High-brightness source of coherent light spanning from the UV to THz
Credit: ©ICFO/L.Maidment, U. Elu & J. Biegert. Analytical optical methods are vital to our modern society as they permit the ...
Tag: Optics
Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colors
Study: Nanotube films come in 466 colors, could be used in electronics, solar panelsCredit: Photo courtesy of Aalto University HOUSTON ...
Not so fast!: controlling the speed of light bullets
Researchers from Osaka University accurately and arbitrarily control flying velocities of light bullets, offering new opportunities for optical and physical ...
Researchers control multiple wavelengths of light from a single source
Credit: Professor Do Hyun Kim, KAIST KAIST researchers have synthesized a collection of nanoparticles, known as carbon dots, capable of ...
Artificial visual system of record-low energy consumption for the next generation of AI
Credit: City University of Hong Kong A joint research led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has built an ...
Nanocylinder vibrations help quantify polymer curing for 3D printing
Credit: NIST In a step toward making more accurate and uniform 3D-printed parts such as personalized prosthetics and dental materials, ...
First presentation after Hayabusa2 mission return set for SPIE conference 14 December
Details of the successful mission will be discussed during the SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Digital ForumCredit: JAXA. BELLINGHAM, Washington, ...
Yuka Esashi named as 2021 recipient of Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship
The award honors the memory of the SPIE senior member and Mentor chief engineerCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — Yuka ...
In your face: a compact RGB scanning projector for wearable displays and smart glasses
Scientists develop a miniature laser-based device for projecting color HD video on the retinaCredit: University of Fukui Thanks to the ...
Magnesium contact ions stabilize the macromolecular structure of transfer RNA
Credit: MBI In cells transfer RNA (tRNA) translates genetic information from the encoding messenger RNA (mRNA) for protein synthesis. New ...
Ultrafast dynamics of chiral spin structures observed after optical excitation
Investigation of femtosecond time-resolved x-ray scattering signals reveals a faster chiral compared to collinear magnetic order dynamicsCredit: Ill./©: Frank Freimuth ...
New JILA tools ‘turn on’ quantum gases of ultracold molecules
Credit: Ye Group/JILA JILA researchers have developed tools to "turn on" quantum gases of ultracold molecules, gaining control of long-distance ...
Elsa Reichmanis elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Lehigh University professor, an internationally recognized expert in the field of microlithography, holds numerous patents and continues to innovate at ...
SPIE Press publishes Joe Goodman’s Fourier Transforms Using Mathematica®
The latest book from Fourier optics expert Goodman describes the properties of Fourier transforms and presents their modern applications utilizing ...
Megagrant to advance research on nanophotonics
A new lab at MIPT Center for Photonics and 2D MaterialsCredit: Natalia Arefieva/MIPT Press Office The MIPT Center for Photonics ...
New spin-out company signals quantum leap for brain imaging
Credit: University of Nottingham A new type of wearable brain scanner, designed to allow people to move freely whilst being ...
Appearances can be deceiving: Display versus surface colors
Credit: Yokohama National University The white of paper and the white of monitor can be precisely the same color values, ...
Chemists get peek at novel fluorescence
Rice University scientists discover delayed phenomenon in carbon nanotubesCredit: Illustration by Ching-Wei Lin/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 3, 2020) - ...
Photonics meets surface science in a cheap and accurate sensor for biological liquids
Credit: Timur Ermatov et al/Light: Science & Applications Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Israel have come up ...
Dark excitons hit the spotlight
Researchers pioneer a revolutionary new method to directly observe previously hidden particles, called dark excitons.Credit: OIST Heralding the end of ...