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The authors suggest that placing UVC light sources at ventilation systems and rooms not in use, without direct optical paths to humans, helps reduce virus propagation. Credit: Nacho Gaubert
Researchers advocate for use of UV light in Covid-19 disinfection
30 June 2020
Smart Photonics receives €35m to accelerate photonic chip manufacturing
30 June 2020
The independent foundry for photonic integrated circuits announces a €35m Series C investment from a Dutch consortium led by Innovation Industries
Two dermascope implementations. The USB-camera-based PMSI & PWLI dermascope is shown in (a) and (b). The smartphone-camera-based PMSI and PWLI dermascope is shown in (c), (d), and (e). Credit: SPIE
Smartphone-based dermascope paves way for accessible skin cancer diagnosis
24 June 2020
Leveraging a smartphone camera to image skin lesions improves both the efficiency and efficacy of skin-lesion diagnostics
EU-funded lighting project delivers novel designs
22 June 2020
As part of the Horizon 2020 project Repro-light two novel LED tiles have been developed that offer new lighting possibilities
Metasurface design makes LEDs act more like lasers
16 June 2020
Improved performance is achieved without the external packaging components that are often used to manipulate the light emitted by LEDs
CEA-Leti achieves li-fi data transmission rate of 7.7 Gbps with blue micro-LED
11 June 2020
'This technology has exciting potential for mass-market applications,' said Benoit Miscopein, CEA-Leti research scientist
Point-of-care laser interferometry device being developed to diagnose Covid
11 June 2020
The technology uses laser interferometry to detect proteins such as procalcitonin, which increases in blood during a bacterial infection
Optics Balzers headquarters
Materion to acquire Optics Balzers, combining thin film coatings expertise
10 June 2020
Optics Balzers expects to benefit from Materion's sales strength in the USA, and Materion benefits from Optics Balzers’ market position in Europe
The 3D printer developed at TU Graz melts metal powder using high-performance LED light sources. (Image: TU Graz)
New LED-based powder melting to optimise metal 3D printing
28 May 2020
Researchers at TU Graz in Austria have developed a 3D printing process that uses a high-power LED beam to melt metal powder, instead of a laser
Credit: The Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt’s The Night Watch in 44.8-gigapixel detail
27 May 2020
The composite picture of The Night Watch, made of 528 exposures stitched together digitally, makes it possible to zoom in on individual brushstrokes and even particles of pigment in the painting
Nature-inspired photonic crystals to advance sensors for smart infrastructure
27 May 2020
Scientists have taken inspiration from the biomimicry of butterfly wings and peacock feathers to develop an innovative opal-like material that could be the cornerstone of next generation smart sensors
An illustration of lidar waves. Credit: Johann Riemensberger
PIC method set to speed-up coherent lidar
27 May 2020
In a study published in Nature, researchers at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) demonstrate a new way to speed up a type of lidar engine by using photonic circuits
