More energy-efficient phone and TV screens
Horiba UK’s world-leading fluorescence spectrometer supports development of novel fluorophores at Northumbria University.
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EMVA: The newly elected Board of Directors meets for the first time
At last, pandemic rules made it possible for the elected board members to gather for a constituent meeting on August 4 and 5, 2021, at the EMVA member Zeiss Automated Inspection Systems' facilities. Of course, everyone is double-vaccinated, the EMVA emphasizes.
Zeiss IQS France Appoints New Managing Director
On September 1, 2021, Mustapha El Bouchouafi will succeed Cyril Aujard as Managing Director of Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions France.
Quantum stopwatch improves images
Invention could lead to big improvements in many imaging technologies.
Onsemi buys GT Advanced Technologies
Onsemi announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the company will acquire GTAT for $415 million in cash. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Onsemi and GTAT, is expected to close in the first half of 2022.
Hongke Technology becomes Pleora Technologies' sales partner for China
Pleora Technologies today announced a new distribution partnership with Hongke Technology, a distributor of industrial cameras, 3D imaging and high-performance vision solutions in China. Effective immediately, Hongke will distribute Pleora's AI, edge processing and real-time sensor connectivity solutions.
Edmund Optics becomes global distributor for Everix ultra-thin filters
Edmund Optics now offers ultra-thin optical filters in cooperation with Everix. The optical component manufacturer and supplier is the exclusive global distributor for the ever-expanding product line and keeps the entire selection of ultra-thin filters in stock.
Breaking down barriers between deep learning and traditional vision
Two major new releases of Cognex VisionPro software deliver advanced vision tools and tighter deep learning integration in a high-performance platform.
A data river runs through it
Fiber with a liquid glycerol core is much more robust and can transmit data just as reliably as solid-core fibers.
New probe for fiber-optic ultrasonic imaging
Nanoscopic resolution images for a better diagnosis.
“Revolutionizing augmented reality”
Infineon’s new MEMS scanner for eyeglasses and head-up displays.
Nano Dimension expands its reach beyond additive manufacturing electronics
‘Tera 250’ becomes ‘Fabrica 2.0 Machine’ following the acquisition of Nanofabrica.
Raith acquires 4pico Litho
Company expands its nanofabrication portfolio with laser beam lithography from the Netherlands.
Stop-motion photons
Light waves are confined to tiny regions of space by a new kind of disorder.
Business Joensuu establishes Photonics Center Oy
Joensuu Photonics Center (JPC) project to support the creation of jobs in the growing photonics sector and attracting new businesses to the region.
European project develops tap-proof communication solution
Project Silicon Photonics for Trusted Electronic Systems “Silhouette“ is launched.
Improved single photon switch
A first step towards realizing chip-scale scalable single photon switches.
Pyroelectricity: detecting the infrared
100 years and very much alive and kicking – ferroelectricity has been researched and used until the present day.
Bending light to enhance wavelength conversion
Plasmon-coupled surface states could improve imaging and sensing systems.
Jenoptik: Second quarter of 2021 also shines with high growth
Jenoptik achieves sales growth of 29.6 percent in the 2nd quarter 2021 compared to the previous year. Half-year sales increased by 18.3 percent to 389 million euros. Based on these figures, the optics group is increasing its targets for 2021 as a whole: sales are expected to rise to 880 to 900 million euros and the EBITDA margin to 19 to 19.5 percent.
Former Quality Thin Films continues manufacturing as Edmund Optics Florida
The laser optics manufacturer Quality Thin Films, USA, acquired at the end of 2020, has been renamed Edmund Optics Florida. Under this company name, the company now produces short-pulse optics with low group delay dispersion (GDD) and optics with high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT).
Flexible fiber laser for rapid material processing
Coherent beam combining can generate different energy distribution patterns particularly quickly during operation.
Heisenberg microscope controls at the quantum level
Measuring the collective motion of a glass sphere in a laser trap.
IDS: Above-average sales growth in the first half of the year
IDS exceeded industry expectations in the first half of 2021. Instead of the 7 percent increase in sales forecast for the machine vision industry by the VDMA, the company has so far more than doubled its growth.
Quantum dot LED redefines premium lighting
Osconiq E 2835 CRI90 (QD) pushes efficiency values to new heights, even at very high color rendering indices and warm light colors.
Thumbs up for metalenses
II-VI introduces high-efficiency multifunctional metalenses for ultracompact optical sensors.
E-paper displays brilliant colors
A new type of electronic paper offers an optimal color display while using ambient light.
ON Semiconductor changes brand name to Onsemi
ON Semiconductor has a new brand name: Onsemi. With this, the supplier of power supplies and sensors wants to emphasize its continued focus on the automotive and industrial markets.
Basler with record results in the first half of 2021
The camera manufacturer Basler achieves the strongest half-year in the company's history in terms of sales, profit and incoming orders. Compared to the same period last year, sales increased by 30 percent and profit by more than 60 percent.
IFR: "Sales of autonomous mobile robots are increasing rapidly".
In the white paper "A Mobile Revolution", the International Federation of Robotics examines how mobility is impacting robotics and why this is a groundbreaking development. The use of autonomous mobile robots is increasing not only in industry and logistics, but also in public spaces.
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