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Chroma once again presents the annual Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research to a young scientist who presents extraordinary research in the field of fluorescence imaging. This year the committee chose Dr. Yanxiang Deng, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

As the global DRAM shortage enters a critical phase, driven by insatiable AI data center demand consuming upwards of 70% of worldwide memory production, frame grabber manufacturers dependent on onboard DDR4 memory are facing lead times exceeding 20–30 weeks, allocation rationing, and, in many cases, complete product unavailability. BitFlow, Inc., a division of Advantech, is not one of them. BitFlow’s entire product line, including the Axion, Aon, Claxon, and Cyton series, is shipping now.

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. is pleased to announce that, as of June 25, 2026, its subsidiary NKT Photonics A/S has been renamed Hamamatsu Photonics A/S and positioned as the Lasers & Fibers Business Unit within the Hamamatsu Photonics Group. This change represents an important milestone in the integration process following Hamamatsu Photonics’ acquisition of NKT Photonics in 2024.

Hamamatsu Photonics marks the successful deployment of the IceCube Upgrade at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, delivered by the IceCube Collaboration. The newly installed sensor strings deployed deep into Antarctic ice enhance IceCube’s ability to record the faint Cherenkov light produced when neutrinos interact in the ice, supporting more precise measurements across an expanded energy range.

Progress in electronics is often measured in fractions of a millimetre. While individual components may be tiny, the consequences of failure rarely are. That’s why modern electronics manufacturing relies on automation and repeatability, with densely packed systems leaving assembly lines highly sensitive to dimensional variation. In high-volume production environments, components must also more than meet specification “on paper”.

The world installed a record 664 GW of solar PV capacity in 2025, marking another record year for solar PV deployment according to SolarPower Europe’s Global Solar Market Outlook 2026-2030. After extraordinary growth peaks in recent years, market growth slowed to 12% last year, signalling a shift in market dynamics. As solar continues to expand globally, the report also forecasts a temporary decline in installations in 2026, before growth is expected to resume in 2027.

Flir thermal imaging technology is helping researchers in Italy unlock hidden text from the Herculaneum papyri, a unique collection of ancient manuscripts carbonized during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

GameChange Energy, a global energy infrastructure company, announced that it has been ranked the world's second-largest solar tracker company by Wood Mackenzie, one of the most respected independent research and consulting firms in the energy industry. The ranking, published in Wood Mackenzie's latest Global Solar Tracker Market Share Report, reflects GameChange Energy's accelerating growth across key markets worldwide.

Basler AG, a leading provider of machine vision products and solutions, is introducing a new tool for the digital development process of vision systems. “Basler Vision Simulation” is a software solution that allows users to develop and immediately test image processing systems and applications in a simulation environment.

BitFlow, a world leading manufacturer of industrial frame grabbers and a division of Advantech, today announced the full production availability of its Claxon CXP-12 frame grabbers purpose-built for high-speed machine vision systems integrating NVIDIA GPU-accelerated AI inference. The Claxon lineup spans five models — from the single-link Claxon CXP1 and quad-link Claxon CXP4 to the long-reach Claxon Fiber — giving system designers flexible solutions for every deployment scenario.