Precision optics manufacturing plays a crucial role in telecommunications, aerospace and defense, healthcare, and consumer electronics. But as the field experiences a notable ...
The future of metasurfaces as sources of quantum states stems from their multifunctionality—researchers can simultaneously support several nonlinear effects, or linear and nonlinear...
Sept. 15, 2023
(Courtesy of Lei Yang, Hefei University of Technology)
Identification, classification, and management of recyclable waste materials has become faster and more precise, thanks to a spectroscopy technique that detects different materials...
Alone, thermal imaging and IR imaging each tend to generate vague imagery—and it poses risks for robotics, AI, and autonomous technologies. But together, they may be a force to...
Many lives could be saved and pain alleviated if disease screening and detection were simpler and faster—and it’s exactly what an international team of researchers is working ...
Global temperatures are soaring, sea ice is retreating. Climate change is real, and it’s happening fast. Scientists are turning to fiber-optic cables and sensors to monitor sea...
Sept. 4, 2023
(Image credit: Rohit Chikkaraddy/University of Birmingham)
U.K. scientists tap quantum systems to convert invisible mid-infrared photons into visible photons via molecular emitters—a breakthrough that may provide new insights into how...
