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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3D printers form objects by layering melted plastic or metal, but this only works on large scales. What you need to fabricate microdevices for which the layering step is not feasible? What if it were possible to print directly ...
Optics & Photonics
May 10, 2023
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The X-rays used to examine a broken leg in hospital are easy to produce. In industry, however, X-ray radiation of a completely different kind is needed—namely, X-ray laser pulses that are as short and high-energy as possible. ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 18, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown how adding a tiny resonator structure to an ultrafast electron pulse detector reduced the intensity of terahertz radiation required to characterize the pulse duration.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 15, 2022
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A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory has developed a new characterization tool that allowed them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells. Under ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 15, 2022
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Scientists from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at The University of Tsukuba created scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) "snapshots" with a delay between frames much shorter than previously possible. By using ultrafast ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 7, 2022
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Tissue-based diagnosis of diseases relies on the visual inspection of biopsied tissue specimens by pathologists using an optical microscope. Before putting the tissue sample under a microscope for inspection, special chemical ...
Biochemistry
Aug 29, 2022
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Topological photonics is an emerging area that provides unprecedented opportunities for controlling the flow of light in photonic integrated circuits. With the introduction of non-trivial topological phases, a one-way street ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 23, 2022
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The left hand looks like the right hand in the mirror but the left-handed glove does not fit on the right hand. Chirality refers to this property where the object cannot be superimposed on to the mirror image. This property ...
Optics & Photonics
May 3, 2022
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Scientists have developed a low-cost microscopic imaging device small enough to fit on a smartphone camera lens, with the potential to make mobile medical diagnosis of diseases affordable and accessible.
Optics & Photonics
May 2, 2022
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