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Photolithography: What It Is and Where It Is Going
Photolithography: What It Is and Where It Is Going
If you have ever thought about the microchips in your phone or wondered why the recent chip shortage is so important, keep reading! The answer starts with lithography, or more specifically ...
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Intrinsic Signal
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Intrinsic Signal
Recent advances in neural imaging (or neuroimaging) techniques may pave the way for better treatment of neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and next-generation applications in fields ...
Cervical Cancer Diagnosis: New Minimally-Invasive Screening
Cervical Cancer Diagnosis: New Minimally-Invasive Screening
Cervical cancer is a growth of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix. The largest prevalence of this ailment is the so-called squamous cell carcinoma, that comprises approximately 70% of diagnosed ...
What is Sensory Overload?
What is Sensory Overload?
For most people, they deal with and respond to situations in a relatively straightforward manner. All that is occurring in one’s environment can be easily recognized and assessed, whether consciously ...
VCSEL Laser Technology: Applications in 3D Sensing and LiDAR
VCSEL Laser Technology: Applications in 3D Sensing and LiDAR
Ever wonder how facial recognition has come around to be implemented in smartphones today? Vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers, (abbreviated VCSEL, pronounced “vixel”) are to thank for such ...
Fiber Laser: 7 Advantages and Differences
Fiber Laser: 7 Advantages and Differences
What is the current fashion in the global laser market? If you run a factory focusing on material processing, your first answer is probably fiber laser. And expectedly you might be planning to order one to ...
Augmented Reality and the Future
Augmented Reality and the Future
Everyone has seen different depictions of future technology in media and entertainment. One of the recurring themes in “futuristic” worlds is holographic screens individuals can interface with. With ...
Organic Transistors: Structure and Applications
Organic Transistors: Structure and Applications
Organic transistors are slowly taking over in the transistor space. Invented a few decades ago, they have been gaining more and more attention and proving themselves in such applications as flexible ...
Laser Welding: A Brief Introductory Guide
Laser Welding: A Brief Introductory Guide
In this blog post we will provide a brief introductory guide to laser welding. If you ever wondered what welding is, how lasers fuse materials, what industries use laser welding and more, this introductory ...
Optical Mount (3 Things to Consider when Choosing)
Optical Mount (3 Things to Consider when Choosing)
Introduction to an Optical Mount  Optics research and development requires stable systems due to the sensitivity of light. The most popular devices including lenses, mirrors, crystals, and polarizers often ...