Scientists at the UNIGE have shown that the response of the retina to light depends…
Browsing: Optics
Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the design of instruments that use or detect it. From understanding reflection, refraction, and diffraction to advancing technologies like lasers, fiber optics, and imaging systems, optics plays a foundational role in both scientific research and everyday applications. It’s also key to fields like astronomy, medicine, telecommunications, and quantum computing. This page features the latest developments in optical science, showcasing discoveries that are shaping our ability to observe, manipulate, and harness light in innovative ways.
Device Can Be Used To Illuminate Dark, Underground Spaces in Daytime A team of Nanyang…
A new sort of optical device allows engineers to change the frequencies of individual photons,…
MIT researchers develop compact on-chip device for detecting electric-field waveforms with attosecond time resolution. Understanding…
A new design of ultra-small silicon chip called a multiplexer will effectively manage terahertz waves…
Light modulation via optical MEMS microshutter and micromirror arrays could provide huge energy savings. Buildings…
New STED technique enables deep-tissue imaging, reveals subcellular dynamics of neurons. Researchers have developed a…
How do you measure objects that you can’t see under normal circumstances? Utrecht University and…
Technology Could Avert Capacity Crunch by Enhancing Bandwidth While Reducing Energy Consumption Fiber optic technology…
Better optoelectronic devices could be realized using a high-quality film of cuprous iodide. A defect-free…
Spin waves could unlock the next generation of computer technology, a new component allows physicists…
An AI tool developed at the University of Gothenburg offers new opportunities for analyzing images…
Heidelberg Scientists Achieve Defect Control With a New Reaction Pathway The properties of carbon-based nanomaterials…
Researchers at Utrecht University and at TU Wien (Vienna) create special light waves that can…
A world-first method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons—light particles—heralds a new future…
A new algorithm from Tokyo Metropolitan University makes it possible to create real-time holograms from…
Researchers from Louisiana State University have introduced a smart quantum technology for the spatial mode…
NIST clock comparison sets new accuracy records, advancing plans to redefine the second with ultra-precise…