Cutting-Edge 3D Imaging Reveals How the Nose Detects Odor Combinations
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…
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…
Topology Protects Light Propagation in Photonic Crystal Researchers of the research institute AMOLF and TU Delft have seen light propagate in a special material without…
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms. Do a Google search for dark-field images, and you’ll discover a…
Researchers use 2D materials—1/100,000 the size of a human hair—to manipulate the phase of light without changing its amplitude, at extremely low power loss; could…
Method with polarized light can create and measure nonsymmetrical states in a layered material. Some molecules, including most of the ones in living organisms, have…
Researchers at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, with colleagues from Poland and China used liquid crystal elastomer technology to demonstrate a…
In a first for quantum physics, University of Otago researchers have “held” individual atoms in place and observed previously unseen complex atomic interactions. A myriad…
Terahertz camera uses laser light patterns to ‘see inside’ objects — Terahertz imaging can reveal tiny hidden features of living things. A team of physicists…
Researchers at SAGA Light Source, the University of Toyama, Hiroshima University and the Institute for Molecular Science have demonstrated a method to control the shape…