Candid cosmos: eROSITA cameras set benchmark for astronomical imaging
An overview and performance assessment of the seven cameras of eROSITA, a space x-ray telescope launched in 2019Credit: P. Friedrich, ...
Tag: Optics
Data from smartwatches can help predict clinical blood test results
Long-term data gathered from wearables can quicky indicate illness and other abnormalities in a patient's healthCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University ...
Machine learning platform identifies activated neurons in real-time
Streamlined AI immediately and accurately maps activated neurons to help learn how the brain worksCredit: Yiyang Gong, Duke University DURHAM, ...
AI spots neurons better than human experts
Deep learning-based algorithm can potentially improve diagnosis of eye and brain diseasesCredit: Sina Farsiu, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A ...
Green light on gold atoms
Credit: Nicolas Antille, www.nicolasantille.com Because individual atoms or molecules are 100 to 1000 times smaller than the wavelength of visible ...
New nondestructive broadband imager is the next step towards advanced technology
Credit: Tokyo Tech One of the key aspects of academic and industrial research today is non-destructive imaging, a technique in ...
Thin is now in to turn terahertz polarization
Rice lab's discovery of 'magic angle' builds on its ultrathin, highly aligned nanotube filmsCredit: Kono Laboratory/Rice University HOUSTON - (May ...
Out of thick air: Transforming CO2 into light-emitting carbon
Breakthrough by uOttawa researchers sees creation of light-emitting solid carbon from CO2 gasCredit: University of Ottawa, OSA Optica A team ...
Opening up possibilities with open-top optofluidic device
Co-planar optoelectrowetting device allows for droplet access from above that increases microfluidic input/output system integration configurations while achieving faster droplet ...
Ultra-sensitive light detector gives self-driving tech a jolt
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Realizing the potential of self-driving cars hinges on technology that can quickly sense ...
Making the invisible visible
International research team including University of Jena (Germany) develops new method for studying atomic structures in material surfacesCredit: Jens Meyer/University ...
Electrons riding a double wave
Research team presents a new type of particle acceleratorCredit: Arie Irman Since they are far more compact than today's accelerators, ...
Diamonds engage both optical microscopy and MRI for better imaging
Nitrogen vacancy centers in microdiamond tracers enable dual imaging to probe deeper in tissueCredit: Ashok Ajoy, UC Berkeley When doctors ...
Future sparkles for diamond-based quantum technology
Two research breakthroughs are poised to accelerate the development of synthetic diamond-based quantum technologyCredit: Igor Aharonovich Marilyn Monroe famously sang ...
Using micro-sized cut metal wires, Japanese team forges path to new uses for terahertz waves
Credit: Takehito Suzuki, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Japanese researchers successfully tested reflectionless, highly refractive index metasurface that may ...
Nanophotonics enhanced coverslip for phase imaging in biology
Credit: by Lukas Wesemann, Jon Rickett, Jingchao Song, Jieqiong Lou, Elizabeth Hinde, Timothy J. Davis, and Ann Roberts The ability ...
Non-linear optics meets X-rays
Credit: by Carino Ferrante, Emiliano Principi, Andrea Marini, Giovanni Batignani, Giuseppe Fumero, Alessandra Virga, Laura Foglia, Riccardo Mincigrucci, Alberto Simoncig, ...
Freeform imaging systems: Fermat’s principle unlocks ‘first time right’ design
Credit: by Fabian Duerr and Hugo Thienpont Optical imaging systems have been playing an essential role in scientific discovery and ...
Measuring brain blood flow and activity with light
Credit: Wenjun Zhou, UC Davis A new, noninvasive method for measuring brain blood flow with light has been developed by ...
Better integrated circuits with glide symmetry
Glide symmetry offers a compact, flexible solution for suppression of channel crosstalk in SSPP transmission linesCredit: Xiao Tian Yan et ...