Structural color printing of 3D microscale objects by shrinking photonic crystals
Credit: SUTD In a report recently published in Nature Communications, a research group led by Associate Professor Joel Yang from ...
Tag: Optics
Spying on topology
An ultra-fast optical way to extract critical information from quantum materialsCredit: Illustration: MBI Topological insulators are quantum materials, which, due ...
A metronome for quantum particles
A new measurement protocol, developed at TU Wien (Vienna), makes it possible to measure the quantum phase of electrons - ...
A laser, a crystal and molecular structures
New tool uses wider light spectrum to identify moleculesCredit: Image by Takuro Ideguchi, CC BY-ND-4.0 Researchers have built a new ...
How to tie microscopic knots
Credit: Smalyukh lab Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have gone to creative lengths to earn their scouting merit ...
New chip poised to enable hand-held microwave imaging
Researchers shrink bulky imaging systems down to millimeter sized chip that could be used to see through walls or detect ...
Laser-based system detects fires even in dusty, harsh environments
Speckle pattern analysis offers robust and inexpensive method for fire detection that is ideal for industrial facilities and large sitesCredit: ...
Machine learning finds new metamaterial designs for energy harvesting
Design would enable thermophotovoltaic devices that convert waste heat to electricityCredit: Willie Padilla, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Electrical engineers ...
Mosquito eye inspires artificial compound lens (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Anyone who's tried to swat a pesky mosquito knows how quickly the insects can evade a ...
Using light to speed up computation
PAXEL, a new type of photonic integrated circuit device that uses a novel computing architecture, shows promise for high-speed, energy-efficient ...
Tiny, biocompatible laser could function inside living tissues
Nanolaser has potential to treat neurological disorders or sense disease biomarkersCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Researchers have developed a ...
‘Valley states’ in this 2D material could potentially be used for quantum computing
Physicists manipulate energy valleys in tungsten disulfide, with potential applications in quantum computingCredit: Credit: Douglas Levere / University at Buffalo ...
Illinois researchers develop new framework for nanoantenna light absorption
Credit: Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Harnessing light's energy into nanoscale volumes requires novel engineering approaches ...
Keren Bergman wins $4.8M DARPA grant
Grant supports the development of a new class of on-chip optical interconnects that scale performance without increasing energy costsCredit: Barbara ...
New method for the measurement of nano-structured light fields
Researchers combine nano-optics and organic chemistry to measure complex light landscapes in the tight focus of a laser beam / ...
Bridge between quantum mechanics and general relativity still possible
Credit: provided by University of Science and Technology of China Quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity form the ...
NTU Singapore scientists develop technique to observe radiation damage over femtoseconds
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a technique to observe how radiation damages ...
Nano bulb lights novel path
Rice University engineers create tunable, nanoscale, incandescent light sourceCredit: The Naik Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 19, 2019) - What ...
Stevens team closes in on ‘holy grail’ of room temperature quantum computing chips
Photons interact on chip-based system with unprecedented efficiencyCredit: Stevens Institute of Technology To process information, photons must interact. However, these ...
Kaleidoscope mirror symmetry inspires new design for optical tools, technologies
Using multiple-axis symmetry inspired by kaleidoscopes, new polarization designs can control spin angular momentum and transverse energy flow for complex ...