Optics News

Posted November 23, 2009:

• Small Optical Force Can Budge Nanoscale Objects

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Entangled Photons Created from Quantum Dots
• New on-Off 'Switch' Triggers and Reverses Paralysis in Animals With a Beam of Light

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Counterfeit Euros Are Detected With an Optical Mouse

Posted November 15, 2009:

• Sculptured Materials Allow Multiple Channel Plasmonic Sensors

Posted November 13, 2009:

• Squeezing Light Into Much Tighter Spaces Than Previously Believed Possible
• Invisibility Visualized: New Software for Rendering Cloaked Objects

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Quantum Gas Microscope Offers Glimpse Of Quirky Ultracold Atoms
• Unexpected Properties Of Nanostructures: When Holes Obscure The View

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Laser-Plasma Accelerators Ride On Einstein's Shoulders
• New Nano Color Sorters From Molecular Foundry
• Vibrations Key To Efficiency Of Green Fluorescent Protein

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Flipping A Photonic Shock Wave

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Lasers Put A Shine On Metals
• New Plastic Optical Fiber Technology May Revolutionize High Speed Last-Mile Communication Networks

Posted November 8, 2009:

• 'Optical Biopsy' For Breast Cancer Increasingly Accurate, Research Finds

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Powerful Laser Sheds Light On Fast Ignition And High Energy Density Physics

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Electron Self-Injection Into An Evolving Plasma Bubble

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Laser Etching Safe Alternative For Labeling Grapefruit

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Smart Drug Delivery System; Gold Nanocage Covered With Polymer That Responds To Light
• Hidden Solar Cells: 3-D System Based On Optical Fiber Could Provide New Options For Photovoltaics
• Trident Laser Accelerates Protons To Record Energies
• Ensuring Quality In Lightweight Construction

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Science Begins At The World's Most Powerful X-Ray Laser
• Research Continues On Secure, Mobile, Quantum Communications
• Next-Generation Microcapsules Deliver 'Chemicals On Demand'

Posted October 31, 2009:

• LANL Roadrunner Models Nonlinear Physics Of High-Power Lasers

Posted October 30, 2009:

• New Celestial Map Gives Directions For GPS
• Scientists Build First 'Frequency Comb' To Display Visible 'Teeth'

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Physicists Are Discovering Ways To Build Rogue Waves Out Of Light

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Light And Sound Vibrations Trapped Together In Nanocrystal For First Time
• Going Plasmonic In Search Of Faster Computing, Communications
• Mantis Shrimp Eyes Could Show Way To Better DVD And CD Players
• First Hyperlens For Sound Waves Created

Posted October 25, 2009:

• New Route To Nano Self-Assembly Found
• Smallest Nanoantennas For High-Speed Data Networks

Posted October 24, 2009:

• Seeing Previously Invisible Molecules For The First Time

Posted October 23, 2009:

• How White Is A Paper?

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Designer Molecule Detects Tiny Amounts Of Cyanide, Then Glows

Posted October 21, 2009:

• 'Bionic Eye' May Help Blind See: Retinal Prosthesis Shown To Restore Partial Vision

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Smallest Electronic Component: Researchers Create Molecular Diode
• Physicists Develop Multifunctional Storage Device For Light
• Illumination-Aware Imaging
• All That Glitters Is Now Gold

Posted October 16, 2009:

• 1,001 Cameras See In Gigapixels
• Laser Fusion And Exawatt Lasers
• Hyper-SAGE Boosts Remote MRI Sensitivity

Posted October 14, 2009:

• Video Camera That Records At The Speed Of Thought

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