New research throws wide open the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by…
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.
MIT engineers have created a phase-changing “metalens” that adjusts focus without moving parts by using…
New type of optical computing could solve highly complex problems that are out of reach…
Scientists Create Liquid Crystals That Look a Lot Like Their Solid Counterparts A team at…
Researchers have found a way to use light and a single electron to communicate with…
Plasmonic speed enhancements previously constrained to nanoscale phenomena are replicated on macroscopic devices. Visible and…
IBM has developed silicon waveguides using high contrast gratings that trap light with minimal loss.…
Lasing mechanism at the surface of water droplets can be used to record mechanical changes…
Light-Controlled Crystals Enable Nanoscale Imaging and New Quantum Tech Possibilities A team of researchers led…
Scientists developed a phonon laser that emits coherent sound using polariton BECs in semiconductor microcavities.…
Physicists from Göttingen University develop method in which beams are simultaneously generated and guided by…
Simple, yet smart LED illumination could provide 3D images for surveillance and robotic applications. As…
QCLs Exhibit Extreme Pulses Extreme events occur in many observable contexts. Nature is a prolific…
Advances in both software and hardware could make holography viable for more applications. Researchers have…
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab and Columbia Engineering could lead to simple, high-resolution bioimaging in…
Using the moiré effect, Japanese researchers created a new type of metalens capable of switching…
World Record Set for Laser Signal Stability Through Atmosphere Scientists from the International Center for…
A quantum breakthrough allows ultra-precise multi-parameter measurement with no trade-offs, defying traditional limits. Real-life applications…