Scientists Tame Electron Bunches to Generate Brighter X-Ray Beam With “Donut Laser”
New research shows that when a bunch of electrons zooms through the middle of a ring-shaped laser beam, the bunch can wind up with higher…
New research shows that when a bunch of electrons zooms through the middle of a ring-shaped laser beam, the bunch can wind up with higher…
Chinese researchers have developed a pulsed optically pumped (POP) atomic clock with a frequency stability of 4.7 × 10-15 at 104 seconds based on a…
EPFL scientists, working in association with Canon, have developed a camera that can take 3D images with record-breaking speed and resolution. “It’s something I’d been…
Researchers apply metasurfaces to standard contact lenses for customizable color correction. Researchers have incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to…
Megapixel image sensor could bring significant improvements to augmented reality and LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles. Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based…
In another verification of the validity of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, published in Nature Photonics, scientists from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics and…
ETH physicists have developed the first high-repetition-rate laser source that produces coherent soft x-rays spanning the entire ‘water window,’ heralding the beginning of a new…
Many of the most challenging optimization problems encountered in various disciplines of science and engineering, from biology and drug discovery [1] to routing and scheduling…
Columbia study in mice shows how special cells in nose help the brain to distinguish between world’s near-infinite combinations of scents. Every moment of…
By observing electrons that have been accelerated to extremely high energies, scientists are able to unlock clues about the particles that make up our universe….
New Photon Source for Tap-Proof Communication Developed A new method for generating quantum-entangled photons in a spectral range of light previously inaccessible developed by a…
Physicists of the University of Würzburg, in a joint collaboration with colleagues from the University of Rostock, have developed a light funnel apparatus. It could…
Lasers grown on microelectronics-compatible silicon are important step toward low-cost, smart, integrated mid-infrared photonic sensors. For the first time, researchers have fabricated high-performance mid-infrared laser…
Could there be a new kind of light in the universe? Since the late 19th century, scientists have understood that, when heated, all materials emit…
Researchers have generated a wide range of colors from a single laser after discovering a new process for achieving so-called “supercontinuum generation” Supercontinuum generation is…
Researchers demonstrate fast and cost-effective platform for keeping data secure. Researchers demonstrated new chip-based devices that contain all the optical components necessary for quantum key…
Google is racing to develop quantum-enhanced processors that utilize quantum mechanical effects to one day dramatically increase the speed at which data can be processed….
New technology poised to drastically reduce weight, complexity and cost of cameras while increasing functionality. Using a single lens that is about one-thousandth of an…