June 2016 - Cosmo Optics

Cosmo Optics – Your Reliable Optics Manufacturer

Jun 16, 2016CosmoOptics10 CommentsBlog, PhotonicsCosmo Optics

Cosmo Optics is a leading manufacturer of custom optical components and assemblies. Located in Albany, New York, Cosmo Optics has always been at the forefront of innovation in the photonics industry ever since it’s founder Hans Peters started the company in the early 1940s. Over the first few decades of existence Has Peters cultivated and

Hands-On Learning in Classroom Significantly Boosts STEM Retention

Jun 7, 2016CosmoOptics11 CommentsBlog, ResearchSTEM

Recent studies have confirmed that students who participate in hands on research are much more likely to complete a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) degree. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are likely having this effect on student’s success, because they allow students to use the same problem solving, creativity, and math skills they would

Optics Breakthrough Could Make Infra-Red Technology Cheap and Easy-To-Use

Jun 3, 2016CosmoOptics7 CommentsBlog, Photonics, ResearchBjorn Sturmberg, University of Sydney

Recently a group of Australian researchers made a breakthrough in infra-red technology that is very efficient and cost effective. This ultimately could save millions of dollars in areas that utilize sensing devices such as defense and agriculture. The research has resulted in a huge improvement of the absorption efficiency of light in a semiconductor only