Compact and lightweight metasurfaces—which use specifically designed and patterned nanostructures on a flat surface to focus, shape and control light—are a promising technology for wearable applications, especially virtual ...
Optics & Photonics
May 17, 2022
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A recent study finds that realism is a key factor in determining whether viewers engage with virtual reality (VR) videos—and that engagement is itself a key factor in determining whether viewers are interested in watching ...
Social Sciences
May 12, 2022
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Francis Yoshimoto, assistant professor in the UTSA College of Sciences' Department of Chemistry, is introducing his Biochemistry II laboratory students to a new way of learning—using virtual reality headsets to observe ...
Education
May 10, 2022
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Rice University photonics researchers have created a potentially disruptive technology for the ultraviolet optics market.
Optics & Photonics
May 5, 2022
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Semiconductor lasers are the most widely used lasers due to their compact size, high efficiency, low cost and wide spectra. But they suffer low output power and low beam quality—two specifications difficult to improve simultaneously. ...
Optics & Photonics
May 5, 2022
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The global fashion sector, mainly the apparel and footwear industry, produced more greenhouse gases than France, Germany, and the UK combined in 2018, around 2.1 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions—approximately 4% of ...
Environment
Apr 25, 2022
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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house. The team ...
Archaeology
Apr 6, 2022
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Perhaps you are wearing glasses while reading this or have a cell phone, binoculars, a virtual reality headset or telescope. All of them rely on high-quality lenses, which are bulky, expensive and heavy—especially when ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 28, 2022
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Our eyes may be windows on the world, but our fingertips put us in touch with it. To recreate this tactile sense, current technology relies on tiny motors and electricity. However, the bumps and buzzes they generate are not ...
Materials Science
Mar 23, 2022
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Like flocks of birds or schools of fish, crowds of humans also tend to move en masse—almost as if they're thinking as one. Scientists have proposed different theories to explain this type of collective pedestrian behavior.
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2022
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