Optics.org News https://optics.org latest News from Optics.org en-us Mon, 3 Jun 2024 05:01:25 GMT Mon, 3 Jun 2024 05:01:25 GMT editor@optics.org (Mike Hatcher) Optics.org News https://optics.org/images/slogo.jpg https://optics.org Webb team spots most distant galaxy https://optics.org/news/15/5/48 NIRSpec instrument shows record-breaking red-shift of starlight, corresponding to 290 million years after the Big Bang. https://optics.org/news/15/5/48 Fri, 31 May 2024 10:05:00 GMT BAE Systems to build hyperspectral ocean imager https://optics.org/news/15/5/49 The defense contractor will deliver all three hyperspectral instruments for NOAA's forthcoming geostationary constellation. https://optics.org/news/15/5/49 Fri, 31 May 2024 10:05:00 GMT Photonic and Microsoft demonstrate inter-module entanglement https://optics.org/news/15/5/47 Development using silicon photonics is said to satisfy the first requirement of long-distance quantum communication. https://optics.org/news/15/5/47 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:05:00 GMT UZH hybrid camera helps drivers avoid pedestrians https://optics.org/news/15/5/46 Two camera modalities and AI processing detects obstacles more rapidly than current camera systems. https://optics.org/news/15/5/46 Thu, 30 May 2024 14:05:00 GMT Emmanuel Macron visits Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems https://optics.org/news/15/5/45 President of France joins German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier as research ties are strengthened. https://optics.org/news/15/5/45 Thu, 30 May 2024 12:05:00 GMT MPL studies details of photodamage to improve imaging of tissues https://optics.org/news/15/5/44 Insight into effects of femtosecond pulses on zebrafish larvae points to enhanced microscopy methods. https://optics.org/news/15/5/44 Wed, 29 May 2024 18:05:00 GMT Himax backs Obsidian in sensor firm's latest debt financing https://optics.org/news/15/5/43 Fabless Taiwanese provider of display electronics is latest to support developer of thermal imaging cameras. https://optics.org/news/15/5/43 Wed, 29 May 2024 15:05:00 GMT EarthCARE's optical instruments poised to refine climate models https://optics.org/news/15/5/42 Atmospheric lidar and multispectral imager among four on-board tools expected to improve understanding of cloud dynamics. https://optics.org/news/15/5/42 Wed, 29 May 2024 11:05:00 GMT CO<sub>2</sub> laser welds eight-meter seams on carbon-fiber fuselage https://optics.org/news/15/5/41 Major European consortium led by Airbus joined upper and lower halves of the world's largest composite fuselage segment. https://optics.org/news/15/5/41 Tue, 28 May 2024 12:05:00 GMT Zeiss sets up new photonics unit https://optics.org/news/15/5/40 ‘Photonics and optics’ business division will employ close to 900 people and have annual revenues of €200M. https://optics.org/news/15/5/40 Tue, 28 May 2024 10:05:00 GMT Japan’s RIKEN and NTT scientists create ‘optical conveyor belt’ for quasi particles… https://optics.org/news/15/5/39 …and Coherent launches novel fiber for lidar and cold atom trapping for quantum computing. https://optics.org/news/15/5/39 Thu, 23 May 2024 13:05:00 GMT Obsidian Sensors partnership to make high-res thermal imagers for cars https://optics.org/news/15/5/38 San Diego firm sees opportunity following National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruling. https://optics.org/news/15/5/38 Thu, 23 May 2024 10:05:00 GMT AAC Clyde Space to commercialize TNO’s laser terminal for satellite comms https://optics.org/news/15/5/37 With FSO Instruments supplying key component; promises new supply chain for this technology. https://optics.org/news/15/5/37 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:05:00 GMT U.S. DoE to invest $71M in solar technology development... https://optics.org/news/15/5/36 ...and EPFL develops new method based on machine-learning to find 14 new PV materials. https://optics.org/news/15/5/36 Wed, 22 May 2024 12:05:00 GMT EV delays hit Hesai's 2024 sales forecast https://optics.org/news/15/5/35 Chinese lidar company cuts annual revenue expectations by around $50M as customer Li Auto delays launch. https://optics.org/news/15/5/35 Wed, 22 May 2024 11:05:00 GMT On-chip detection of white cells points to cost-effective blood analysis https://optics.org/news/15/5/34 Imec and Sarcura develop flow cytometer with integrated photonics. https://optics.org/news/15/5/34 Wed, 22 May 2024 01:05:00 GMT KTH Sweden develops 3D printed silica glass micro-optics on fibers… https://optics.org/news/15/5/33 …and UK’s EPSRC awards £1.2 million grant to Aston’s Picometer Surface Nanoscale Axial Photonics project. https://optics.org/news/15/5/33 Tue, 21 May 2024 17:05:00 GMT NASA astrophysics: Peering into the future https://optics.org/news/15/5/32 John O’Meara of W. M. Keck Observatory discusses astrophysics at NASA ahead of his presentation at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024. https://optics.org/news/15/5/32 Tue, 21 May 2024 15:05:00 GMT Semiconductor demand drives double-digit growth at Zeiss https://optics.org/news/15/5/31 Sales revenues up another 10%, despite what CEO called a challenging market environment. https://optics.org/news/15/5/31 Tue, 21 May 2024 12:05:00 GMT Photoacoustic method monitors spinal muscular atrophy https://optics.org/news/15/5/30 University of Erlangen-Nuremberg technique yields more details than MRI, is more comfortable for pediatric patients. https://optics.org/news/15/5/30 Tue, 21 May 2024 11:05:00 GMT