Measuring particle size distribution during the grinding process

A further step toward a stable measurement method for nanoparticles used in industry

26-Jul-2024 - How pharmaceuticals act, how efficient catalysts are and how effective and accurate printing inks function all depend on the size of the nanoparticles they contain. However, there are as of yet no methods for monitoring the particle size distribution during grinding processes. In the EU-funded ...

Tiny wireless light bulbs for biomedical applications

The combination of OLEDs and acoustic antennas creates light source that can be used for minimally invasive treatment methods

11-Mar-2024 - A research team from the University of St. Andrews and the University of Cologne has developed a new wireless light source that might one day make it possible to 'illuminate' the human body from the inside. Such light sources could enable novel, minimally invasive means to treat and better ...

Excelitas Technologies Acquires Heraeus Noblelight

09-Jan-2024 - Excelitas Technologies®Corp., a leading industrial and medical technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions, announces that it has completed the successful acquisition of the Noblelight business from Heraeus Group (Hanau, Germany), including ...

'An underutilized tool:' UV-LED lights can kill coronaviruses and HIV with the flip of a switch

A Toronto-based start-up company that partnered for the study, is developing unique UV-LED lighting modules

05-Apr-2022 - The same lightbulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, according to a new study from U of T Scarborough. Researchers killed both viruses using UV-LED lights, which can alternate between white light and decontaminating ultraviolet (UV) light. With a cheap ...

New light source: A million times brighter than the sun

PhD thesis investigated application of a special white-light laser for semiconductor industry and microbiology

14-Feb-2022 - A new high-performance white-light laser is expected to speed up quality control in the semiconductor industry and provide closer monitoring of toxicity tests in microbiology. In one step, this laser enables the two-sided characterization of surfaces and can be integrated into production chains. ...

LEDs from bacterial production

Sustainable light sources

26-Feb-2020 - In the FET Open project ENABLED, TU Graz protein-designer Gustav Oberdorfer is working together with researchers from Spain and Italy on environmentally friendly and inexpensive light-emitting diodes. The basis for this vision is being laid at the Institute of Biochemistry at Graz University of ...

Wyatt acquires german FFF manufacturer Superon

Business units to be relocated to California

16-Oct-2018 - Wyatt Technology announced that it has completed the acquisition of Superon GmbH, a manufacturer of Field Flow Fractionation (FFF) systems. Production, research and product development has been transferred to Wyatt’s Santa Barbara, CA headquarters which will enable the company to further enhance ...

Nobel Prize for Physics 2018 announced

Appreciation of the research in laser physics

02-Oct-2018 - The researchersArthur Ashkin and Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland were announced today as this year's winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics. Their achievements in the field of laser physics was groundbreaking and worthy of the Nobel Prize Committee's appreciation. The discovery of optical ...

Molecules Brilliantly Illuminated

25-Apr-2018 - Molecules are the building blocks of life. Like all other organisms, we are made of them. They control our biorhythm, and they can also reflect our state of health. Researchers at the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics (LAP) – a joint venture between Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) and the ...

A Keen Sense for Molecules

27-Feb-2018 - Laser physicists from the Laboratory of Attosecond Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have developed an extremely powerful broadband infrared light source. This light source opens up a whole new range of opportunities in medicine, life ...