Diffractive networks light the way for optical image classification
Credit: by Md Sadman Sakib Rahman, Jingxi Li, Deniz Mengu, Yair Rivenson and Aydogan Ozcan Recently there has been a ...
Tag: Optics
A highly sensitive technique for measuring the state of a cytoskeleton
Credit: Associate Professor Takumi Higaki A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan has developed a highly sensitive technique to quantitatively ...
A scanning transmission X-ray microscope for analysis of chemical states of lithium
Credit: NINS/IMS Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are widely used for daily products in our life, such as hybrid cars, cell phone, ...
Studying chaos with one of the world’s fastest cameras
Credit: Caltech There are things in life that can be predicted reasonably well. The tides rise and fall. The moon ...
Raman spectroscopy shows promise for diagnosing oral cancer
Technology could enable non-invasive cancer screening in the dentist's chairCredit: Levi Matthies, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf WASHINGTON -- In a ...
Researchers at Brazil’s space institute discover why lightning branches and flickers
Analysis of the first super slow motion recordings of upward flashes suggests a possible explanation for the formation of luminous ...
High-sensitivity nanophotonic sensors with passive trapping of analyte molecules in hot-spots
Credit: by Xianglong Miao, Lingyue Yan, Yun Wu and Peter Q. Liu Optical sensors can quantitatively analyze chemical and biological ...
Columbia engineers first to observe avalanches in nanoparticles
Researchers develop the first nanomaterial that demonstrates "photon avalanching;" finding could lead to new applications in sensing, imaging, and light ...
Towards Exawatt-class lasers
Researchers from Osaka University propose a concept for next-generation ultra-intense lasers, possibly increasing the current record from 10 Petawatts to ...
Long-range energy transport in perovskite nanocrystal films
Credit: by Tze Chien Sum Producing clean energy and reducing the power consumption of illumination and personal devices are key ...
Using light to revolutionize artificial intelligence
An international team of researchers just introduced a new photonic processorCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) An international team of researchers, including ...
Researchers acquire 3D images with LED room lighting and a smartphone
Simple, yet smart LED illumination could provide 3D images for surveillance and robotic applicationsCredit: Emma Le Francois, University of Strathclyde ...
High-flux table-top source for femtosecond hard X-ray pulses
Credit: MBI Femtosecond hard X-ray pulses are an important tool for unraveling structure changes of condensed matter on atomic length ...
Researchers repurpose ‘damaged’ polymer optical fibers to precisely measure magnetic fields
Credit: Yokohama National University The invention of optical fibers has revolutionized not only telecommunications but also sensing technology. Optical fiber ...
Light-based processors boost machine-learning processing
Credit: University of Oxford The exponential growth of data traffic in our digital age poses some real challenges on processing ...
Physicists observe competition between magnetic orders
Nature study: Research team at the University of Bonn gains insights into novel quantum phenomenaCredit: © Marcell Gall, Nicola Wurz ...
In sight: A paradigm shift in materials characterization
With industry partnership, Lehigh Univ. materials researchers developing novel instrumentation that could outperform synchrotron-based x-ray absorption spectrometry in giving scientists ...
Evolving the surgical microscope
The first comprehensive review of surgical microscopy details technical history and prospects for the evolving surgical microscopeCredit: D. Lee et ...
Convex to concave: More metasurface moiré results in wide-range lens
Credit: Kentaro Iwami/ TUAT The odd, wavy pattern that results from viewing certain phone or computer screens through polarized glasses ...
Scientists reach limit of multi-parameter quantum measurement with zero trade-off
Credit: HOU Zhibo et al. Real-life applications like magnetometry or quantum gyroscope typically involve precise measurement on multiple parameters. How ...