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Double-slit Experiment Reveals Hidden Details Between Light and Matter
A rainbow reveals with colours what otherwise remains hidden: light is “refracted” by transparent matter, in this case water droplets. This same physical effect underlies many everyday technologies, like LCD screens... -
Pixelated BIC Metasurfaces for Terahertz Integrated Sensing and Imaging
A new study reports a breakthrough metasurface-enabled terahertz (THz) imaging and spectroscopy platform that overcomes the limitations of the slow, sequential data acquisition process. Utilizing quasi-bound states in the... -
A High-Performance Photodetector with Precision in Structure and Power Detection
A research team from the Department of Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has achieved a significant breakthrough in nanoscience by overcoming a longstanding... -
High-Speed Machine Vision System Decodes Chicken Feeding Biomechanics at 300 FPS
Researchers at Paulista University in São Paulo, Brazil have issued a landmark study validating a scalable, automated sensing framework capable of quantifying broiler feeding biomechanics in real time. Published under the... -
Researchers Build AI Chip Operating at the Speed of Light
Australian researchers have built an ultra-compact artificial intelligence (AI) chip that is able to make calculations using the power of light, at the speed of light. The nano photonic chip prototype, which harnesses the power... -
Super-bright and Highly Efficient Red OLED Microdisplay
OLED microdisplays are characterized by their compact design, sharp presentations, and low energy consumption, making them ideal for wearable technologies. The latest microdisplay from Fraunhofer IPMS raises the brightness of... -
Light-based sensor detects early molecular signs of cancer in the blood
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive light-based sensor that can detect extremely low concentrations of cancer biomarkers in the blood. The new technology could one day make it possible to spot early signs of cancer and...
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Ultrafast Laser Method Assists in Directing Light
Photonic technologies and applications often require light signals to be manipulated in three dimensions such as in optical computing, fiber imaging, data transport and quantum technologies. To be useful, the shape and direction of light must be... -
Sub-50 Femtosecond Pulse Lasers for Gentler Multiphoton Microscopy
Finding the ideal ultra-fast laser source for a multiphoton imaging setup is not trivial. It is a fine balance between peak power, pulse energy and laser wavelength. In this white paper we discuss important laser parameters and the impact these... -
Optics Measure How Microplastics Hinder Light Flow in Our Oceans
Plastics have only been around since the 1950s and yet they’re everywhere: scattered in our lakes, rivers, floating on the top of oceans, and dropping to the bottom. Back in the 1950s and 60s, plastics were hailed as a useful invention, used... -
Terahertz Microscopy Explores New Material for Solar Cells
A team of scientists from the Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory gained insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells. The team, led by Jigang Wang, senior scientist from Ames Lab, developed a microscope that uses... -
Gaps noted in lung cancer diagnostics and treatment
Lung cancer is most common cancer in men and the 2nd most common cancer in women according to World Cancer Research Fund International. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death overall and among both men and women, according to the American... -
Advances in Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) uses light for cross sectional imaging and is most commonly used for medical diagnostics, but it also has uses in applications such as analyzing paint on automobiles, nondestructive testing, and more. The global... -
Brain Research Advances with Light-Based Technologies
Common methods of brain imaging present many challenges: some are invasive, others may contain harmful radiation, and many are difficult to use or require the patient to remain absolutely still throughout the process. Today researchers are...
