Optical physicists Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for “groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics.” Half of this year’s nine ...

General discussion in the metrology field tends to revolve around the relative merits of non-contact or contact measurement solutions. However, demand now exists in almost every industry for more ...

A team led by engineers has opened a window into the cell by developing an optical tool that can read metabolism at subcellular resolution, without having to perturb cells with contrast agents, or ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 17, 2019 -- In a kaleidoscope, mirrors are placed at angles to create a visual illusion of multiple, symmetric images from one original object. The number of symmetric axes ...

Multi-photon lithography and optical tweezers are among the tools driving a new generation of 3D printing that will allow multifunctional devices to be fabricated in a single processing step, explain ...

Ocean Optics has unveiled optical-sensing systems and components addressing the photovoltaic solar cell market needs – from characterisation of the thin films comprising such cells to measurement of ...

KLA-Tencor Corp. today released the SpectraFx 100, its fifth-generation optical thin-film metrology system that incorporates the company’s patented Resolution optics with a small resolution spot, ...

VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparators by Methods Machine Tools offer the ability to digitally compare a part to its CAD data. This data can also be archived and documented electronically.

Optical spectral transmission (OST) demonstrates a strong correlation with MRI in detecting joint inflammation in patients with inflammatory arthritis, with the best diagnostic performance observed in ...

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date. Progress in the development of QIS platforms has been explosive, in ...

According to a new filing with the European Union, Apple has acquired the assets of invrs.io and hired its founder, who is the only employee.