The printing-based approach, jointly developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Hitachi Cambridge L…

Nine new models available

These versatile lenses consist of two optical components cemented together to form a doublet and provide a low-cost alte…

Ultrathin films of a semiconductor that emits and detects light can be stacked on top of silicon wafers.

In a paper published today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, researchers describe a light emitter and detector that…

A Danish-American research team has shown that it is possible to produce Majorana particles in a new

For most everyday experiences, such as riding a bicycle, using a lift or catching a ball, classical (Newtonian) mechanics is perfectly accurate.

In their theory study, published in Physical Review X, high-energy physicist Professor Gert Aarts together with Dr Marku…

One major advantage of the solutions the research team has developed is that they do not require new infrastructure. The…

The researchers used lasers to create a grid to trap the ultracold atoms in place. The grid, known as an optical lattice…

Invention bagged four patents and could potentially make microprocessor chips work 1,000 times faster

Plasmons, which are waves of electrons that move along the surface of a metal after it is struck by photons, holds great…

Often, because light travels so fast, it doesn’t interact much with matter. By slowing it down

In a finding that could have broad applications in optical devices, Brown University researchers have shown that they can transform incoherent light to almost fully coherent and vice versa.

In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, the researchers show that they can use surface plasmon polaritons…

New nanomaterials technique bends light, pushing the limit of thin-film absorption in solar and water-splitting applications

The photonic crystal forces light to bend in a deterministic manner, rather than random scattering or surface effects

Superconducting Quantum Simulator Outperforms Conventional Computer and May Simulate Complex Biological Processes, such as Plant Metabolism

The interaction between light and matter in photosynthesis, for instance when, sunlight shines on a leaf, can be describ…

Advance could eventually spawn new states of matter

The technique the researchers used is called RABBITT, or Reconstruction of Attosecond Beating By Interfering Two-photon…

Researchers at MIPT have conducted highly precise measurements of the optical constants of ultrathin gold films with thi…

ICFO researchers propose a method to generate graphene visible plasmons from electron tunnelling.

In a recent study, research group at ICFO, have proposed a new theoretical methodology to generate visible plasmons in g…

Published in Nature Photonics, researchers from Griffith University’s Centre of Quantum Dynamics have demonstrated that…

Researchers at UNIGE have demonstrated the entanglement between 16 million atoms in a crystal crossed by a single photon, confirming the theory behind the quantum networks of the future

Scientists at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, recently reengineered their data processing, demonstrating that 16…

First-of-its-kind solution combines high resolution and 3D printing capabilities of SwissLitho NanoFrazor system with high throughput and cost-effectiveness of EVG’s SmartNIL® technology

EVG and SwissLitho will initially target the joint solution for developing diffractive optical elements and other relate…

Docent Mikko Möttönen's working group has received nearly one million euros in funding for the construction of a quantum computer.

A quantum computer can come up with answers to a wide range of questions in everything from medicine to climate change.…

The photonics and quantum technology business reveals the first industrial demonstration of a quantum gravimeter in the UK

It uses quantum technology to bring unprecedented levels of precision to gravitational measurements and the detection of…