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Everything You Should Know About Thermal Imaging Cameras
Everything You Should Know About Thermal Imaging Cameras
Today’s post on thermal imaging cameras is prepared by a guest blogger – Amanda Wilson – a technical blogger specializing in the electrical and electronic test equipment and measurement ...
Alternatives to Silicon: Graphene, Gallium Nitride and Perovskites
Alternatives to Silicon: Graphene, Gallium Nitride and Perovskites
The advent of the semiconductors as it pertains to electronics has been nothing short of revolutionary. Specifically, semiconductors have enabled the processing of large amounts of data in smaller devices. ...
Li-Fi Technology: A New Avenue for Wireless Data Communications
Li-Fi Technology: A New Avenue for Wireless Data Communications
Light Fidelity, also known as Li-Fi, was invented by Professor Suat Topsu from Paris-Saclay University and introduced worldwide by German Physicist Harald Haas in a 2011 Ted talk. Haas did a demonstration ...
Semiconductors: Two High Impact Applications
Semiconductors: Two High Impact Applications
Semiconductors are essential for modern day life as we know it. From their usage in integrated circuits for computers’ logic functions to satellite communications, semiconductors allow for efficient ...
Nanophotonics: Big Developments In a Small World
Nanophotonics: Big Developments In a Small World
  An Introduction to Nanophotonics: Something Big from Something Small In recent years there has been a lot of work with nanophotonics in optical physics and engineering. This is a part of the rising ...
Perovskite Quantum Dots
Perovskite Quantum Dots
Quantum dots, sometimes referred to as semiconductor nanocrystals, are an exciting emerging technology that we have covered previously on our blog. Quantum dots are artificial nanoparticles (on the order ...
Lanthanide Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging and Therapy
Lanthanide Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging and Therapy
Non-linear techniques in photonics have opened up new avenues for sensing and manipulating materials. In the 1960s, non-linear techniques were used to discover multiphoton absorption processes in ...
Applications of Infrared Sensors
Applications of Infrared Sensors
From night vision cameras to powerful telescopes, the range of applications involving infrared technology is vast. In the previous article, we covered the basics of infrared technology and the types of ...
Fiber Optics’ Exciting New Role in Renewable Energy
Fiber Optics’ Exciting New Role in Renewable Energy
In our blog we have discussed fiber optics and its applications that become increasingly present in our daily lives. As a means of communications in high-speed data transmission fiber optics made our world ...
Telescopes: the Instruments of Cosmic Espionage
Telescopes: the Instruments of Cosmic Espionage
The nightly sky has fascinated early humans and modern research scientists alike. Many wonder what is out there and look to the sky for answers to questions like: are we alone? Due to the vast scale of the ...