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Using ultrasound technology, physicists from the Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics make proton radiation in cancerous tissue visible.In future, the irradiation of tumors with protons could become more precise.

Dubbed the ‘silent killer’, and more commonly known as ‘blood poisoning’, Sepsis is a whole-body inflammatory reaction that kills over 20,000 people per day worldwide, striking regardless of age, gender or fitness and killing more people than prostate cancer, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined. It is estimated that 44,000 people die every year from Sepsis in the UK alone.

Knowles Capacitors will showcase a selection of new products across its brands – DLI, Novacap and Syfer - at European Microwave Week in London (October 4-6). Stand number 178 will feature a new range of high temperature Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors in 0402, 0603 and 0805 sizes with ultra-Low ESR and High Q characteristics available from the Syfer and Novacap brands.

By combining expertise in photonics - manipulating light beams in nanoscale waveguides on a chip – and materials science, Cornell researchers have laid the groundwork for a chemical sensor on a chip that could be used in small portable devices to analyse samples in a lab, monitor air and water quality in the field and perhaps even detect explosives.

Ophir Photonics Group has announced an update to its StarBright compact, feature-rich, handheld laser power/energy meter. Displaying measurements from picowatts to kilowatts and picojoule to hundreds of joules, StarBright measures power, single shot energy, repetitive energy, frequency and beam size with Ophir's wide range of thermal, pyroelectric and photodiode laser sensors.

A nanocrystalline material that rapidly makes white light out of blue light has been developed by KAUST researchers.While Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are now well established technologies, there are several advantages gained by shortening the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves used for transmitting information.So-called visible-light communication (VLC) makes use of parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are unregulated and is potentially more e...

Researchers have fabricated a large-area textile that emits bright yellow light for more than 180 hours. The low-cost, flexible, transparent textile has potential applications in light-emitting clothing, signs, and architectural features.The scientists, led by Ludwig Edman, a professor in the Organic Photonics and Electronics Group at Umeå University in Sweden, together with researchers of LunaLEC AB and sefar AG, have published a paper on ...

Texas Instruments has recently entered into an agreement with Silicon Catalyst, a Silicon Valley-based incubator, that will expand TI’s access to new technology innovations and potentially lead to engagements with semiconductor startups focused on creating chips and system solutions in analogue and embedded processing.

A major research institution has placed orders for two Advanced Vacuum plasma processing systems that will provide etch and deposition capabilities to be used in nanoelectronics research and development. The order by imec, a Belgium-based, global nanoelectronics R&D center, is for two Advanced Vacuum Apex SLR systems.

Data traffic is growing worldwide. Glass-fibre cables transmit vast amounts of information over long distances at the speed of light. Once they have reached their destination, however, these optical signals have to be converted into electrical signals for subsequent processing. KIT researchers have now developed a novel type of photodetector that needs far less space than conventional ones.