Neonode Inc. announced that its next generation of cost-optimized high-performance zForce® touch solutions and a new updated version of zForce sensor modules will be unveiled at SID Display Week in San Jose, CA, May 14 – 16, 2019. Neonode is now releasing the next generation of its legacy zForce touch solution for as low as […]
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Bring on Faster Internet: Device Packs More into Optical Fiber
A research team has developed a light beam device that could lead to faster internet, clearer images of space and more detailed medical imaging. University of Queensland researcher and optical engineer Dr Joel Carpenter worked with Nokia Bell Labs to build the device to tackle the challenge of splitting light into the shapes it is […]
Quantum Dots from Osram Make LEDs Even More Efficient
Osram Opto Semiconductors, a world leader in the optoelectronics industry, will showcase its first Quantum Dot LED in booth #1701 at LIGHTFAIR International. Quantum Dots (QD) are nanometer-sized semiconductor particles and are approximately 10,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Due to their very small size, the light that is re-emitted when blue LED light […]
Hyperspectral Camera Captures Wealth of Data in an Instant
Standard snapshots from space don’t quite show Earth in all its glory. There’s so much more to see. To reveal details impossible to observe with the naked eye, Rice University engineers are building a portable spectrometer that can be mounted on a small satellite, flown on an airplane or a drone or someday even held […]
Researchers Develop Novel Framework for Tracking Developments in Optical Sensors
Plasmonics and photonics have been drawing attention in both academia and industry due to their use in an extensive range of applications, one of which includes optical sensing. The development of optical sensing technology not only contributes to the scientific research community as a versatile tool, but also offers substantial commercial value for smart city […]
Development of a Displacement Sensor to Measure Gravity of Smallest Source Mass Ever
One of the most unknown phenomena in modern physics is gravity. Its measurement and laws remain somewhat of an enigma. Researchers at Tohoku University have revealed important information about a new aspect of the nature of gravity by probing the smallest mass-scale. Professor Nobuyuki Matsumoto has led a team of researchers to develop a gravity […]
Energy-Free Superfast Computing Invented by Scientists Using Light Pulses
Superfast data processing using light pulses instead of electricity has been created by scientists. The invention uses magnets to record computer data which consume virtually zero energy, solving the dilemma of how to create faster data processing speeds without the accompanying high energy costs. Today’s data centre servers consume between 2 to 5% of global […]
Jasper Display, Plessey demonstrate GaN-on-Silicon Monolithic microLED Bonded Displays
Plessey, an embedded technologies developer at the forefront of microLED technology for augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) display applications, today announced a significant milestone in the development of its monolithic microLED displays alongside its backplane partner, Jasper Display Corp (JDC). Following a continued partnership with JDC including an extensive capital investment in a complete tool […]
Optical Security: Tunable-Resonator Upconverted Emission Color Printing
Viewing bank notes under ultraviolet or infra-red light is a common check for counterfeits. Doing so causes invisible inks to glow visibly and is one of the most tried and tested tricks in optical document security. Microprint is another technique used as an anti-counterfeiting tool. As the name suggests, microprints hide information on documents because […]
Smallest Pixels Ever Created Could Light up Color-Changing Buildings
The smallest pixels yet created – a million times smaller than those in smartphones, made by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold – could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings. The colour pixels, developed by a team of scientists led by the University […]