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An infrared beam from a quantum cascade laser excites glucose molecules in skin, which are then detected via DiaMonTech’s photothermal deflection technique. Credit: DiaMonTech
24 January 2022
David Stuart on the health benefits of mid-infrared spectroscopy
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11 January 2022
Tiny nanodiamonds are being used to dramatically optimise the calibration of optical microscopes, Matthew Dale finds
After the test disk is placed inside the chamber, some fine tuning is required to ensure they are horizontal and perfectly centred (credit: Caltech)
07 January 2022
LIGO scientists have developed a new mirror coating that could dramatically increase the observatory's detection rate of gravitational waves
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06 December 2021
Manufacturing firms must help inspire young engineers as production plants embrace digital technologies, Matthew Dale finds
The future of LEDS lies some way beyond the humble LED bulb. (Image: LariBat/shutterstock.com)
06 December 2021
As nations turn to LED lighting to save energy and cut emissions, industry players are still chasing efficiencies and searching for the elusive, right light, reports Rebecca Pool
19 October 2021
Keely Portway looks at the latest advances in diamond turning, including new properties and functions for optics
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15 October 2021
Joerg Volpp and Adrien da Silva, at the Luleå University of Technology, investigate beam shaping possibilities for high-power processing, co-authored by Alexander Laskin, from Adloptica
FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
07 September 2021
Integration, automation, collaboration, customisation and designing for testing and manufacturability will help component and system makers lower costs and increase production, finds Andy Extance
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07 September 2021
Several different light-based treatments that have relied on lasers are now finding uses for LEDs, finds Andy Extance
04 August 2021
Keely Portway considers the latest miniature spectrometers for consumer and healthcare devices
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04 August 2021
Greg Blackman asks experts how fibre lasers developed between 2010 to 2020, as well as what advancements the future may hold for the technology
04 August 2021
More than ever, optics are critical to testing the cosmetic industry’s never-ending supply of promises, reports Rebecca Pool
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