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A Novel LED Irradiation System to Kill Hospital Pathogens

A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV light - without side effects.

27 May 2020

Next-Generation Laser Facilities Could Create a New Era for Studying Plasmas

The subject of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics, chirped pulse amplification is a technique that increases the strength of laser pulses in many of today's highest-powered research lasers.

27 May 2020

Momentum Microscope Opens the Door to Observation of µm-Sized Targets

A new momentum microscopy experimental station for photoelectron spectroscopy resolved in 3D momentum space with a microscopic field of view has been built at BL6U of UVSOR, Institute for Molecular Science.

27 May 2020

Examining the Ability of Optical Radiation to Disinfect Surfaces

Now and in the months to come, hospitals and commercial buildings will be tasked with sanitizing large indoor environments to prevent the transmission of viruses like SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.

27 May 2020

UVC Light-Emitting Diodes Show Promise in Fighting Hospital Germs

The Robert Koch Institute reports that every year, Germany experiences 400,000 to 600,000 infections that are caused by hospital germs and lead to the death of approximately 10,000 to 20,000 people.

26 May 2020

New Soliton Lasers Could be Useful for Biomedical Applications

A new kind of laser developed by researchers can deliver high amounts of energy in very short bursts of time.

26 May 2020

World's Fastest Internet Data Speed Recorded from a Single Optical Chip

Researchers from Monash, Swinburne and RMIT universities have successfully tested and recorded Australia's fastest internet data speed, and that of the world, from a single optical chip - capable of downloading 1000 high definition movies in a split second.

22 May 2020

Advanced Tools Considerably Increase the Stability of Microwave Signals

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), scientists have employed sophisticated light detectors, next-generation atomic clocks, and a measurement tool known as a frequency comb to increase the stability of microwave signals by 100 times.

22 May 2020

Intent Defined Optical Network to Achieve Automated Operation and Maintenance

The automatic operation and maintenance of optical network is important for ensuring information communication and network operation.

21 May 2020

Adaptive Optics Two-Photon Microscopy Enables Subcellular Imaging of the Retina

Retina is the only part of the central nervous system (CNS) that can be visualized noninvasively with optical imaging approaches.

21 May 2020

Research Opens Avenue for Producing 2D Crystals with Excellent Optical Properties

For the first time, monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides with excellent optical properties were grown.

21 May 2020

Imaging Technique Acquires 3D Data of Impressionist-Style Oil Paintings

A novel technique developed by scientists employs optical coherence tomography (OCT) to capture the surface as well as the underlying details of impressionist-style oil paintings.

21 May 2020

Radiant Presents at the 2020 AWE Online Conference and Expo Introducing AR/VR Display Test Systems that Replicate Human Vision within Headsets

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of photometric imaging solutions for light and display measurement, announces that it will exhibit and speak as part of AWE (Augmented World Expo) Online, taking place May 26- 29, 2020.

From Radiant Vision Systems 21 May 2020

Light Wave Acceleration of Supercurrents Gives Access to New Quantum Phenomena

Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day could be applied to high-speed, quantum computers, communications and other technologies.

20 May 2020