The RAMI Act would create up to 15 Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation. IMIs would unite public and private partner…

Novel approach paves way for new quantum devices

The approach would involve combining light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with a superconductor to generate entangled photons an…

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This product enables measurement over a full 6 inch aperture using an industry-standard 4 inch interferometer. The BeamE…

LASER COMPONENTS has expanded the diamond-like source series of pulsable IR emitters.

New method makes inexpensive, high-quality lenses by hanging droplets of transparent silicone and curing them in an oven

Researchers have created a new type of lens that costs less than a penny to make, and can be used in a 3-D printed attac…

Although silicon is the most frequently used substrate, the coatings can be applied to virtually all commonly used optic…

Researchers have discovered a way to use standard semiconductors to detect light over a much broader range of wavelength…

The team of Francesca Ferlaino, University of Innsbruck, discovered that even simple systems, such as neutral atoms, can…

The development of light-driven micro-robots that can autonomously investigate and manipulate the nano-scale environment…

The OP-XCT monochromator has a very novel design. It uses glancing angles and off-plane grating geometry. Exceptional ef…

Scientists at MPQ successfully process quantum information with a system comprising an optical photon and a trapped atom.

When it comes to recognizing complex patterns or to decoding encrypted messages, conventional computers reach their limi…

Selected candidates will be individually coached on the projects they pitch to the panel of international investors

The selection committee will assess candidates from key markets: the life sciences, consumer electronics, advanced manuf…

Researchers have found a way to magnetize this material using light, an effect that persists for hours at a time.

Semiconductor material can be magnetized with light, suggesting new technology opportunities

A team of researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan has identified unexpected dynamic prope…

University of Chicago researchers and their colleagues at University College London have performed a proof-of-concept ex…

A light lattice that traps atoms may help scientists build networks of quantum information transmitters.

Using a laser to place individual rubidium atoms near the surface of a lattice of light, scientists at MIT and Harvard U…

The suite of 300mm components includes a compact, high performance 100–300mm Beam Expander which can be used in horizont…

An electrical diode prevents electricity from backflow along a wire providing protection to crucial parts of an electron…

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has officially launched a new at…