WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a way to create freeform optical components by shaping a volume of curable liquid polymer. The new method is poised to enable faster prototyping of customized ...

"Fabrication of optical components is costly due to the stringent technical specifications needed for a functioning lens, as well as the complex and time-consuming process of manufacturing," said Dr.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Optical lenses play a crucial role in a vast array of applications, from microscopy and astronomy to photography, medical devices, and machine vision systems. Traditionally, the ...

Scientific Optical Components play a crucial role in medical research and diagnosis in universities worldwide. In laboratories, they’re used to examine biological specimens, create images, and perform ...

A research team has developed a small optical lens, only a few millimeters in size, whose refractive behavior changes in the presence of gas. This 'intelligent' behavior of the micro-lens is enabled ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the results of tests carried out in collaboration with HOYA Vision Care to compare the performance of PPG TRIVEX® lens material to ...

The international optical and photonic components market reached over $300 billion in 2020. Optical processing starts with raw materials and finishes with finely crafted optical components. The ...

As phones, computers and other electronics have grown ever smaller, their optical components have stubbornly refused to shrink. Notably, it is hard to make tiny lenses with traditional glass-cutting ...

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto; hereunder: Kyocera) today announced that it entered into a share transfer agreement with NEC Corporation (President: ...

Optical components maker Asia Optical has seen good demand for automotive and compact digital camera lenses, noting that its automotive lenses have entered the supply chains of Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, ...

Snapchat operator Snap Inc. is spending more than $500 million to acquire Wave Optics Ltd., better known as WaveOptics, a U.K.-based maker of displays and other optical components for augmented ...