Researchers have used the centuries-old idea of pinhole imaging to create a high-performance mid-infrared imaging system without lenses. The new camera can capture extremely clear pictures over a large range of distances ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 11, 2025
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In a step toward making ultra-bright X-ray sources more widely available, an international collaboration led by the University of Michigan—with experiments at the U.K.'s Central Laser Facility—has mapped key aspects of ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 10, 2025
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Graphene is an extraordinary material—a sheet of interlocking carbon atoms just one atom thick that is stable and extremely conductive. This makes it useful in a range of areas, such as flexible electronic displays, highly ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 5, 2025
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Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery about hemoglobin, the protein responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. The findings challenge decades of scientific assumptions and provide new insights into fundamental ...
Biochemistry
Sep 3, 2025
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The internet, social media, and digital technologies have completely transformed the way we establish commercial, personal and professional relationships. At its core, this society relies on the exchange of information that ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 26, 2025
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Researchers have developed a technique to fold glass sheets into microscopic 3D photonic structures directly on a chip—a process they call photonic origami. The method could enable tiny, yet complex optical devices for ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 21, 2025
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For the first time, researchers at Umeå University have demonstrated the full capabilities of their large-scale laser facility. In a study published in Nature Photonics, the team reports generating a combination of ultrashort ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 15, 2025
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A photonics research group co-led by Gregor Weihs of the University of Innsbruck has developed a new technique for generating multi-photon states from quantum dots that overcomes the limitations of conventional approaches. ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 11, 2025
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A team of physicists has discovered a method to temporarily halt the ultrafast melting of silicon using a carefully timed sequence of laser pulses. This finding opens new possibilities for controlling material behavior under ...
General Physics
Aug 7, 2025
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Is it wizardry? Physicists at the University of Konstanz have succeeded in changing the properties of a material in a non-thermal way with the help of light and magnons. The new process is not only promising for information ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 16, 2025
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