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Atomic Force Microscopy and Electron Microscopy cater to diverse scientific and industrial applications. Understanding their advantages and limitations is essential for selecting the appropriate technique. https://lnkd.in/e6NsjkPA

Today's newsletter is all about LiDAR, from how it's helping discover 600-year-old cities to, thanks to PI (Physik Instrumente) Group, how advancements in silicon photonics and smartphones have fueled the rapid growth of the LiDAR field, surprising experts in manufacturing, engineering, and innovation. Accumold shares five things everyone should know about micro-molding and Alluxa, Inc looks at distortion in high-performance reflectors. Gentec-EO explores how implementing a feedback control loop to monitor laser power in automotive manufacturing ensures precise laser welding and contributes to preventing costly assembly line disruptions before we wrap things up with the latest news and some great products! https://lnkd.in/ez3tHQyM

Since 1975 OFC Conference has showcased the emerging technologies of researchers and industry for the optical networking and communications community. Still undecided on attending? Here are 10 reasons you should go. https://lnkd.in/gENSWF-P

Quantum tech is the focus of today's newsletter, starting with John Oncea's look at how creating a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator is a monumental step in reducing the time it will take to travel to Mars. We also feature partner content from IDEX Health & Science, LLC, Gentec-EO, and PI (Physik Instrumente) Group's article about how the?rapid emergence of quantum technology?is transforming science fiction into practical reality, with various industries and ventures exploring its potential across diverse fields, including photonics. https://lnkd.in/eEpWtV32

Last summer, Russia responded to Ukraine’s advance into the Kursk region by introducing fiber optic-guided, radio-jamming-resistant drones. This marked the first known use of such weapons in combat. So what are fiber optic drones and what can be done to counter them? https://lnkd.in/eXE7yW9d

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A couple of days ago I wrote there seems to be no end in sight to the uses of LiDAR. Another technology that has a seemingly endless number of uses is hyperspectral imaging a technique that captures and analyzes information across the electromagnetic spectrum to create detailed images. Hyperspectral imaging is used to monitor the environment and keep tabs on food quality, by the life sciences and defense industries, and in niche areas like art analysis. It is also being used in Mexico the help search for the over 116,000 people who have been reported missing. https://lnkd.in/ewJKdv_y

Today's newsletter is all about metrology, including John Oncea's look at a method for detecting cardiovascular drugs in blood that provides a rapid and precise analysis technique with significant potential for real-time clinical diagnostics. We also feature partner content from Accumold and Mad City Labs, as well as from Schneider-Kreuznach and Zygo. We close with a Gentec-EO article detailing how customized laser beam measurement solutions reinforced a leading manufacturer's machines against power fluctuations and misalignments, and feature the latest news and greatest products as well! https://lnkd.in/et3B7jtK

We've written about LiDAR a bunch of times but no matter how many times you think there's nothing left to be said about the technology something cool happens. A recent study by McGill University's Pedro Guillermo Ramon Celis has uncovered the full scale of Guiengola, a vast 15th-century Zapotec city in Oaxaca, Mexico, hidden beneath dense vegetation for centuries. “It’s like a city frozen in time before any of the deep cultural transformations brought by the Spanish arrival had taken place,” Ramon Celis says. And, thanks to LiDAR, the entire 360-hectare site has been mapped. https://lnkd.in/eBGp7g2B