Researchers at SAGA Light Source, the University of Toyama, Hiroshima University and the Institute for…
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.
McMaster and Harvard University researchers create ‘intelligent’ interaction between light and material, establishing a promising…
“Abnormal” behavior predicted more than 50 years ago may help scientists probe the atmosphere and…
The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metallic structures…
The reference particle captured light for a time exceeding 200 periods of one wave oscillation,…
University of Groningen physicists have visualized hydrogen at the titanium/titanium hydride interface using a transmission…
Atomic frequencies measured with 100 million times higher resolution. Scientists from the PTB and the…
A team from Wits (South Africa) and HUST (China) show that multi-dimensional quantum communications with…
A new, extremely efficient source of terahertz radiation has been developed at TU Wien (Vienna):…
Study Finds Billions of Quantum Entangled Electrons in ‘Strange Metal’ In a new study, U.S.…
Detailed, fast imaging of hidden objects could help self-driving cars detect hazards. Researchers have harnessed…
Researchers reach a critical milestone on the path to versatile colloidal quantum dot laser diodes…
For the first time, physicists from the University of Würzburg have successfully converted electrical signals…
Quantum Light Improves Sensitivity of Biological Measurements In a new study, researchers showed that quantum…
An international research collaboration from Poland, the UK, and Russia has created a two-dimensional system…
A European team of researchers including physicists from the University of Konstanz has found a…
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) in a collaboration with the University of…
Light propagation is usually reciprocal, meaning that the trajectory of light traveling in one direction…