Chip-based optical sensor detects cancer biomarker in urine
New technology lays groundwork for biosensors that improve disease diagnosis and monitoringCredit: Rick Seubers, Optical Sciences group, University of Twente ...
Tag: Optics
All-optical diffractive neural networks process broadband light
Credit: Ozcan Research Group, UCLA Diffractive deep neural network is an optical machine learning framework that blends deep learning with ...
Metalens grows up
Researchers develop a mass-producible, centimeter-scale metalens for VR, imagingCredit: (Image courtesy of Joon-Suh Park/Harvard SEAS) Metalenses -- flat surfaces that ...
UH physicist named to National Academy of Inventors
Seamus Curran launched nanotech company to market protective coatingsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston physics professor has been ...
Through the eyes of animals
Credit: Emily Guevara and Cedric van den Berg Humans are now closer to seeing through the eyes of animals, thanks ...
A trick for taming terahertz transmissions
Researchers at Osaka University invent a new receiver for terahertz-frequency radiation -- by implementing coherent detection, they achieve record transmission ...
SLAC scientists invent a way to see attosecond electron motions with an X-ray laser
Called XLEAP, the new method will provide sharp views of electrons in chemical processes that take place in billionths of ...
Making higher-energy light to fight cancer
Researchers use nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into high-energy ones, bringing scientists closer to developing photodynamic treatments for ...
Daylight damage-saving time
A research team led by Kanazawa University studies the process by which the performance of advanced solar cells degrades over ...
Molecular vibrations lead to high performance laser
Breakthrough method has implications for enhanced performance of lasers for communications, diagnostics and defenseCredit: Troan Tran Lasers. They are used ...
The coldest reaction
With ultracold chemistry, researchers get a first look at exactly what happens during a chemical reaction By "freezing out "... ...
Smart reactions through online design of catalytic pockets
Credit: © 2019 Laura Falivene Many chemical processes depend on catalysts to facilitate reactions that would otherwise proceed very slowly, ...
Under the lens: Link between macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa
University of Houston research team examines eye disease with $2.5 million awardCredit: University of Houston Four words you never want ...
Light-trapping nanocubes drive inexpensive multispectral camera
Plasmonic light detector could revolutionize multispectral imaging for cancer, food safety and agricultureCredit: Maiken Mikkelsen & Jon Stewart, Duke University ...
Researchers substantially boost sensitivity of terahertz gas analysis
Development poised to improve spectroscopic analysis for environmental and medical applicationsCredit: Francis Hindle, Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale WASHINGTON -- A ...
Machine learning microscope adapts lighting to improve diagnosis
Prototype microscope teaches itself the best illumination settings for diagnosing malariaCredit: Roarke Horstmeyer, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Engineers at ...
A super-fast ‘light switch’ for future cars and computers
Credit: Haffner C, et al 2019 Self-driving cars have become better and more reliable in recent years. Before they might ...
Non-invasive microscopy detects activation state and distinguishes between cell types
Credit: Osaka University Most analytical methods in biology require invasive procedures to analyze samples, which leads to irreversible changes or ...
New water-based optical device revolutionizes the field of optics research
A new method of modulating light using water as a medium, called giant optical modulation, which is less expensive and ...
Fly me (partway) to the moon
To measure the Moon's brightness, NIST scientists sent a telescope as high as planes can flyCredit: NASA photo/Ken Ulbrich Last ...