For the first time, physicists from the University of Würzburg have successfully converted electrical signals…
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.
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…
Ghost imaging speeds up super-resolution microscopy: New nanoscopy approach poised to capture biological processes occurring…
Freestanding Microwire-Array Enables Flexible Solar Windows TSCs are emerging devices that combine the advantages of…
A new approach to trapping light in artificial photonic materials by a City College of…
Underground fiber-optic cables, like those that connect the world through phone and internet service, hold…
Ultrafast Stimulated Emission Microscopy of Single Nanocrystals The ability to investigate the dynamics of single…
Scientists invent a way to see attosecond electron motions with an X-ray laser. Called XLEAP,…
The first sub-femtosecond study of the linear photon momentum transfer during an ionization process provides…
It started with scientific astonishment. Why is there a green glow when looking at an…
Lighting the Way: A new method to detect light in the brain sets the stage…
Scientists have removed an important obstacle to the practical use of nanooptical traps. Nanooptical traps…
Armored with plastic ‘hair’ and silica, new perovskite nanocrystals show more durability. Perovskite nanocrystals hold…
First-of-a-kind electro-optical device provides solution to faster and more energy efficient computing memories and processors.…