BlackDiamond – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu Building business on innovation Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:48:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/favicon-blue_1.png BlackDiamond – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu 32 32 LightPath Technologies Announces First Germanium-Free G5 Camera Variants Utilizing Proprietary BlackDiamond™ Glass https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/lightpath-technologies-announces-first-germanium-free-g5-camera-variants/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/lightpath-technologies-announces-first-germanium-free-g5-camera-variants/ UF startup LightPath Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation optics and imaging systems for both defense and commercial applications, announced its subsidiary G5 Infrared (“G5”), a leading high-end infrared camera systems manufacturer, has commenced production of two high-end cooled infrared camera products, redesigned to utilize LightPath’s Proprietary BlackDiamond™ Glass in place of Germanium.

Following the acquisition of G5 in early 2025, the company commenced the redesign of select entry-level camera models to leverage BlackDiamond™ Glass and eliminate the use of Germanium. Export restrictions on Germanium imposed by China, which supplies a significant portion of the world’s Germanium, is leading the shift away from Germanium by defense contractors of the U.S. and its allies.

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