The micro loudspeaker proves that microactuators can be produced in seconds and at low costs using inkjet printers and lasers. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
The process could be used as a faster and more affordable alternative to vacuum- and mask-based piezo-MEMS manufacturing methods
The discovery, made by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Münster, Exeter, Pittsburgh, EPFL and IBM Research Europe, is the first to apply frequency combs in the field of artificial neural networks
2D arrangement of 44,400 light stopwatches enables scanless fluorescence lifetime imaging. Credit: Institute of Post-LED Photonics
The fluorescence microscopy technique uses frequency combs and no mechanical parts to observe dynamic biological phenomena
French start-up Aledia has manufactured microLED chips produced on 300mm (12 inch) silicon wafers, opening up the possibility for mass-production of microLED displays with commercially available processes and equipment
The Optical Society (OSA) and the Laser Institute of America (LIA) have joined forces with physics societies to show their commitment to open access (OA) for physics research.
Nicholas Goffin, research associate at Loughborough University, investigates where energy savings can be made in laser processing
PhotonHub Europe plans to establish a single photonics innovation hub which integrates all of the best-in-class technologies
PhotonHub Europe aims to help European SMEs become more competitive, digitally, through faster and smarter deployment of photonics-based technologies
M Squared’s lasers have been used in cold matter-based quantum computing projects
The Discovery project, the largest industry-led quantum computing project in Britain to date, will be led by M Squared
Artist’s impression of the Solar Orbiter, with the Spice spectrometer (ESA/ATG medialab)
A proposal to use a high-resolution multi-slit spectrometer to obtain high-cadence observations of the Sun’s atmosphere, the corona, has been selected by Nasa
The new buffer material reduces the pollution associated with producing cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffers, and is also less toxic – opening up a greater number of solar applications
