Scientists blend coinage metals to obtain alloys better than gold
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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ACS Photonics
Scientists demonstrate terahertz wave camera can capture 3D images of microscopic world
Loughborough University scientists are the first to demonstrate that a terahertz wave camera can capture 3D images of microscopic items hidden inside small objects.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 21, 2023
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Shrinking a medical lab to fit on a fingertip
Identifying a patient's viral infection or diagnosing a blood disorder usually requires a lab and skilled technicians. But researchers at Princeton University have developed a new technology that goes a long way toward replacing ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 2, 2019
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703
Research team achieves breakthroughs in precision measurement by 'scrambling' laser light
In most circumstances, disordered working conditions prevent us from performing accurate work. But in a reversal of this common wisdom, a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of St Andrews, ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 22, 2022
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A promising pairing: Scientists demonstrate new combination of materials for quantum science
Quantum information scientists are always on the hunt for winning combinations of materials, materials that can be manipulated at the molecular level to reliably store and transmit information. Following a recent proof-of-principle ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 14, 2023
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Terahertz spectroscopy goes nano
Brown University researchers have demonstrated a way to bring a powerful form of spectroscopy—a technique used to study a wide variety of materials—into the nano-world.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 19, 2017
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608
A dash of gold improves microlasers
Gold. The word brings to mind wedding rings, buried treasure and California in the 1840's. But when gold is reduced to 1/100,000 the size of a human hair, it takes on an entirely new personality.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 6, 2017
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Ultra-thin camera lenses of the future could see the light of day
In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less resource-intensive to manufacture. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now present a new technology for making ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 11, 2020
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New technique could pave the way for simple color tuning of LED bulbs
Volkmar Dierolf and an international team demonstrate the possibility of tuning the color of a GaN LED by changing the time sequence at which the operation current is provided to the device.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 29, 2019
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The quantum sniffer dog
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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