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Deep-Learning Technique Reveals Invisible Objects in the Dark
Small imperfections in a wine glass or tiny creases in a contact lens can be tricky to make out, even in good light. In almost total darkness, images of such transparent features or objects are nearly impossible to decipher. But... -
Light-based Technology Reveals How Cells Communicate in Human Disease
All cells in the human body communicate with each other by releasing signalling molecules; this helps to ensure that tissues function normally, that the immune system is able to respond to infection, and that cell division and... -
New U of Illinois Center to Focus on Autonomous Technology
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is creating a new center to focus on autonomous technology such as self-driving cars and robotic assistants. The university has allocated $2.1 million for the Center for... -
Reflecting Antiferromagnetic Arrangements
A team led by Rutgers University and including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has demonstrated an X-ray imaging technique that could enable the development of... -
Faster 3D Imaging Could Aid Diagnosis of Diseases
Researchers have developed a faster way to acquire 3D endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. With further development, the new approach could be useful for early detection and classification of a wide range of... -
$20M Gift to UA College of Optical Sciences
The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences announced Friday that it has received a $20 million pledge to support 10 new endowed faculty positions. The gift comes from the college's founding dean, Professor... -
An Important Step Toward Secure Quantum Communication Networks
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have recently succeeded in boosting the storage time of quantum information, using a small glass container filled with room temperature atoms, taking an...
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Microstructured Foil Optimizes Light in Solar Cell
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) in Germany have achieved a record 25.5% conversion efficiency in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell after adding a microstructured foil over the perovskite layer to optimize the light... -
Promising Fabrication Process May Boost Efficiency of LEDs
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the University of Wuppertal, both in Germany, have developed a new atomic layer deposition (ALD) process for transparent ultra-thin silver films that overcomes the challenges of traditional... -
Minimally Invasive Sensor for MRI Imaging Easily Implants Into Brain
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts (US) have developed a sensor that can be implanted in the brain without requiring power or a wired connection into the brain. The device, which can... -
Vision of Mantis Shrimp Enhances Autonomous Driving
A new type of camera inspired by the visual system of the mantis shrimp--among the most complex found in nature--could help cameras in self-driving cars to see significantly better. Researchers at the University of Illinois at... -
Photon Counting Solution Advances 3D Imaging of Living Brain
Researchers at Tel Aviv University, Israel, have combined commercially available hardware and the open-source software PySight to improve the quality of rapid 2D and 3D imaging of neuronal activity in the living brain. How PySight was... -
Ultraflexible Organic Sensor Promises Wearable Monitors
Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan have developed a solar-powered, ultraflexible organic sensor that can act as an autonomously powered heart monitor taped to the skin. The technology could also catalyze... -
Gold-Nanoparticle-Spiked Photodiode Harvests 85% of Visible Light
A photoelectrode developed by researchers at Hokkaido University, Japan, can harvest more than a surprising 85% of visible light across a wide spectral range by using a 30-nanometer titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin-film semiconductor sandwiched...
