One of Avantier’s defense industry customers asked the company to assess the feasibility of producing a large-format infrared dome from hot-pressed magnesium fluoride (MgF 2) (Figure 1). This dome ...

Nanocomposite ceramics represent a rapidly evolving class of materials that combine the beneficial properties of two or more phases at the nanoscale to offer superior optical, thermal, and mechanical ...

Sapphire crystal (Al2O3) is a sought-after material for a range of high-precision IR applications; for example, within the aerospace and aeronautical industries and in high-powered laser applications ...

Sapphire has many advantages for mid-wave infrared applications. It has good hardness and transmission. For the sapphire window applied to MWIR, Creator Optics uses infrared grade sapphire single ...

Global health is changing as a result of developments in life sciences research and technology, and these advancements have the potential to offer innovative and improved approaches to promote a ...