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Controlling Light … with Light
Gold nanoparticles arranged into geometric patterns can control incoming light with light via a four-wave mixing process, transforming its output into a different color, Rice University theoretical and applied physicists say. The technique could be applied to the production of nonlinear media, each ... MORE >>
Nanoantennas Improve Infrared Sensing
Patterning nanoantennas with “slots” that correspond to wavelengths in the mid-IR has yielded a new way to tune IR light into mechanical action, paving the way for more sensitive IR cameras and more compact chemical-analysis techniques. Detecting light in the mid-IR range is importa... MORE >>

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Optical Chip Innovation Transferred to Industry
An optics innovation that enables researchers to vary how light is split on optical chips has been transferred from the University of Sydney to Finisar, creating a wave of sal...
Wheels Come Off Planet-Hunting Telescope
The Kepler space telescope, NASA’s primary instrument for detecting planets beyond our solar system, suffered a critical failure last week when one of its four reaction wheels...
Optogenetic Tool Has Potential for Brain Mapping
An optogenetic tool that can map and track interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain using low-energy near-infrared (NIR) light could help scientists be...
Electronic Components Speed Spectroscopy
A new solution employing electronic components could make atmospheric-gas measurement more even and 1000 times faster than with conventional techniques and could advance green...
Polariton Laser Is Electrically Injected
A paradigm-shifting “polariton” laser fueled by electricity rather than by light has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Michigan.
Alloys So Bright They Could Have Medical Apps
Nanoscale alloys that are 100 times brighter than those currently being used could have potential applications in medicine, demonstrations conducted at the University of Pitts...
Photonics Integrated with CMOS Under HELIOS Project
Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture silicon photonic devices, now that HELIOS, a four-year project to integrate photonics with electronics, has ended succe...
HCC Northeast to Offer Photonics Program
To help meet workforce demands in the field of photonics, Houston Community College Northeast has partnered with the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC...
Composite Created with Specific Optical Properties
When it comes to creating nanostructured composite materials with specific optical and electrical properties, size matters.
Underwater Laser Imager Uses Separate Platform Approach
In underwater laser imaging systems, the transmitter and receiver usually are on the same platform, but a new method that places the devices on separate platforms could enhanc...
Boson-Sampling Computer Prototyped
An entirely new and efficient model of quantum computer — the boson-sampling computer — was successfully prototyped, bringing scientists a leap forward in the world of quantum...
Sound Camera Ready to Hit the Market
You can hear rattling inside your car, but you can’t tell where it’s coming from or how serious it is. A new sound camera potentially could save you the trip to the mechanic b...
Copper Doping Produces Perfect QDs
A procedure that reliably produces perfect quantum dots, each doped with exactly four copper ions, has opened up possibilities for fine-tuning the nanocrystals’ optical proper...
Solar Cell Material Made in the Microwave
Most people use microwaves to reheat leftovers, and some even experiment with marshmallows, inflating them like a balloon; but what if you could use the same home oven to make...
UK Health Care Investment Includes Fiber Optics
The development of fiber optic sensors that monitor the condition of intensive care patients is among the projects that will benefit from a £32 million (about $49 millio...
Optical Gratings Could Make Quantum Tech Portable
A microfabricated chip that produces ultracold atoms could lead to portable, ultraprecise clocks and quantum sensors. Many of the most accurate measurement devices, inclu...
Moon-Shaped Metamaterial Broadens Manipulatable Bandwidths
A new engineered broadband material crafted from artificial atoms more than doubles the range of light wavelengths that can be manipulated by such metamaterials, a development...
Spin-controlled Photonics Could Streamline Communications Components
A new class of metamaterials with the potential to control the spread of light more easily could help in the design of more streamlined components for communications technolog...
Chaos Overcomes Order ... for Light Storage
The word "chaos" almost always has a negative connotation, but physicists say it can be a good thing — at least where light storage is concerned. Researchers from t...
Element Six, TU Delft Reach Diamond Quantum Network Milestone
Synthetic diamond maker Element Six, working in collaboration with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, entangled quantum bits, or qubits, in two synthetic diamo...


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