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Imec Demonstrates an Ultra-Sensitive, Small Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensor in Silicon Photonics

Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents an optomechanical ultrasound sensor on a silicon photonic chip that has an unprecedented sensitivity due to an innov...

From imec 19 Mar 2021

MUCCnet Sensor Network Enables Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The sensor network MUCCnet (Munich Urban Carbon Column network) consists of five high-precision optical instruments that analyze the sun's light spectra. They measure the concentration of the gases carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO). Since each gas has its own unique spectral "fingerprint", concentrations of these gases can be determined in the columns of air between the instruments and the sun.

9 Mar 2021

Ultra-Small Organic Sensors Help Estimate Temperature of Chemical Reactions

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and their collaborators from Russian and foreign scientific centers have identified a new technique to predict the temperature of a chemical reaction stimulated by pseudo-particles—plasmons.

16 Feb 2021

Velodyne Lidar LIVE! Webinar Series Explores Autonomy in Smarter Cities, Caves, Airports and Disaster Response

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a new digital learning series called Velodyne Lidar LIVE! that begins January 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. PST.

From Velodyne Lidar, Inc. 27 Jan 2021

Sheaumann Announces New High-Power To-Can Package

Sheaumann has launched a new Transistor Outline (TO) package. Sheaumann’s “Tall” TO-Can provides continuous-wave, single-mode power up to 600mW and multimode power up to 3W in a variety of near-infrared wavelengths 785-1064nm.

From Sheaumann Laser, Inc. 14 Jan 2021

Simple Zoom Lens for Use in Remote or Hazardous Environments

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 15 Dec 2020

New Type of Optical Sensor Closely Mimics the Human Eye

Researchers at Oregon State University are making key advances with a new type of optical sensor that more closely mimics the human eye's ability to perceive changes in its visual field.

9 Dec 2020

Portable Device Enables Rapid Detection of Nutrition Deficiency in Plants

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have designed a portable optical sensor that can monitor whether a plant is under stress. The device offers farmers and plant scientists a new tool for early diagnosis and real-time monitoring of plant health in field conditions.

9 Dec 2020

In-Fiber Multispectral Optical Sensing for Precise Analysis of Liquid Biological Samples

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Israel have come up with a new, simple and inexpensive method of testing liquid biological samples that can be further developed to work in clinical settings, including real-time testing during surgery. The paper was published in the journal Light: Science & Applications.

4 Dec 2020

With 95 mm of Range and Up to 2 m Separation, this New Compact Laser Micrometer Offers Much Greater Measurement Flexibility

Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has extended its optoCONTROL 2520 series of optical laser micrometers with the optoCONTROL 2520-95, which provides double the measuring range (95 mm) of the existing optoCONTROL 2520-46.

From Micro-Epsilon UK Ltd. 25 Nov 2020