Researchers have developed a new chip-based beam steering technology that provides a promising route to small, cost-effective, and high-performance lidar systems. Lidar, or light detection…
Researchers Create Flat Magic Window With Liquid Crystals For the first time, scientists empolyed liquid crystals to construct a flat magic window — a transparent…
New design could enable high-quality wide-angle cameras that can possibly fit into smartphones. Researchers have designed a new compact camera that acquires wide-angle images of…
New approach lays groundwork for compact 3D displays that create more realistic virtual scenes. Researchers have demonstrated a prototype glasses-free 3D light field display system…
Technology could make it possible to use radio emissions from cell phone networks to wirelessly power sensors and LEDs. Researchers have developed a new metasurface-based…
By eliminating lenses, this advance could benefit a host of applications, including medical imaging, industrial inspection, and art analysis. Researchers have developed a new, focus-free…
Technology advance enables filter-free imaging sensors that are poised to improve low-light and fast imaging for smartphones and autonomous vehicles. Researchers have shown that newly…
Inexpensive, fast method to make freeform optics could benefit applications from eyewear to telescopes. Researchers have developed a way to create freeform optical components by…
Advances make high-density, 5D optical storage practical for long-term data archiving. Researchers have developed a fast and energy-efficient laser-writing method for producing high-density nanostructures in…
New approach could streamline inspection and keep solar panels operating efficiently. Researchers have developed and demonstrated a new system that can detect defects in silicon…
