OceanView’s customizable interface puts the user in control

OceanView displays and utilizes spectral data from Ocean Optics spectrometers with the added flexibility of integrating…

To describe the microscopic properties of matter and its interaction with the external world, quantum mechanics uses wav…

A synthetic material which mimics the brightest and most vivid colours in nature, and changes colour when twisted or str…

Researchers from FOM Institute AMOLF have identified a new universal ‘design rule’ to determine how elementary building blocks for light control must be combined to compose an environment in which a quantum light source shines as brightly as possible.

Researchers from FOM Institute AMOLF have identified a new universal ‘design rule’ to determine how elementary building…

Recipe for new resin suited to making electrodes uses lasers for molding into almost any 3-D shape

Though its surface has been turned to carbon, the bunny-like features can still be easily observed with a microscope.…

Inspired by the way plants grow toward light sources, a phenomenon known as phototropism, bioengineers from the Universi…

Physicists John Kitching and Svenja Knappe of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will receive 201…

There is now a way to differentiate between designer clothing and knockoffs. Chalmers researcher Christian Müller has pr…

Theorists report novel ways to calculate failure probability at CLEO: 2013

Quantum communication systems offer the promise of virtually unbreakable encryption. Unlike classical encryption, which…

A light wave oscillates perpendicular to its propagation direction – that is what students learn in school. However, scientists of the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) now perform atom-physics experiments with light oscillating in the longitudinal direction.

Storing light in a bottle is easier than one might think: Laser light can be coupled into an optical glass fiber in such…

For the first time, scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a…

The coaxial single-ended output can detect up to 64 GBaud polarization diversity x-QAM signals featuring highly reliable…

Research teams from UW-Milwaukee and the University of York investigating the properties of ultra-thin films of new mate…

New ProMetric® I family optimized for speed, resolution, and measurement accuracy

ProMetric I includes industry-first Smart Technology™ innovations that greatly simplify measurement setup and enable fas…

Arranging nanoparticles in geometric patterns allows for control of light with light

Rice’s team used the method to create an optical device in which incoming light could be directly controlled with light…

Technion scientists developed a new class of photonic materials, named Spin-Optical Metamaterial, which is based on nano…

The FARO TrackArm is the most versatile portable 3D measurement system available. It brings together the long range and…

Fast Axis Collimators are compact, high performance aspheric cylindrical lenses, designed for fast axis collimation.

These versatile dielectric mirrors are designed for applications in the visible to near-infrared spectra including flow…

An international team of physicists, including scientists from the University of York, has shown that some atomic nuclei can assume asymmetric 'pear' shapes.

An international team of physicists, including scientists from the University of York, has shown that some atomic nuclei…