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The Origin of Colors in the First Color Photographs

The world’s first color photograph seemed like a palette of colors on a silver plate. The photo was taken in 1848 by Edmond Becquerel, a French physicist.

31 Mar 2020

Cutting-Edge Photonics for Optical Data Transmission with Picosun’s ALD Solutions

Picosun Group reports excellent results in development of state-of-the-art photonics with its ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) equipment and solutions.

From Picosun Oy 30 Mar 2020

Light in the Tunnel

Photonic cavities are an essential part of many modern optical devices. The characterization of the plasmonic modes of these cavities is complex due to their tiny size, which makes access difficult by external signals.

From IMDEA Nanociencia 27 Mar 2020

New Software can Help Identify Fabricable Optical and Nanophotonic Structures

Scientists at Stanford University have recently developed an inverse design codebase, known as SPINS. The inverse design can aid researchers to investigate different kinds of design methodologies to identify nanophotonic and optical structures that can be fabricated.

11 Mar 2020

Live Photonics / Fiber Alignment Technology Demos: See at OFC in San Diego, or Remotely

Key industry players in optical networking will be at gathering in San Diego to share their research, new ideas, and experience the best their field has to offer. PI engineers are on-hand to answer questions and propose precision motion solutions relating to photonics automation.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 9 Mar 2020

UK Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) Invest in Henniker Plasma Technology

The EPIC Centre, built to serve the Electronics and Photonics industry, recently acquired an advanced plasma treatment system from UK based manufacturer Henniker Plasma.

From Henniker Plasma 7 Mar 2020

PI's Precision Automation & Piezo Transducer Solutions at MD&M, Starting February 11, 2020

MD&M, the world’s largest medical design and manufacturing event takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center. PI, a global leader in precision automation and piezo transducer technologies will present motion solutions for micro assembly, motion platforms for laser machining and a selection of piezo transducers for medical applications.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 11 Feb 2020

Silver Sawtooth Nanoslit Array Used to Induce Photoluminescence in 2D WS2

Researchers from the University of Groningen have generated valley-coherent photoluminescence in two-dimensional (2D) tungsten disulfide flakes at ambient temperature.

10 Feb 2020

New Nanodot-Based Photo-Sensitive Artificial Nerves Selectively Detect UV Light

Photo-sensitive artificial nerves—made of 2D carbon nitride (C3N4) nanodot materials—with the ability to mimic the functions of a retina have been developed by scientists from Seoul National University and Inha University in South Korea.

5 Feb 2020

New Acoustical Hooks Could be Used to Manipulate Nanoparticles

The presence of a new kind of curved acoustic wave beams, called acoustical hooks, has been modeled and experimentally verified by researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University and Tomsk State University, in collaboration with their colleagues from Spain.

28 Jan 2020