Print your own laboratory-grade microscope for US$18
An open-source design from the University of Bath gives schools, homes and labs the chance to 3D print their own ...
Tag: Optics
Looking for dark matter with the universe’s coldest material
Credit: ICFO/ P. Gomez & M. Mitchell Scientists have been able to observe the universe and determine that about 80% ...
Red light for stress
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, part ...
Twisting 2D materials uncovers their superpowers
Researchers have developed a completely new method for twisting atomically thin materials, paving the way for applications of 'twistronics' based ...
Machine learning enhances light-matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures
The research is published in the SPIE-CLP journal Advanced PhotonicsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - A paper published in Advanced ...
A world first: Assessing kidney quality before transplantation using photoacoustic imaging
Researchers discover non-invasive method to visualize damage in donor kidneys - empowering doctors to match kidney quality with patient life ...
Optical ‘nanomixer’: Scientists propose new method for mixing liquids
Scientists from ITMO University and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences proposed a method that can help solve ...
Double bubbles pierce with less trouble
Two optical cavitation bubbles penetrate soft materials better than oneCredit: Vicente Robles Two microscopic bubbles are better than one at ...
ETRI develops world’s top-class 400-Gbps optical engine
Researchers in South Korea have developed ultra-fast transmitting/receiving optical engine that can provide stable and improved data transfer speed for ...
Smart contact lenses that diagnose and treat diabetes
Credit: Sei Kwang Hahn (POSTECH) Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless ...
New metasurface laser produces world’s first super-chiral light
Laser opens up a new world of applications using optical control of physical objects.Credit: Wits University Researchers have demonstrated the ...
Scientists develop stable luminescent composite material based on perovskite nanocrystals
Scientists develop light-emitting composite material based on perovskite nanocrystals with air- and water resilient optical characteristicsCredit: ChemNanoMat An international team ...
Light helps arthritis treatments target joints
New drug delivery method could reduce side effects from rheumatoid arthritis drugsCredit: Victoria Wickenheisser Bethesda, MD - Although today's rheumatoid ...
SPIE to launch new Journal of Optical Microsystems in January, and JM3 to be renamed
The Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS to become two distinct journalsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - SPIE, the international ...
Windows will soon generate electricity, following solar cell breakthrough
Two square metres of solar window will do the same job as a standard rooftop solar panel, Australian researchers say.Credit: ...
Tetracycline-family antibiotics may offer early diagnostic for degenerative eye disease
The research is published in SPIE's Journal of Biomedical OpticsCredit: SPIE A paper published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics ...
Helmholtz Prize for high-precision measurements
Important metrology prize awarded to research groups from PTB and from Berlin/FreiburgCredit: (PTB) From fundamental physics related to Einstein's special ...
Terahertz science discloses the ultrafast photocarrier dynamics in carbon nanotubes
Credit: @2020 American Chemical Society A team of researchers from Osaka University, TU Wien, Nanyang Technological University, Rice University, University ...
Photonic microwave generation using on-chip optical frequency combs
Credit: Junqiu Liu and Jijun He (EPFL) In our information society, the synthesis, distribution, and processing of radio and microwave ...
Unprecedented 3D images of live cells plus details of molecules inside
No damage caused by strong light, no artificial dyes or fluorescent tags neededCredit: Image by s-graphics.co.jp, CC BY-NC-ND The insides ...