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“Bottom up, self-organizing chemistry” process has been developed by the lab of Professor Eiichi Nakamura.

University of Groningen project combines two key functions in the same structure.

…while Cognex reports on “difficult” Q3 performance and expects a flat outlook.

Cutting Edge Optronics (CEO), a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, appointed Scott Mize general manager. Mize previously held roles at CEO such as COO, director of engineering, and engineering programs manager. Prior to CEO, Mize worked as operations manager for MEMC Electronic Materials.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Fujifilm appointed Ralf Petersen as workflow and solution consultant, packaging, EMEA. Petersen will be based within the sales department, where he will be responsible for assessing customer workflow needs and managing the integration of end-to-end solutions. Prior to his appointment, Petersen worked in a workflow consultancy role at Landa Digital Printing.
Ralf Petersen. Courtesy of Fujifilm. SAN JOSE, Calif....

Deal to combine overlapping efforts, regarded as the first major merger in the lidar sector, should be completed by mid-2023.

A US research team tests out a system in which blue light replaces very high temperature and pressure to drive a key step in making an essential global material.

The board of directors of Optica elected 109 members from 24 countries to the society’s 2023 fellow class. Optica fellows are selected based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to business, education, research, and engineering, as well as service to Optica and the optics and photonics community.

The new fellows will be honored at Optica conferences and events throughout 2023.

A complete list of fellows is available at www.optica.org.