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June 19, 2026 – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shogo Sakuraba; Headquarters: Saitama City, Japan; “TAMRON”), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, has successfully commercialized an MIM (Metal-Insulator-Metal) metasurface near-infrared light source as a highly heat-resistant chip-type next-generation light source, as part of joint research with Osaka University Professor Junichi Takahara. The achievement marks a world-first*. TAMRON will give a talk on and exhibit the technology at Infrared Array Sensor Forum 2026 (at Ritsumeikan University Osaka Ibaraki Campus in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture), to be held on Friday, July 3, 2026. TAMRON will also begin distributing commercial samples for evaluation from autumn 2026. Commercialization of the light source will pave the way for turning near-infrared light source equipment for analysis and testing, which has traditionally been bulky and difficult to carry, into innovative portable devices. Chip-type metasurface near-infrared light source utilizing an MIM structure

The best Samsung certified renewed deals on Amazon: If you're on the lookout for a great deal on a phone — or any tech for that matter — we strongly recommend checking out refurbished devices from top manufacturers. You can find competitive bargains on certified refurbished devices, which are pretty much indistinguishable from brand-new options. You'd never know they're pre-loved. Now you can find refurbished Samsung Galaxy phones on Amazon, which is a first for the Galaxy line. There are 14 Galaxy models available on Amazon, part of Samsung's certified renewed program, including the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 FE. This is obviously great news for anyone who needs an upgrade. Tech prices have soared due to the AI price crunch known as RAMageddon, which has caused phone sales to crash to a 14-year low. According to market research from Counterpoint, the increasing demand for memory hardware has led to major price increases and supply disruptions from top tech manufacturers such as Samsung and Apple. Customers have been left to foot the bill with price hikes across the board.

Global engineering community invites makers and engineers to create Halloween-themed electronics projects for the chance to win prizes element14 Community, an Avnet community, has launched its 2026 Halloween Hackathon, inviting engineers, makers and electronics enthusiasts worldwide to build and share Halloween-themed electronics projects for the chance to win prizes. Participants are encouraged to create projects ranging from electronic decorations and interactive costumes to automated trick-or-treater spooking devices and other Halloween-inspired builds. To enter, members must submit a project write-up explaining how their creation works and how it was built.