Photonics.com: Peregrinations

The ‘Me-Me Switch’: A remote possibility

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Ear buds fitted with infrared sensors and connected to a microcomputer that can control electronic devices could offer hands-free remote control for c

An Artist’s Secrets? Projection and Photoluminescence

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

More than 200 years before the camera was invented, Italian Renaissance artist Caravaggio (1571-1610) employed photographic techniques to develop his

Brushstrokes across the sky

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In 1745, Swiss astronomer Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux discovered a new object in the sky that somewhat resembled the Greek letter “omega.” Or maybe

A Slice of Everyday Life

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

How would you balance your interests if you were an artist-turned-medical-student? You could forego your first love to pursue your new dream, or you c

Still life, until seen

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On artist Rufus Butler Seder’s broad tableaux of glass tiles, you perceive a snowy owl opening its wings, wolves lifting their heads to howl and a dol

To a tee

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

If you still haven’t achieved that perfect golf swing, advanced vision technology soon could be available to help you reach that ultimate goal.

T. rex or T. anorex?

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The skeletal remains of dinosaurs capture the imaginations of young and old alike. We gaze on these creatures, so different and yet so similar to the

Pretty in optical fibers

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Attention, contemporary Cinderellas: Lighting up the dance floor may no longer be merely a figure of speech. LumiGram SRL, an haute couture design and

Educating with Art

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Although there currently is a $50 billion global market for nanotechnology products, a 2007 poll found that 70 percent of Americans know “just a littl

US Pulls the Plug on Tiny Island Kingdom

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The tiny island of North Dumpling, which lies about a mile off the coast of Mystic, Conn., has been removed from the American electrical power grid. T