Optics News
February 5, 2025
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Feb. 4, 2025 — A research team has developed a novel multidimensional sampling theory to overcome the limitations of flat optics. The study not only identifies the constraints of conventional sampling theories in metasurface design but also presents an innovative ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — Photosynthesis -- mainly carried out by plants -- is based on a remarkably efficient energy conversion process. To generate chemical energy, sunlight must first be captured and transported further. This happens practically loss-free and extremely ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — Electrochemical reaction-based stimuli-responsive materials are shaping up the era of innovative display devices. By embedding luminescent europium(III) complexes and color-changing viologen ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In this process, optically ...
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Jan. 29, 2025 — Current optical and electron microscopy imaging techniques are not suited for measuring the dynamic characteristics of living microorganisms at tiny ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — A research group has developed new advanced light-controlled tools that enable precise control of proteins in real time in living cells. This groundbreaking research opens doors to new methods for ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Researchers have created a new ultra-broadband electro-optic comb that packs 450 nm of light precision into a chip smaller than a coin, paving the way for smarter, more efficient photonic ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Chirality is a fundamental property of matter that determines many biological, chemical and physical phenomena. Chiral solids, for example, offer exciting opportunities for catalysis, sensing and ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Engineers have invented a microscopic spectral sensor that can identify myriad materials with unprecedented ...
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Jan. 31, 2025 — Researchers are breaking limits by increasing the temperature multiferroics can operate at, from room temperature up to a blistering 160 degrees ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new type of optical memory called a programmable photonic latch that is fast and scalable, enabling temporary data storage in optical processing systems and offering a ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have succeeded in controlling the arrangement of photochromic crystals known as ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have shown for the first time that heat transfer in the form of infrared radiation can influence chemical reactions more strongly than traditional convection and conduction ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — A team of researchers has developed innovative methods to enhance frequency conversion of terahertz (THz) waves in graphene-based structures, unlocking new potential for faster, more efficient ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — A novel bio-inspired camera capable of ultra-high-speed imaging with high sensitivity was developed by mimicking the visual structure of insect ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Scientists use devices known as frequency comb lasers to search for methane in the air above oil and gas operations and to screen for signs of infection in human breath. A new study could help make ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Paper-thin optical lenses simple enough to mass produce like microchips could enable a new generation of compact optical devices. Researchers have fabricated and tested flat lenses called Fresnel ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — For decades there has been near constant progress in reducing the size, and increasing the performance, of the circuits that power computers and smartphones. But Moore's Law is ending as ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Astronomers have detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The discovery is the most distant ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Diamond, often celebrated for its unmatched hardness and transparency, has emerged as an exceptional material for high-power electronics and next-generation quantum optics. Diamond can be engineered ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Researchers have developed a drastically smaller and more energy efficient method of creating coveted photon pairs that influence each other from any distance. The technology could transform ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated that the direction of the spin-polarized current can be restricted to only one direction in a single-atom layer of a thallium-lead alloys when irradiated at room ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have developed new measurement techniques and methods to measure emissions from category-L vehicles in realistic operation and to determine corresponding limit ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — Food drying is a common process for preserving many types of food, including fruits and meat; however, drying can alter the food's quality and nutritional value. In recent years, researchers ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — Engineers created a smaller, faster and more efficient photonic switch, which leverages principles from quantum mechanics and could accelerate everything from streaming to training AI by ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — Researchers have developed an innovative method for rapidly creating laser light sources in large quantities using an inkjet printer that ejects laser-emitting droplets. By applying an electric field ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — Researchers have developed a way of detecting circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream of pancreatic cancer and lung cancer ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — Scientists have successfully achieved a quantum collective behavior of macroscopic mechanical oscillators, unlocking new possibilities in quantum ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Chemistry researchers have taken a key step toward next-generation optical computing and memory with the discovery of luminescent nanocrystals that can be quickly toggled from light to dark and back ...
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- New Optical Memory Unit Poised to Improve Processing Speed and Efficiency
- By the Numbers: Diarylethene Crystal Orientation Controlled
- Using Infrared Heat Transfer to Modify Chemical Reactions
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Quantum Engineers 'squeeze' Laser Frequency Combs to Make More Sensitive Gas Sensors
- Thin Lenses Have a Bright Future
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- A New Optical Memory Platform for Super Fast Calculations
- This Quasar May Have Helped Turn the Lights on for the Universe
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- Smart Food Drying Techniques With AI Enhance Product Quality and Efficiency
- Revolutionizing Data Centers: Breakthrough in Photonic Switching
- Developing Printable Droplet Laser Displays
Monday, January 6, 2025
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Monday, December 30, 2024
Friday, December 27, 2024
- Twisted Edison: Bright, Elliptically Polarized Incandescent Light
- Photopharmacology: Using Light to Control Cold Sensors
Friday, December 20, 2024
- Researchers Take 'significant Leap Forward' With Quantum Simulation of Molecular Electron Transfer
- Tiny, Wireless Antennas Use Light to Monitor Cellular Communication
- First Demonstration of Quantum Teleportation Over Busy Internet Cables
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Physicists Magnetize a Material With Light
- Thorium Film Could Replace Crystals in Atomic Clocks of the Near Future
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- How to Print a Car: High-Performance Multi-Material 3D Printing Techniques
- Significant Advancement Made in Engineering Biology and Clean Energy
- Hyperspectral Imaging Lidar System Achieves Remote Plastic Identification
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Towards Quantitative Point-of-Care Testing With Novel Bioluminescent Immunosensor
- Exploring Excited State Dynamics: Advancements in Fluorescence and Material Design
- Highly Sensitive Transparent Ultrasound Transducer for Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Endoscopy in Live Pigs
Friday, December 13, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Bringing the Power of Tabletop Precision Lasers for Quantum Science to the Chip Scale
- Researchers Succeed in Controlling Quantum States in a New Energy Range
- Towards Room-Temperature Superconductivity: Insights Into Optical Properties of Bi-Based Copper-Oxide Superconductors
- Researcher Discovers New Technique for Infrared 'color' Detection and Imaging
- Researchers 3D Print Compact, Low-Cost Vortex Beam Generators
- Researchers Uncover Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Quantum Spin Liquids
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Noninvasive Imaging Method Can Penetrate Deeper Into Living Tissue
- A New, More Economical and Sustainable Material Is Designed That Uses Sunlight to Decontaminate the Air
- Milestone 10-GeV Experiment Shines Light on Laser-Plasma Interactions
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Particle That Only Has Mass When Moving in One Direction Observed for First Time
- Scientists Develop Coating for Enhanced Thermal Imaging Through Hot Windows
- 10,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Methods: New Computational Framework Automatically Discovers Experimental Designs in Microscopy
- Scientists Develop Cost-Effective Lasers for Extended SWIR Applications
- 'Strong' Filters: Innovative Technology for Better Displays and Optical Sensors
- Scientists Developed a Nanolaser: Silver Nanocubes Enable Light Generation
Monday, December 9, 2024
- The Last Missing Piece of Silicon Photonics
- Space-Time Crystals, an Important Step Toward New Optical Materials
- Faster Organic Phosphorescence for Better Display Tech
Friday, December 6, 2024
- A Connection Between Quantum Theory and Information Theory
- Researchers Innovate Scalable Robotic Fibers With Light-Emitting, Self-Healing and Magnetic Properties
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- X-Ray Vision: Seeing Through the Mystery of an X-Ray Emissions Mechanism
- Preventing Brain Injury Complications With Specialized Optical Fibers
Monday, December 2, 2024
- To Build Better Fiber Optic Cables, Ask a Clam
- Ultrafast Dissociation of Molecules Studied at BESSY II
- Photonic Processor Could Enable Ultrafast AI Computations With Extreme Energy Efficiency
- Smallest Walking Robot Makes Microscale Measurements
- New Laser Technique Achieves Atomic-Scale Precision on Diamond Surfaces
- Artificial Photosynthesis Learned from Nature: Successfully Developed New Solar Hydrogen Production Technology
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Nonlinear Compton Scattering With a Multi-Petawatt Laser Producing Ultra-Bright Gamma Rays
- Brighter and More Efficient LEDs That Don't Droop
- Using Sunlight to Recycle Black Plastics
- Most Energetic Cosmic-Ray Electrons and Positrons Ever Observed
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Quantum-Inspired Design Boosts Efficiency of Heat-to-Electricity Conversion
- Engineering Nature's Blueprint: Dendron-Based Assemblies for Chlorophyll's Materials
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Physicists Develop New Method to Visualize Magnetic Nanostructures With High Resolution
- Light-Altering Paint for Greenhouses Could Help Lengthen the Fruit Growing Season in the UK
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- New Theory Reveals the Shape of a Single Photon
- Next Step in Light Microscopy Image Improvement
- Researchers Develop Crystals to Harvest Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life
Monday, November 18, 2024
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Scientists Discover Laser Light Can Cast a Shadow
- Scientists Find a New Way of Entangling Light and Sound
- 'Cool' White Car Headlights More Likely to Dazzle Moths
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Bioluminescent Proteins Made from Scratch Enable Non-Invasive, Multi-Functional Biological Imaging
- Synthetic Cells Emulate Natural Cellular Communication
- Giving Robots Superhuman Vision Using Radio Signals
- In Unity Towards Complex Structures
- Breakthrough in Photonic Time Crystals Could Change How We Use and Control Light
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data
- Fermium Studied at GSI/FAIR: Researchers Investigate Nuclear Properties of Element 100 With Laser Light
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Physics With a Twist: New Findings on Graphene
- Astrophysicists Use Echoes of Light to Illuminate Black Holes