Researchers in Hong Kong have discovered how subtle differences in the tiny crystals of butterfly wings create stunningl…

Rice, Sandia team uses carbon nanotubes for polarized-light detection

Using carpets of aligned carbon nanotubes, researchers from Rice University and Sandia National Laboratories have create…

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have shown how…

C12733 is the first such power supply to be developed by Hamamatsu Photonics, and offers outstanding resistance to high…

Featuring ultra-high transmission and no measurable absorption in the water band.

The new mid-IR filters will enable the production of bandpass, multi-bandpass, and notch filters with Alluxa's character…

The San Jose, California-based manufacturer of advanced direct-write digital imaging technology for the printed circuit…

While the impact of such an achievement is not immediately obvious, the measurement could revolutionise the way we defin…

Objects that are smaller than the wavelength of thermal radiation cannot radiate heat efficiently. A generalized theory of thermal radiation has now been experimentally confirmed at the level of a single object at the Vienna University of Technology.

Objects that are smaller than the wavelength of thermal radiation cannot radiate heat efficiently. A generalized theory…

The new 20-element AXUV20ELG features a 22-pin, dual in-line package with 100 percent internal quantum efficiency (QE).…

Customers now have the option to purchase in Australian Dollars

The Edmund Optics catalog is available in 7 languages with correlating e-commerce websites in 9 currency options includi…

MIT researchers discover a new phenomenon that could lead to new types of lasers and sensors.

There are several ways to “trap” a beam of light — usually with mirrors, other reflective surfaces, or high-tech materia…

A Small, Speedy, Simple, Smart and Safe Tool for RoHS, ELV and Halogen-Free Applications

The MESA-50 includes three analysis diameters, suitable for every sample, from thin cables and electronic parts to bulk…

Thin crystalline silicon wafers of the order of 10 µm are costly to obtain but are crucial to 3D circuit integration for microchips and for the next generation of solar cells.

A team of researchers from the Nanoengineering Research Centre (CRNE) and the Department of Electronic Engineering at th…

Custom fabricated to assure a reliable seal, they are manufactured to specification with stepped edges and elliptical ed…

Recognized as one of the top 100 technologies introduced this year, 3D-nanostructured chip instantly identifies unknown liquids

Invented in 2011 by a team of materials scientists and applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Appli…

The new coating products span ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR), shortwave infrared (SWIR), midwave i…

Researchers of the Institute of Electrical and Optical Communications Engineering (INT) at the University of Stuttgart a…

A research team at Swinburne University of Technology has overcome a fundamental law of optical science that could lead…

An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers.

Optical computing — using light rather than electricity to perform calculations — could pay dividends for both conventio…

TU Vienna has managed to turn the oscillation direction of beams of light – simply by applying an electrical current to a special material. This way, a transistor can be built that functions with light instead of electrical current.

TU Vienna has managed to turn the oscillation direction of beams of light – simply by applying an electrical current to…