News tagged with reflective optics
Physics team calculates that graphene disks could be complete optical absorbers
(PhysOrg.com) -- In optical devices designed and used to collect light, there has always been a loss of light due to reflection, now, new research by a team of physicists from Spain and England has found, ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Microscope on the go: Cheap, portable, dual-mode microscope uses holograms, not lenses
To serve remote areas of the world, doctors, nurses and field workers need equipment that is portable, versatile, and relatively inexpensive. Now researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles ...
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Being 'secondary' is important for a Webb Telescope mirror
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Secondary" may not sound as important as "primary" but when it comes to the next-generation James Webb Space Telescope a secondary mirror plays a critical role in ensuring the telescope gathers ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Anti-mirror optical illusion could increase LED luminosity and laser power
(PhysOrg.com) -- By making multiple objects appear to look like only one using a "perfect lens," scientists have demonstrated a new optical illusion that could have practical applications in lighting systems. ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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LIDAR system offers peerless precision in remote measurements
By combining the best of two different distance measurement approaches with a super-accurate technology called an optical frequency comb, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a laser ...
May 24, 2009 |
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A 'cloaking device' -- it's all done with mirrors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Somewhat the way Harry Potter can cover himself with a cloak and become invisible, Cornell researchers have developed a device that can make it seem that a bump in a carpet -- or, indeed, ...
May 13, 2009 |
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Scientists Find First Creature With Eyes That Use Both Refractive and Reflective Optics
Florida Atlantic University researcher and member of the Center for Ocean Exploration and Deep-Sea Research at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Dr. Tamara Frank, was part of an international research ...
Jan 27, 2009 |
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