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Covid update: 21 January 2021 21 Jan 2021 A round up of this weeks coronavirus-related news and countermeasures from the photonics industry. UV Accelerator supports development of UV-C LED disinfection systems.Asahi Kasei and Crystal IS have announced the second round of their UV Accelerator funding initiative for supporting the development of new disinfection products that use UV-C LEDs. Crystal IS manufactures aluminum nitride UVC LEDs, and through its Klaran product line offers UVC LEDs an...

ASML smashes sales record after shipping 100th EUV system 20 Jan 2021 ASML, the world’s largest provider of lithography equipment used to pattern semiconductor wafers, has posted record annual sales of nearly €14 billion, with further growth anticipated as customers continue to invest in new production capacity. Up 18 per cent on the 2019 figure, the 2020 total included €4.5 billion from sales of 31 extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which rely on high-powe...

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Hamburg project develops platform able to distinguish malignant from non-malignant tissue.

Lumentum and Coherent merger to create photonics industry giant 19 Jan 2021 Two of the most recognized names in the photonics sector set to join forces in $5.7BN deal. Lumentum and Coherent, two of the biggest and best-known companies in photonics, have revealed plans to merge. The move will see Lumentum acquire Coherent in a cash-plus-stock deal valuing the latter at $5.7 billion - around a 50 per cent premium on its recent stock-market valuation. Describing the historic Coherent brand...

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, announces its 2021 Fellows Date Announced: 18 Jan 2021 In a year which continues to see diversification across geography, gender, and photonics-related professions, the Society welcomes 57 new Fellow Members.   BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — This year, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, welcomes 57 Members as new Fellows of the Society. They join their Fellow Member colleagues in being honored for their technica...

Danish group launches €3 million quantum communication project 18 Jan 2021 CryptQ consortium to develop fiber laser-based secure optical networking system over the next three years. Koheras low-noise, single-frequency fiber laser module.CryptQ is a newly-announced Danish consortium, which is aiming to develop a cost-effective quantum-secured communication system over the next three years. Innovation Fund Denmark has invested €3 million into the development program. CryptQ brings tog...

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ZEISS announces collaborative research partnership with Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Date Announced: 15 Jan 2021 LSM 980 NLO confocal microscope with GRIN lenses in combination with Airyscan 2 to be used in deep brain functional neuroscience research. White Plains, NY, USA -- ZEISS announces that it has formed a research collaboration partnership with the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI). Using an LSM 980 NLO next generation confocal microscope supplied by Z...