University of Utah engineers develop thin, lightweight lens that could produce slimmer camera phones, longer-flying…
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.
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a…
Using multiple-axis symmetry inspired by kaleidoscopes, new polarization designs can control spin angular momentum and…
Researchers have built a new tool to study molecules using a laser, a crystal, and…
Researchers shrink bulky imaging systems down to millimeter sized chip that could be used to…
PAXEL, a new type of photonic integrated circuit device that uses a novel computing architecture,…
Researchers combine nano-optics and organic chemistry to measure complex light landscapes in the tight focus…
Photons interact on chip-based system with unprecedented efficiency. To process information, photons must interact. However,…
High-quality medical images produced using a microchip prove researcher’s fabrication method can be used to…
Researchers experimentally determined a property of cadmium called the magic wavelength which is considered essential…
The slower the better when it comes to light and sound in silicon chips. Integrated…
Scientists illuminate secrets of a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same…
Many natural and synthetic chemical systems react and change their properties in the presence of…
JILA physicists have demonstrated a novel atomic clock design that combines near-continuous operation with strong…
Optical waves propagating away from a point source typically exhibit circular (convex) wavefronts. “Like waves…
Researchers have designed a new LED-based train headlight that uses a tenth of the energy…
Brightly colored Australian peacock spiders (Maratus spp.) captivate even the most arachnophobic viewers with their…
New research from MIT reveals a practical way to introduce second-order nonlinearities into silicon photonics,…