’Or, IDEX Optical Technologies, Physik Instrumente, Pulsar Photonics, Nanoscribe, Scansonic MI, Sill Optics, and more companies and institutions.
Scanlab expands its company building
Company increases its production capacities in Puchheim in a fourth construction phase
Edmund Optics and Schott extend partnership to China
Easy access to optical filter glass and minimal lead times for Asian customers
High efficient on-chip frequency comb
New laser source combines high efficiency and broad bandwidth.
Fluorescence microscopy with ease-of-use
PicoQuant has created a system that is easier to use without any compromise on sensitivity. It makes these systems accessible for users who do not enjoy the support of a trained physicist.
Twisty photons for quantum communication
On-chip technology uses orbital angular momentum to encode more information into a single photon.
Optimized integrated digital pathology workflows
Indica Labs, a provider of quantitative digital pathology and image management solutions, and Hamamatsu Photonics, a forerunner in whole slide imaging systems, agreed to maintain long-term interoperability between Indica Lab’s HALO AP software platform and Hamamatsu’s NanoZoomer family of high-speed, high-resolution scanners.
A perfect trap for light
Physicists from Austria and Israel developed a perfect absorber for arbitrary wavefronts.
18 projects selected in Pulsate’s 1st open call
The projects selected by the Pulsate Consortium can start the support program and receive the grant to assess the feasibility of laser-based technology implementation in their environment.
