As humans, we sniff out different scents and aromas using chemical receptors in our noses. In technological gas detection, however, there are a whole host of other methods available. One such method is to use infrared lasers, ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 24, 2016
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A team of physicists from ITMO University (Saint Petersburg) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has demonstrated the potential of silicon nanoparticles for effective non-linear light manipulation. Their ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 24, 2016
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A nanocrystalline material that rapidly makes white light out of blue light has been developed by KAUST researchers.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 12, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Cell phones and Wi-Fi devices typically transmit data using radio waves, but as the demand for wireless data transfer increases, congestion in the radio spectrum is expected to become more of a problem. One way ...
By immersing glass particles in a fluid, researchers at MIT's Media Lab and Harvard University are exploring a new mechanism for modifying an optical device's diffusivity, or the extent to which it scatters light.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 9, 2016
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Leiden physicists describe a new method to measure so-called surface plasmons, which could lead to new light-based technologies, including faster internet.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 3, 2016
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Mechanics know molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a useful lubricant in aircraft and motorcycle engines and in the CV and universal joints of trucks and automobiles. Rice University engineering researcher Isabell Thomann knows ...
Optics & Photonics
May 5, 2016
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A peer-reviewed paper based on the study was published recently on the cover of the journal ACS Photonics.
Nanophysics
Apr 21, 2016
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Measurement and data analysis techniques developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could provide new insight into performance-robbing flaws in crystalline structures, ultimately improving the performance ...
Materials Science
Mar 15, 2016
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Researchers from MIPT have found a solution to the problem of the overheating of active plasmonic components for high-speed data transfer in the optoelectronic microprocessors of the future. These will be able to function ...
Optics & Photonics
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