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Setting the Stage for Next-Generation, Energy-Efficient Screens

News - 24 Feb 2023

Continuously lit by a backlight, liquid crystal cells switch transmitted light on and off. Polarizing filters in the front and also behind the pixels form a cross-polarized structure. Left...

New Device Opens up a World of Potential Applications in Optics and Telecommunications

News - 13 Jan 2023

Scientists from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have formed a partnership with those at Harvard and ETH Zurich. The collaboration is focused on a new thin-film...

Investigating the Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structure (LIPSS) of Silicon

News - 11 Jan 2023

The need for smaller periodic nanostructures continues to grow as nanotechnology develops. Laser-induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) has been earmarked as a viable alternative to the current...

Improved X-Ray Imaging for Medical and Security Settings

News - 10 Jan 2023

By offering dependable high-resolution imaging results and improving fabrication approaches, steady cheap organic-based materials can change X-Ray imaging. KAUST scientists have now developed a new...

New Method Based on Laser Ablation to Make Biopsies Faster

News - 16 Dec 2022

A new method, depending on laser ablation, has been developed by researchers to perform biopsies quicker, more affordably, and in a way less detrimental to the patient. Overview of the novel laser...

Researchers Develop All-Optical Approach to Pumping Chip-Based Nanolasers

News - 15 Dec 2022

Researchers have developed a new all-optical method for driving multiple highly dense nanolaser arrays. The approach could enable chip-based optical communication links that process and move data...

Studying Magnetic Reconnection with High-Powered Lasers

News - 8 Dec 2022

To better understand the mechanisms underlying the fundamental astronomical phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection, scientists recreated small solar flares using twelve powerful...

Smart Windows Offer a Low-Energy Alternative to Wi-Fi

News - 2 Nov 2022

Directly harnessing the sun’s energy for wireless data transmission to electronic devices could be possible. A smart glass system created by KAUST researchers can regulate the sunlight that...

Enhancing Subway Wheel Frictional Properties Using Laser-Cladding Technology

News - 18 Oct 2022

A study published in Coatings used laser-cladding technology to enhance the sliding frictional properties of subway wheels with metallic alloy deposition. It analyzes the tribological properties of...

Algorithm Helps Restore Remote Sensing Images

News - 18 Oct 2022

In an article published in the journal Sensors, researchers have designed a novel non-linear prior and developed a corresponding algorithm to help restore remote sensing images. Study: Blind...