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Nanoscribe joins the Lab14 Group
Date Announced: 02 Dec 2024. A strategic milestone towards innovation and industrial excellence in 3D nano- and microfabrication. Nanoscribe, a global leader in high-precision 3D microfabrication, is thrilled to announce its integration into the Lab14 Group, marking a decisive step in its journey to drive innovation and serve industrial markets.
SPIE Optics + Photonics 2024
Aug 22, 2024 · Date: Name: Location: Aug 05-09: Biophotonics and Imaging Graduate Summer School (BIGSS) 2024: Ireland: Aug 18-22: SPIE Optics + Photonics 2024: United States
Imagia announces ‘breakthrough’ in optical feature detection
Dec 6, 2024 · Imagia, a developer of optical metasurface technology, has announced a “breakthrough” that allows for optically-accelerated feature detection, enabling image processing operations without power consumption or code.. The new technology, called Processing Optics™, allows for the identification of complex features like a human hand or face by means of an array of microscopic optical filters ...
Birmingham researchers reveal shape of single photon
Nov 21, 2024 · Research at the University of Birmingham, UK, explores the nature of photons in unprecedented detail to show how they are emitted by atoms or molecules and shaped by their environment.The work is described in Physical Review Letters.. The Birmingham announcement states, “The nature of this interaction leads to infinite possibilities for light to exist and propagate, or travel, through its ...
Macquarie laser breakthrough achieves atomic-scale precision on …
Dec 3, 2024 · Imagine placing an object under a microscope and pressing a button to rearrange the surface atoms with atomic-scale precision. This once sci-fi scenario is now a reality thanks to pioneering research at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.. The achievement is described in Applied Surface Science. “Our laser method provides atomic-level control over diamond surfaces in a standard air ...
Leonardo DRS and BlueHalo demonstrate new counter-UAS …
Date Announced: 17 Oct 2024. Successfully shooting down drones in live-fire engagement, in September, 2024. Pictured, right: Counter-UAS directed energy Stryker.
Q.ANT launches first commercial photonic processor...
Nov 20, 2024 · Q.ANT, a startup developing technologies for photonic computing, has announced the launch of its first commercial product – a photonics-based Native Processing Unit (NPU) based on the company’s compute architecture LENA; light-empowered native arithmetics.. The product is fully compatible with today’s existing computing ecosystem as it comes on the industry-standard PCIExpress.
Thorlabs to commercialize UK-developed collimator for quantum …
Oct 2, 2024 · Photonics manufacturer Thorlabs and quantum technology pioneer Infleqtion are teaming up to commercialize an optical fiber collimator designed for quantum applications.. Initially developed as part of the UK government-funded “QT Assemble” project led by the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP), the package is said to deliver a linearly polarized collimated beam with high ...
Infinera extends CHIPS Act funding to $93 million...
Oct 23, 2024 · Infinera, a developer of open optical networking solutions and optical semiconductors and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed an agreement for Infinera to receive up to $93 million in direct funding as part of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.. The proposed funding, when combined with investment tax credits available under the CHIPS and Science Act, could result in more than $200 million ...