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New Brochure on Motion Control Innovation for Laser, Photonics, and Semiconductor Industries

PI’s new technologies presented at 2023 LASER World of Photonics in Munich, Germany. Auburn, MA – PI’s latest brochure covers high performance motion control systems for Micro-hole laser drilling 3...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 26 Jul 2023

Intricate Nanotextures in Thin-Film Materials Shown by Scientists

With the use of integration of high-powered X-Rays, machine learning, and phase-retrieval algorithms, Cornell scientists showed the intricate nanotextures in thin-film materials, providing researchers with a novel, streamlined method to examining likely candidates for microelectronics and quantum computing, among other applications.

10 Jul 2023

Nanophotonics: Coupling Light and Matter

The interaction of light and matter on the nanoscale is a vital aspect of nanophotonics. Resonant nanosystems allow scientists to control and enhance electromagnetic energy at volumes smaller than the wavelength of the incident light.

26 Jun 2023

New AIMsight Infrared Microscope Maximizes Automation to Improve Microsample Analysis

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the AIMsight Infrared Microscope featuring automated analysis functions and an enhanced wide field camera to enable users of all experience levels to identify, observe, measure ...

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 19 Jun 2023

A Nanocrystal Shines On and Off Indefinitely

In 2021, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles made waves—or rather, an avalanche—when Changwan Lee, then a PhD student in Jim Schuck’s lab at Columbia Engineering, set off an extreme light-producing chain reaction from ultrasmall crystals developed at the Molecular Foundry at Berkeley Lab.

1 Jun 2023

Shaping the Technologies of the Future

A new method of controlling the shape of tiny particles about one tenth of the width of human hair could make the technology that powers our daily lives more stable and more efficient, scientists claim.

17 May 2023

6-Axis Photonics Alignment System based on Air Bearings

Auburn, MA – PI USA, a premium supplier of precision motion systems and air bearings for alignment, precision motion, metrology and automation applications, offers a new 6-axis photonics alignment system. The low-...

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 6 Apr 2023

Major Breakthrough in Nanophotonics and Ultrafast Optics at Sandia Labs

In a major breakthrough in the fields of nanophotonics and ultrafast optics, a Sandia National Laboratories research team has demonstrated the ability to dynamically steer light pulses from conventional, so-called incoherent light sources.

21 Mar 2023

Casting Light on Counterfeit Products Through Nano-optical Technology

Each year, an estimated two trillion dollars is lost globally due to counterfeit products ranging from jewelry to medicine. As current security labels and product authentication methods are rapidly becoming obsolete or easy to hack, there is a rising urgency for more secure anti- counterfeiting labels.

16 Mar 2023

Quantum Engineers Have Designed a New Tool to Probe Nature with Extreme Sensitivity

This new spin measuring device could help scientists - particularly in chemistry and biology - understand the structure and purpose of materials better.

14 Mar 2023