Credit: The Rijksmuseum
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
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
Prototype of the UVC LED irradiation system with 118 LEDs. The inset shows a detail of the LED array (©FBH/P. Immerz)
An LED irradiation system has been developed at the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut in Berlin that aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV light. The researchers anticipate that the UV light emitted from their device will not be harmful to human skin
A simulation used by the researchers to help determine the impact of spatter in LPBF. (Image: LLNL)
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a method for reducing – or even eliminating – defects in metal parts built via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)
Credit: Arianna M. Charbon, Kazuhiro Morimoto, Edoardo Charbon
Researchers have developed a megapixel photon-counting camera based on image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs)
New filter chips developed at the University of Pennsylvania could enable high-quality lasers at a fraction of their current size and cost
Left to right: Dr Weber, Dr Neugebauer, Dr Popp
Dr Karina Weber, Dr Ute Neugebauer, and Dr Juergen Popp, of Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) Jena, spoke to Electro Optics about the advantages of optical methods in tackling global health challenges, and what we can learn from the Covid-19 crisis to advance clinical translation
Silicon nitride photonic chips used for frequency comb and photonic microwave generation. Credit: Junqiu Liu, Jijun He (EPFL).
These microwave signals, as well as their optical carriers, could be used in radars, satellite communications and future 5G wireless networks
European scientists are developing a laser sensor that detects coronavirus at the earliest point of infection from a saliva or nasal swab within minutes
Microdoplets released in conversation can drift through the air and contribute to spreading coronavirus, according to researchers from Toho University in Japan
