Optics

Grover Swartzlander earns Phase II award from NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program Scientists have been floating designs for solar sails to propel spacecraft for decades, but a new approach being developed by a Rochester Institute of…
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Credit: University of Strathclyde A Physics Professor at the University of Strathclyde has been awarded a prestigious Chair in Emerging Technologies by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng). Professor Keith Mathieson's appointment…
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Researchers transmit data via a semiconductor laser, opening the door to ultra-high-speed Wi-FiCredit: Image courtesy of Marco Piccardo/Harvard SEAS You've never heard Dean Martin like this. Researchers from the Harvard John A.…
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The Journal of Materials Research Paper of the Year Award recognizes excellence in advancing materials knowledge through written scholarship. The 2018 JMR Paper of the Year has been awarded to Huachen Cui, Ryan Hensleigh, Hongshun Chen…
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Better view of intestinal changes could lead to targeted treatments and fewer adverse effects WASHINGTON -- A newly developed endoscope could give doctors a better view of intestinal changes caused by Crohn's disease. This additional…
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Credit: © NUST MISIS An international team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" (NUST MISIS), Tianjin University (China), as well as from Japan and the United States has developed new…
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Credit: Ola Jakup QUANTUM PHYSICS: University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. Less than one-tenth the width of a human hair, the miniscule component makes it…
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Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a 'global ambassador' for quantum technologies WASHINGTON--The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased to announce Araceli Venegas-Gomez, a Ph.D. student at University of Strathclyde, U.K., as…
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Method could lead to advances in fighting fires, creating cleaner engines and even space travelCredit: UCF: Karen Norum The inside of a fire might be the last place one would explore, but a new University of Central Florida method to do…
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3D printing of chalcogenide glass could enable low-cost manufacturing of complex optical components for telecom and sensing applications WASHINGTON -- For the first time, researchers have successfully 3D printed chalcogenide glass, a…
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Researchers at Osaka University meticulously measured the optical birefringence of highly aligned cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, computer, and smartphone screensCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - A…
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For years, researchers have pursued a strange phenomenon: When you hit an ultra-thin magnet with a laser, it suddenly de-magnetizes. Imagine the magnet on your refrigerator falling off. Now, scientists at CU Boulder are digging into how…
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Credit: Pengfei Zhang, Lei Li, and Lihong V. Wang Photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) is a non-invasive hybrid imaging technique that excites biological tissues with light and detects the subsequently generated ultrasound to form…
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The new phonon laser could lead to breakthroughs in sensing and information processing The optical laser has grown to a $10 billion global technology market since it was invented in 1960, and has led to Nobel prizes for Art Ashkin for…
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