Comb of a lifetime: a new method for fluorescence microscopy
Scientists develop a fluorescence "lifetime" microscopy technique that uses frequency combs and no mechanical parts to observe dynamic biological phenomenaCredit: ...
Tag: Optics
See live cells with 7 times greater sensitivity using new microscopy technique
Upgrade to quantitative phase imaging can increase image clarity by expanding dynamic rangeCredit: s-graphics.co.jp, CC BY-NC-ND Experts in optical physics ...
Perfect transmission through barrier using sound
New study experimentally proved for the first time a century-old quantum theory that relativistic particles can pass through a barrier ...
Lehigh University’s Dr. Nelson Tansu named IEEE Fellow
Engineering professor and researcher lauded for contributions to semiconductor photonics technologiesCredit: Lehigh University Lehigh University's Nelson Tansu has been named ...
New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
A phase microscopy method with unprecedented spatial resolution and speed, enough to observe subcellular dynamics and nanometric structuresCredit: SPIE Microscopy ...
New optical fiber brings significant improvements to light-based gyroscopes
New technology poised to enable more precise and compact navigation systems for airplanes, unmanned vehicles and for land and marine ...
UArizona researcher wins $1 million NSF C-Accel Grant
University of Arizona researcher Zheshen Zhang leads a team to create sensor systems for navigation, health care and communications -- ...
Optoelectronic devices that emit warm and cool white light
Credit: © 2020 KAUST The advantages of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), such as their tiny size, low cost and excellent power ...
Blood, light and COVID-19
Microvascular health as a key to improve patient careCredit: ©ICFO/Commissió Europea As COVID-19 spread worldwide in early 2020, the avalanche ...
Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: Just right for peak solar panel performance
A new algorithm will calculate the ideal size and density of quantum dots for use as light sensitizers in solar ...
World’s first transmission of 1 Petabit/s using a single-core multimode optical fiber
Credit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Points A world record transmission of 1 petabit per second in ...
Scientists take a step towards expanding the use of magnetic fluids in medicine
Researchers discovered new effects in magnetic fluids, which will increase its effectiveness for medical purposes.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic ...
Researchers deconstruct ancient Jewish parchment using multiple imaging techniques
Analyses of the materials in the scrolls helps put the object into an historical context and guides conservators in future ...
Physics breakthrough of the year
International Team from Eindhoven University of Technology and Friedrich Schiller University Jena is awarded the Breakthrough of the Year 2020 ...
2D material controls light twice stronger
Credit: POSTECH Since the invention of world's first laser - the ruby laser - in 1960, the human desire to ...
Pulp succeeded in diet? Determining the slenderization of wood pulp
Scientists at Osaka University develop a test to measure the quality of nanofibrillation for wood pulp using its natural optical ...
JILA’s bigger and better ‘tweezer clock’ is super stable
Credit: NIST JILA physicists have boosted the signal power of their atomic "tweezer clock" and measured its performance in part ...
Graduate student’s BADASS code has astronomical benefits
Open-source code developed at UC Riverside is free, versatile, and easy to useCredit: Remington Sexton, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...
A new method for the functionalization of graphene
INRS professor Federico Rosei collaborated with an international research team to modify the properties of graphene for its use in ...
Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
Rice lab finds van der Waals force can deform nanoscale silver for optics, catalytic useCredit: The Jones Lab/Rice University HOUSTON ...