Detecting light in the darkness of a vacuum
In a proposed experiment, a postage stamp-sized synthetic diamond containing the nitrogen-based light detectors is suspended in a super-cooled metal box that creates a vacuum.
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Trumpf ups investment in quantum start-up Q.ant
High-tech company Trumpf is boosting its support for its wholly owned subsidiary Q.ant with a new eight-figure investment. The new funding will allow the start-up to venture into the development and production of quantum computer chips.
Printing microscopic gas sensors
Using direct laser writing, arrays of optically responsive ionogel structures were fabricated. They show visible color changes in the presence of different solvent vapors.
Macnica ATD Europe introduces new CEO
On the occasion of Vision 2021 trade fair in Stuttgart, Macnica ATD Europe officially introduced Mr Shoichi Teshiba as the new CEO of all European Macnica operations.
Young researcher award for innovative theses presented
Clean water, the elimination of space debris, new methods for medical endoscopy, and more powerful lasers – once again innovative theses with a special connection to applied photonics were honored with the Applied Photonics Award, the young researcher award by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF. The award was presented to the four prize winners on September 29 virtually by Nobel Prize winner Reinhard Genzel as part of the Photonics Days Jena.
Metal AM at the service of watchmaking
Kif Parechoc, an expert in watch movement components, has signed a highly innovative partnership agreement with AddUp, a French specialist in industrial metal 3D printing, to use metal additive manufacturing (AM) for very high precision watchmaking purposes.
Transparent solar cells for windows
High-efficiency but fragile molecules for converting light to electricity thrive with a little protection.
The basics and terms of industrial machine vision are updated
The series of guidelines VDI / VDE / VDMA 2632 Part 1 has been published as a draft. Its aim is to support users and solution providers in the implementation of the projects. Suggestions for improvement can be submitted immediately.
VDMA: Machine Vision is booming, lack of chips means longer delivery times
The forecast has been confirmed: the European machine vision industry will grow by 7 percent in 2021. The order books are full. Only the lack of chips is slowing the machine vision industry, resulting in longer delivery times
Day of Photonics activity competition
This year we are announcing a special competition and a special award for the most popular Day of Photonics activity. The main prize is a virtual badge for the most popular activity issued by the Day of Photonics. Showcase the award on your website, social media and marketing materials!
PhotonicsViews issue 5/2021 is out
Issue 5/2021 – October/November’21 – is out, including articles from AdlOptica, Evosys, HD Vision Systems, Holo/Or, Lasea, Lessmüller Lasertechnik, Luleå University of Technology, Luxinar, and several more companies and institutions. On the cover: Edmund Optics.
Wiley at Vision 2021: We Catch Your Eye
Visit us at Vision 2021 in Stuttgart! We have prepared a special surprise: we will take a professional iris photo for you free of charge.
3D microscopy of human organs
New method can be used to reveal previously unrecognised alterations in the pancreas, but it can also be used to study other human organs and diseases.
FDA clears world’s first photon-counting CT
Siemens Healthineers announces the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510 (k) clearance of the Naeotom Alpha, the world’s first photon-counting computer tomograph. With a novel system concept and pioneering new detector technology, it ushers in a new era in computed tomography, a technology that determines the course of many medical decisions.
Sensor and measurement technology: sales stabilize, order situation picks up
Sensor and measurement technology recorded significant sales growth in the first quarter, while sales stabilized at plus minus zero percent in the second quarter. Incoming orders in the industry developed positively overall with an increase of eight percent. The proportion of AMA member companies that have registered short-time work is falling significantly, with only one in five companies now working on short-time work.
W3+ Fair: 120 exhibitors on site
On September 22nd and 23rd, 2021, the second network event for experts from optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics took place in the Dornbirn exhibition center in Austria. For many exhibitors, it was the first personal meeting with experts after the pandemic break.
Leoni AG sells essential components of the industrial business
Leoni sells the Industrial Solutions business group, which is part of the WCS division (Wire & Cable Solutions) and which makes up significant parts of its industrial business, to BizLink. With this, Leoni is trying to stabilize further.
Personnel changes at Zeiss AG
Dr. Ludwin Monz, responsible for the Zeiss Medical Technology division, is leaving at the end of the year. His successor will be Dr. Markus Weber, currently member of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss AG and responsible for the Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology division. Andreas Pecher will be the new head of the Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology division and a member of the Board of Management of Carl Zeiss AG.
ABB expands the Minden location
ABB has started building a new hall at the Minden location. The new building, a 2,500 square meter production hall for the Traction division, expands production capacities and is intended to contribute to better quality assurance.
Cooking with lasers
Laser based method retains more moisture, and creates an entirely new way to cook a tasty meal allowing individuals to more precisely customize their meals.
Positive results for EPHJ
In a delicate event context in a period of health crisis, the satisfaction and attendance indicators at the end of the EPHJ trade show are encouraging. The exhibitors were present and the exhibition recorded 12,200 entries.
AEMtec opens tech center in Boston
On September 1, the Berlin-based AEMtec, a manufacturer of high-precision micro and optoelectronic modules, opened its Engineering Tech Center within the Boston University Photonics Center.
Detecting and sorting cells in real time
With their company Sensific, three scientists from Ulm have taken an important step towards successfully founding a company.
Vision 2021: Panel Discussion - Is Deep Learning Just Hype?
What is the Deep Learning hype all about? This question will be discussed by five proven experts on the first day of the machine vision trade show "Vision": Dr. Dietmar Ley (Basler), Jens Hülsmann (Isra Vision), Dr. Olaf Munkelt (MVTec Software), Mark Williamson (Stemmer Imaging) and Donato Montanari (Zebra Technologies). The panel discussion will be moderated by inspect editor-in-chief David Löh.
Entangling photons with metasurfaces
A new method for generating quantum-entangled photon pairs employs nonlinear metasurfaces to enhance and tailor photon emissions – an important step towards creating miniaturized quantum devices for everyday applications.
High-volume sheet-metal cutting
New laser blanking system offers flexibility and shorter cycle times in high-volume production: the partnership with Siemens on intelligent control system eliminates tooling and assembly costs, boosts profitability, and provides material savings of up to thirty percent.
Vision 2021: TKH presents machine vision division TKH Vision to the public for the first time
The TKH Group combines the machine vision companies Allied Vision, Chromasens, LMI Technologies, Mikrotron, NET, SVS-Vistek and Tattile with the sales company TKH Vision Italy under the umbrella brand TKH Vision. For the first time, TKH will exhibit its machine vision companies as a group on a single stand at the Vision machine vision trade show in Stuttgart, Germany.
Pulsate: open call results
On 27 July 2021, the EU-funded Pulsate project announced the winners of Pulsate’s 1st Technology Transfer Experiments open call for consortia able to demonstrate an effective adoption of laser solutions by end-users in relation to laser-based advanced additive manufacturing (LBAAM) technologies.
TQ strengthens robotics division with additional product manager
TQ-Systems, known for its embedded vision modules, is expanding its robotics division by hiring cobot expert Dirk Thamm. He comes from a subsidiary of robot manufacturer Kuka.
Edmund Optics expands lighting portfolio
Edmund Optics has added eleven product lines from Advanced Illumination, a manufacturer of lighting for machine vision, to its product line.
World premiere for virtual laser lab “femtoPro”
Lasers are ubiquitous. Scientists from Würzburg have now developed the virtual-reality laser laboratory “femtoPro”, which simulates optical setups in real time and enables eye-safe training in the handling of short-pulse lasers.
Sick celebrates company anniversary
Dr. Erwin Sick founded his company in South Baden in September 1946. It is now 75 years old. At an official ceremony at the company's headquarters in Waldkirch on September 24, 2021, invited guests and companions from politics, business and science, together with the founding family Sick and the board of directors, paid tribute to the past 75 years and took a look into the future. A week earlier, employees celebrated an outdoor music and culture festival lasting several days.
Fraunhofer IPA is being expanded
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA is getting a new building in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. With the groundbreaking ceremony on September 27, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Economic Affairs, Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, symbolically opened the construction site together with Thomas Bauernhansl, director of the Fraunhofer IPA, and the architect Stephan Birk.
Quantum dots without cadmium
New approach motivates future development and optimization of surface chemistry of InP CS-QDs to enable the full access and realization of their luminescence efficiency in high-color-quality cadmium-free displays.
Evotron: "Machine Vision Forum" at Motek 2021 will take place again
UPDATE: Due to organizational reasons, the forum is unfortunately cancelled this year.
