Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Heat-Powered Nanotweezers Detect Disease at Unprecedented Levels

By effectively capturing a wider spectrum of nanoparticles, optothermal nanotweezers - an optical manipulation tool developed during the past ten years - have revolutionized classical optical manipulation.

11 Dec 2023

Silicon Nitride Microresonators Enhance Laser Performance

EPFL scientists have established a hybrid device that considerably progresses existing, ubiquitous laser technology.

11 Dec 2023

Breakthrough in Short-Pulse Microcombs Could Lead to New Handheld Devices

Three years back, Caltech's Kerry Vahala and team unveiled a groundbreaking optical innovation known as the turnkey frequency microcomb.

11 Dec 2023

Laser-Powered Fusion Energy Hubs Drive Research Toward Clean and Abundant Energy

The DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University will collaborate with Colorado State University (CSU), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and other institutions to establish two inertial fusion science and technology hubs.

8 Dec 2023

Micron-Resolution Imaging Broadens the Scope of Biological and Biomedical Research

Researchers have created an X-Ray imaging system that can capture intricate images of living creatures while using a far lower X-Ray dose than was previously achievable.

8 Dec 2023

Riverlane Partners with Infleqtion and Nüvü Cameras to Help Quantum Computers ‘See’ Their Qubits

A new project will bring together leading UK and Canadian companies to develop the imaging systems to measure qubit states.

7 Dec 2023

Photoacoustic Imaging Improves Malignant Ovarian Lesion Diagnosis

No screening test can aid in the early identification of ovarian cancer, which is the deadliest malignancy of the female reproductive system.

7 Dec 2023

Controlling Electron Quantum States with High-Resolution Microscopy

Researchers at the University of Regensburg have discovered a technique for controlling the quantum state of individual electrons by employing a high-resolution atomic microscope.

7 Dec 2023

Laser Profile Scanners for Real-Time Quality Control in Automated Fibre Placement – Research Into Future Composite Manufacturing at the University of Bristol

A research project undertaken by the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) at the University of Bristol used laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon to detect defects formed during the composites manufacturing process.

7 Dec 2023