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Optics & Photonics Aug 22, 2022

Microscopic color converters move small laser-based devices closer to reality

Lasers are everywhere. Devices that use them transmit information and enable the existence of long-distance communications and the internet; they aid doctors performing surgeries and engineers manufacturing advanced tools ...

Environment Jul 26, 2022

New sensing platform deployed at controlled burn site, could help prevent forest fires

Multichannel sensing could help in emergencies.

Other Jul 6, 2022

Protecting family treasures during hurricane season

When preparing for what could be a busy hurricane season, LSU Archival Expert Ed Benoit warns planning ahead is critical. When responding to a natural disaster gathering precious items and documents can be low on the priority ...

Optics & Photonics May 10, 2022

Researchers use light for thermomagnetic recording on silicon waveguide

Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, light-induced thermomagnetic recording in a magnetic thin-film on silicon waveguides. The new writing technique is poised to enable miniature high-performance magneto-optical ...

Social Sciences Mar 24, 2022

People of color helped keep movie business afloat during pandemic

A large percentage of the movie business's box office revenue and home viewership was driven by consumers of color in 2021, according to UCLA's latest Hollywood Diversity Report. The report examines the 252 top-performing ...

Environment Feb 21, 2022

Fossil fuels, renewable energy, and electric vehicles

The transition to an environmentally sustainable economy will take at least a generation, if not a bit longer. And at the end of the journey, we will not emerge with a pristine planet. The goal is to minimize the damage we ...

Astronomy Aug 18, 2021

Most detailed–ever images of galaxies revealed

Astronomers have published the most detailed images seen of galaxies beyond our own yet, revealing their inner workings in unprecedented detail.

Nanophysics Aug 11, 2021

Tunable 'metasurface' is akin to optical swiss army knife

MIT engineers and colleagues report important new advances on a tunable metasurface, or flat optical device patterned with nanoscale structures, that they compare to a Swiss army knife while its passive predecessor can be ...

Environment Jul 27, 2021

The growing carbon footprint of streaming media

When was the last time you watched a DVD? If you're like most people, your DVD collection has been gathering dust as you stream movies and TV from a variety of on-demand services. But have you ever considered the impact of ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 2, 2021

Professor works to maximize efficiency of solar light pipes

If you have witnessed the rainbow pattern that dances on the surface of a CD or DVD, then you have seen diffraction at work. The disk acts as a diffraction grating, an optical element that disperses light into various colors ...

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