I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that ...

Abstract: In this study, a portable optical instrument was designed and developed for real-time nondestructive determination of fruit ripeness. A prototype of the instrument using inexpensive parts ...

What Makes JWST an Optical Powerhouse? As the flagship mission of modern space exploration and the direct successor to the iconic Hubble Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) stands out as ...

Abstract: Highly integrated data acquisition and processing (DAQP) systems play an important role in promoting the miniaturization of high-performance optical instruments. Currently, such systems are ...

3-Dimensional (3D) printing technology has greatly facilitated the recent advancements in science and engineering that benefit many aspects of scientific investigation, with examples including disease ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced new additions to its optical communications test ...

The international optical and photonic components market reached over $300 billion in 2020. Optical processing starts with raw materials and finishes with finely crafted optical components. The ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1841, after seeing the Ertel ...

Astronomy has always relied on optical instruments, from the early Galilean telescope to fiber-fed spectrographs, so much so that astronomy and modern optics are called astrophotonics. Since ...

Analytical instrument vendor Bruker is set to further expand its offering of optics-based equipment with the acquisition of Arizona-based Spectral Instruments Imaging (SII). Established in Tucson’s ...

Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced that it has acquired Spectral Instruments Imaging LLC, a leader in preclinical in-vivo optical imaging systems. This acquisition fills a gap in the ...