Sarah Moore

Using Thermal Analysis on Optical Reference Cavities

Scientists at the University of Shanghai published a paper demonstrating how they used thermal analysis to indicate how to create optical reference cavities.

How the Mirrored Chip May Lead the Way to Handheld Dark-Field Microscopes

In February 2020, a team of engineers reported the development of a technique that was able to enhance dark-field microscopy using a small, mirrored chip to generate images in place of the expensive components that were previously required by conventional methods. The advancement of the dark-field microscopy technique opened up the method for use in a variety of new applications, such as diagnostics and other bioanalytical applications.

Could Lasers Be the Answer to Discovering Water on Earth’s Moon?

New Marker Molecule Developed that Enables Hi-Res Imaging of Living Mitochondria

STED Microscopy has increased the resolution of images captured by fluorescence microscopy.

Using Laser and Electron Beams to Streamline Manufacturing Processes

Laser beam welding and electron beam welding both have individual benefits that they bring to the manufacturing industry.

Laser-Based Trace Gas Sensor Technology and its Applications

Recent years have seen a growing interest in laser-based trace gas sensor technology. With governments, organizations, and citizens worldwide becoming more aware of the damaging effects of climate change, and the increased motivation to take action against the detrimental impact on our environment, all effective ways of reducing emissions are being explored and efforts are being made to improve them.

The Future Developments of Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) is a technique that has undergone significant development since the first work with spectroscopy was described back in 1648.

'Unseen' Detail Revealed by Camera That Combines Lasers and Terahertz Waves

This year, a team of physicists based at the University of Sussex, in the UK, published a paper in the journal Optica in which they describe the groundbreaking technology they established which sees terahertz (THz) radiation being utilized to create the world’s first nonlinear camera.

Using Quantum Dot Microscopes to Show Electric Potentials of Atoms

Last June, scientists from research company Forschungszentrum Jülich, alongside those at the University of Magdeburg, both in Germany, created an innovative technique for measuring electric potentials of atoms.

Using Laser Fusion to Generate High Power Lasers

The staple of high-powered lasers was established in 1996 when the method of chirped-pulse amplification was used to create the world's first petawatt pulse with the Nova laser. Scientists have since been working on increasing the energies achievable with this process, seeking to generate laser-driven fusion.