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Bioinspired phototransistor achieves high-sensitivity detection of low-contrast targets
Drawing inspiration from the remarkable adaptability of the human eye, researchers from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a novel phototransistor with tunable sensitivity.
Optics & Photonics
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The world's first room-temperature continuous-wave UV-B laser diode on a sapphire substrate
Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) semiconductor lasers are highly sought for medical, biotechnology, and precision manufacturing applications; however, previous UV-B laser diodes were limited to pulsed operation or required cryogenic ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 17, 2026
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X-ray four-wave mixing captures elusive electron interactions inside atoms and molecules
Scientists at the X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL have realized a long-pursued experimental goal in physics: to show how electrons dance together. The technique, known as X-ray four-wave mixing, opens a new way to see ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 16, 2026
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New spectroscopic method reveals ion's complex nuclear structure
Different atoms and ions possess characteristic energy levels. Like a fingerprint, they are unique for each species. Among them, the atomic ion 173Yb+ has attracted growing interest because of its particularly rich energy ...
General Physics
Jan 15, 2026
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New microscopy technique preserves the cell's natural conditions
Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) have developed an innovative microscopy technique capable of improving the observation of living cells. The study, published in Optics Letters, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 15, 2026
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Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based quantum computers
Quantum computers could rapidly solve complex problems that would take the most powerful classical supercomputers decades to unravel. But they'll need to be large and stable enough to efficiently perform operations. To meet ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 15, 2026
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Overcoming symmetry limits in photovoltaics through surface engineering
A recent study carried out by researchers from EHU, the Materials Physics Center, nanoGUNE, and DIPC introduces a novel approach to solar energy conversion and spintronics. The work tackles a long-standing limitation in the ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 15, 2026
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Slowing down muon decay with short laser pulses
Muons are unstable subatomic particles that spontaneously and rapidly transform into other particles via a process known as electroweak decay. Altering the speed with which muons decay into other particles was so far deemed ...
Neutral-atom arrays, a rapidly emerging quantum computing platform, get a boost from researchers
For quantum computers to outperform their classical counterparts, they need more quantum bits, or qubits. State-of-the-art quantum computers have around 1,000 qubits. Columbia physicists Sebastian Will and Nanfang Yu have ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 14, 2026
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Quantum simulator reveals how vibrations steer energy flow in molecules
Researchers led by Rice University's Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it. The work, published Dec. 5 in Nature Communications, could improve ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 14, 2026
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Deformable lens enables real-time correction of image aberrations in single-pixel microscopy
Researchers from the Optics Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón have managed to correct in real time problems related to image aberrations in single-pixel microscopy using a recent technology: programmable deformable ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 13, 2026
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Scientists demonstrate low-cost, high-quality lenses for super-resolution microscopy
Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-element optical components that enable super-resolution imaging, with each lens costing less than $1 to produce. The ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 13, 2026
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This crystal sings back: Study sheds light on magnetochiral instability
Researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported the first observation of a dynamic magnetochiral instability in a solid-state material. Their findings, published ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 13, 2026
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Quantum-dot device can generate multiple frequency-entangled photons
Researchers have designed a new device that can efficiently create multiple frequency-entangled photons, a feat that cannot be achieved with today's optical devices. The new approach could open a path to more powerful quantum ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 13, 2026
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Scientists realize a three-qubit quantum register in a silicon photonic chip
Quantum technologies are highly promising devices that process, transfer or store information leveraging quantum mechanical effects. Instead of relying on bits, like classical computers, quantum devices rely on entangled ...
Researchers harness nonlinear Compton scattering to create sharper, multicolor gamma-ray beams
Researchers from Skoltech, MEPhI, and the Dukhov All-Russian Research Institute of Automation have proposed a new method to create compact gamma-ray sources that are simultaneously brighter, sharper, and capable of emitting ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 12, 2026
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Physicists create resilient 3D solitons in the lab
For the first time, physicists in Italy have created a 'lump soliton': an extremely stable packet of light waves which can travel through 3D space, and even interact with other solitons without losing its shape.
Laser pulse 'sculpting' unlocks new control over particle acceleration
In high-intensity laser–matter interactions, including laser-induced particle acceleration, physicists generally want to work with the highest possible focused laser peak power, which is the ratio of energy per unit area ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 9, 2026
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Engines of light: New study suggests we could increase useful energy obtained from sunlight
Physicists from Trinity College Dublin believe new insights into the behavior of light may offer a new means of solving one of science's oldest challenges—how to turn heat into useful energy.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 9, 2026
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An ultra-fast quantum tunneling device for the 6G terahertz era
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a quantum device, capable of ultra-fast operation, a key step toward realizing technologies like 6G communications. This innovation overcomes a major hurdle that has long ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 9, 2026
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