Optics News
July 26, 2024
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July 25, 2024 — A new method to measure the continuous spectrum of light is set to improve thermal imaging and infrared ...
July 24, 2024 — A tunable metasurface can control optical light in space and time, offering a path toward new ways of wirelessly and securely transmitting large amounts of data both on Earth and in ...
July 22, 2024 — An international team of researchers has embedded gold nanorods in hydrogels that can be processed through 3D printing to create structures that contract when exposed to light -- and expand again when the light is removed. Because this expansion and ...
July 10, 2024 — Using an instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction (MeV-UED), researchers discovered how an ultrathin material can circularly polarize light. This discovery sets up a promising approach to ...
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July 23, 2024 — A room-temperature method to decompose perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) using visible LED light offers a promising solution for sustainable fluorine recycling and PFAS ...
July 17, 2024 — Researchers engineered a new technique to identify at the nanoscale level what components are overheating in electronics and causing their ...
July 12, 2024 — Scientists propose a new way of implementing a neural network with an optical system which could make machine learning more sustainable in the future. In a new paper, the researchers have ...
July 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new experiment capable of monitoring the magnetic properties of superconductors at very fast ...
July 12, 2024 — Researchers have successfully developed an environmentally friendly, microspherical fluorescent material primarily made from citric acid. These ...
July 4, 2024 — A new technique reveals single atom misfits and could help design better semiconductors used in modern and future ...
July 9, 2024 — Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction ...
July 9, 2024 — Certain types of light have proven to be an effective, minimally invasive treatment for cancers located on or near the skin when combined with a light-activated drug. But deep-seated cancers have ...
June 15, 2024 — A ubiquitous compound, called ester can be broken down to produce desirable alcohols and other chemicals for use across industries including pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, but the process can be ...
July 2, 2024 — Chemists have discovered a way to use visible light to synthesize a class of compounds particularly well suited for use in pharmaceuticals. The class of compounds, called azetidines, had been ...
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July 16, 2024 — Our immune system is always on alert, detecting and eliminating pathogens and cancer cells. Cellular control mechanisms cause diseased cells to present antigens on their surface like signs for the ...
July 8, 2024 — Immobilizing small synthetic molecules inside protein crystals proves to be a promising avenue for studying intermediate compounds formed during chemical reactions, scientists report. By integrating ...
July 2, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new two-photon polymerization technique that uses two lasers to 3D print complex high-resolution structures. The advance could make this 3D printing process less ...
July 2, 2024 — Solar panel and biorefinery designers could learn a thing or two from iridescent giant clams living near tropical coral reefs, according to a new study. This is because giant clams have precise ...
July 2, 2024 — Raising the energy state of an atom's nucleus using a laser, or exciting it, would enable development of the most accurate atomic clocks ever to exist. This has been hard to do because ...
July 2, 2024 — A research effort has made advances that could enable a broader range of currently unimagined optoelectronic ...
July 1, 2024 — A new method of precisely targeting troublesome cells for death using light could unlock new understanding of and treatments for cancer and inflammatory ...
June 28, 2024 — Researchers have sent data at a record rate of 402 terabits per second using commercially available optical fiber. This beats their previous record, announced in March 2024, of 301 terabits or ...
June 28, 2024 — A new computational microscopy technique solves for true high-resolution images without the guesswork that has limited the precision of other ...
June 27, 2024 — Researchers have developed a tiny robot replicating the aerial dance of falling maple seeds. In the future, this robot could be used for real-time environmental monitoring or delivery of small ...
June 27, 2024 — By restricting radiant heat flows between buildings and their environment to specific wavelengths, coatings engineered from common materials can achieve energy savings and thermal comfort that goes ...
June 26, 2024 — Researchers are reporting progress on the road to more efficient utilization of solar energy: They have developed an innovative light-harvesting ...
June 26, 2024 — With a single leap from tabletop to the microscale, engineers have produced the world's first practical Titanium-sapphire laser on a chip, democratizing a once-exclusive ...
June 26, 2024 — A new study uncovers the remarkable potential of ultrafast lasers that could provide innovative solutions in 2D materials processing for many technology developers such as high-speed photodetectors, ...
June 26, 2024 — A research team has developed a small optical lens, only a few millimeters in size, whose refractive behavior changes in the presence of gas. This 'intelligent' behavior of the micro-lens ...
June 26, 2024 — With a new microscope that's as light as a penny, researchers can now observe broad swaths of the brain in action as mice move about and interact with their ...
June 25, 2024 — Researchers have succeeded in directing floating objects around an aquatic obstacle course using only soundwaves. Their novel, optics-inspired method holds great promise for biomedical applications ...
June 24, 2024 — Using a novel non-contact approach, a research team has successfully controlled the speed and efficiency of Forster resonance energy transfer between fluorescent molecules by varying the intensity of ...
June 21, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that by shining different wavelengths (colors) of light on a material called magnetite, they can change its state, e.g. making it more or less conducive to electricity. ...
June 18, 2024 — A new technique can model an entire 3D scene, including areas hidden from view, from just one camera image. The method relies on image shadows, which provide information about the geometry and ...
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Precise and Less Expensive 3D Printing of Complex, High-Resolution Structures
- Giant Clams May Hold the Answers to Making Solar Energy More Efficient
- Nuclear Spectroscopy Breakthrough Could Rewrite the Fundamental Constants of Nature
- Optoelectronics Gain Spin Control from Chiral Perovskites and III-V Semiconductors
Monday, July 1, 2024
Friday, June 28, 2024
- 'World Record' For Data Transmission Speed
- New Computational Microscopy Technique Provides More Direct Route to Crisp Images
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Light-Controlled Artificial Maple Seeds Could Monitor the Environment Even in Hard-to-Reach Locations
- Common Plastics Could Passively Cool and Heat Buildings With the Seasons
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Solar Technology: Innovative Light-Harvesting System Works Very Efficiently
- A Chip-Scale Titanium-Sapphire Laser
- A New Study Highlights Potential of Ultrafast Laser Processing for Next-Gen Devices
- An Optical Lens That Senses Gas
- Light-Weight Microscope Captures Large-Scale Brain Activity of Mice on the Move
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Monday, June 24, 2024
Friday, June 21, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Researchers Leverage Shadows to Model 3D Scenes, Including Objects Blocked from View
- Researchers Film Energy Materials as They Form
Monday, June 17, 2024
- Towards Wider 5G Network Coverage: Novel Wirelessly Powered Relay Transceiver
- Custom-Made Molecules Designed to Be Invisible While Absorbing Near-Infrared Light
- MXenes for Energy Storage
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Friday, June 14, 2024
- Quantum Entanglement Measures Earth Rotation
- New Approach to Identifying Altermagnetic Materials
- A Liquid Crystal Source of Photon Pairs
- Novel Insights Into Fluorescent 'dark States' Illuminate Ways Forward for Improved Imaging
Thursday, June 13, 2024
- New Fabric Makes Urban Heat Islands More Bearable
- Pair Plasmas Found in Deep Space Can Now Be Generated in the Lab
- Nanosized Blocks Spontaneously Assemble in Water to Create Tiny Floating Checkerboards
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- Researchers Leverage Inkjet Printing to Make a Portable Multispectral 3D Camera
- Scientists Adapt Astronomy Method to Unblur Microscopy Images
- Quantum Dots and Metasurfaces: Deep Connections in the Nano World
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
- New Technique Could Help Build Quantum Computers of the Future
- Switching Nanomagnets Using Infrared Lasers
- New Computer Vision Method Helps Speed Up Screening of Electronic Materials
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Researchers Engineer New Approach for Controlling Thermal Emission
- Researchers Demonstrate the First Chip-Based 3D Printer
- Miniaturizing a Laser on a Photonic Chip
- 'Quantum Optical Antennas' Provide More Powerful Measurements on the Atomic Level
Friday, June 7, 2024
- Perturbations Simplify the Study of 'super Photons'
- With Programmable Pixels, Novel Sensor Improves Imaging of Neural Activity
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Observing Ultrafast Photoinduced Dynamics in a Halogen-Bonded Supramolecular System
- Shining a Light on Molecules: L-Shaped Metamaterials Can Control Light Direction
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Traffic Speeds Decrease When Bike Lane Is Present
- Development of Revolutionary Color-Tunable Photonic Devices
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Scientists Develop Most Sensitive Way to Observe Single Molecules
- Innovative Bird-Eye-Inspired Camera Developed for Enhanced Object Detection
- The Thinnest Lens on Earth, Enabled by Excitons
- New Anti-Counterfeit Technique Packs Two Light-Reactive Images Into One Material
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Electrochromic Films -- Like Sunglasses for Your Windows?
- New Technique Offers More Precise Maps of the Moon's Surface
- Study Is Step Towards Energy-Efficient Quantum Computing in Magnets
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Friday, May 24, 2024
- Observing Mammalian Cells With Superfast Soft X-Rays
- More Than Spins: Exploring Uncharted Territory in Quantum Devices
- Innovative Material for Sustainable Building
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Renewable Grid: Recovering Electricity from Heat Storage Hits 44% Efficiency
- New Discoveries About the Nature of Light Could Improve Methods for Heating Fusion Plasma
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Scientists Learn How to Control Muscles With Light
- Streamlined Microcomb Design Provides Control With the Flip of a Switch
Monday, May 20, 2024
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Ion Irradiation Offers Promise for 2D Material Probing
- Magnetic Imprint on Deconfined Nuclear Matter
- Diamond Glitter: A Play of Colors With Artificial DNA Crystals
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Studying Bubbles Can Lead to More Efficient Biofuel Motors
- Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Boost Image Quality of Metalens Camera
- A Simple Quantum Internet With Significant Possibilities
- Bio-Based Resins Could Offer Recyclable Future for 3D Printing
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Speedy, Secure, Sustainable -- That's the Future of Telecom
- Metalens Expands Its Reach from Light to Sound
- Scientists Create an 'optical Conveyor Belt' For Quasiparticles
Monday, May 13, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Good Vibrations: New Tech May Lead to Smaller, More Powerful Wireless Devices
- Researchers Harness Blurred Light to 3D Print High Quality Optical Components
- Discover Optimal Conditions for Mass Production of Ultraviolet Holograms
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Researchers 'unzip' 2D Materials With Lasers
- Tiny Displacements, Giant Changes in Optical Properties
Friday, May 3, 2024
- New Quantum Sensing Scheme Could Lead to Enhanced High-Precision Nanoscopic Techniques
- Tweaking Isotopes Sheds Light on Promising Approach to Engineer Semiconductors
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Physicists Arrange Atoms in Extremely Close Proximity
- Path to Easier Recycling of Solar Modules
- New Sensor Detects Errors in MRI Scans
- Unveiling a Polarized World -- In a Single Shot
- This Highly Reflective Black Paint Makes Objects More Visible to Autonomous Cars
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- New Technology Makes 3D Microscopes Easier to Use, Less Expensive to Manufacture
- Lead-Vacancy Centers in Diamond as Building Blocks for Large-Scale Quantum Networks
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Laser Imaging Could Offer Early Detection for at-Risk Artwork
- Atomic Nucleus Excited With Laser: A Breakthrough After Decades
- Physicists Show That Light Can Generate Electricity Even in Translucent Materials
- Speeding Up Spectroscopic Analysis
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Imaging Technique Shows New Details of Peptide Structures
- More Efficient Molecular Motor Widens Potential Applications
- Researchers Advance Detection of Gravitational Waves to Study Collisions of Neutron Stars and Black Holes