https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Every new generation of phone display, television screen and solar panel is the result of precision optics experiments, which use lasers and other light sources to measure the optical properties of candidate materials. These experiments can take months to run, requiring scientists to meticulously angle and adjust delicate light sources, mirrors, cameras and other components in a process of careful, constant tuning that can be physically tedious and time-consuming. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-robotic-lab-optics-demand.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:40:27 EDT news708854343 You can learn a lot from a little slime mold. For Nate Cira, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in Cornell Engineering, the tiny eukaryotic organism provided inspiration for modeling "traveling networks"—connected systems that move by rearranging their structure. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-slime-molds-corporations-networks-path.html Mathematics Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:50:59 EST news659796651 Optical waves propagating through air or multi-mode fiber can be patterned or decomposed using orthogonal spatial modes, with far-ranging applications in imaging, communication, and directed energy. Yet the systems that perform these wavefront manipulations are cumbersome and large, restricting their utilization to high-end applications. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-3d-microscale-photonic-lantern-opportunities.html Optics & Photonics Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:00:02 EDT news636644102 In a new field trial, researchers show that a real-time coherent transceiver prototype can be used for continuous sensing over a 524-km live network aerial fiber wound around high-voltage power cables suspended from outdoor poles. https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-real-time-environmental-kilometers-aerial.html Optics & Photonics Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:29:49 EST news593411385 Optics researchers from The University of Queensland and Nokia Bell Labs in the US have developed a new technique to demonstrate the time reversal of optical waves, which could transform the fields of advanced biomedical imaging and telecommunications. https://phys.org/news/2020-12-physicists-time-reversed-optical.html Optics & Photonics Mon, 14 Dec 2020 09:05:25 EST news527159121 Nokia says it has been tapped by NASA to build the first cellular communications network on the moon. https://phys.org/news/2020-10-nokia-moon-4g-cell-network.html Space Exploration Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:37:34 EDT news522333452 A research team has developed a light beam device that could lead to faster internet, clearer images of space and more detailed medical imaging. https://phys.org/news/2019-05-optical-device-decomposes-cartesian-grid.html General Physics Tue, 21 May 2019 07:20:39 EDT news477642000 A research team comprising members from City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Harvard University and a renowned information technologies laboratory has successfully fabricated a tiny on-chip lithium niobate modulator, an essential component for the optoelectronic industry. The modulator is smaller, more efficient with faster data transmission, and costs less. The technology is set to revolutionise the industry. https://phys.org/news/2018-09-smaller-faster-efficient-modulator-revolutionize.html Optics & Photonics Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:00:04 EDT news456997822 The rise and prosperity of a city neighborhood is not predicated on economic capital alone—the presence of a vibrant arts, music and science culture is equally important. So says a groundbreaking study published in Frontiers in Physics, in which researchers used social media images of cultural events in London and New York City to create a model that can predict neighborhoods where residents enjoy a high level of wellbeing—and even anticipate gentrification by 5 years. With more than half of the world's population living in cities, the model could help policymakers ensure human wellbeing in dense urban settings. https://phys.org/news/2018-06-social-media-images-culture-economic.html General Physics Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:37:22 EDT news447525432 Scientists have shown how an optical chip can simulate the motion of atoms within molecules at the quantum level, which could lead to better ways of creating chemicals for use as pharmaceuticals. https://phys.org/news/2018-05-scientists-photonic-quantum-simulator-virtual.html Quantum Physics Wed, 30 May 2018 13:00:01 EDT news446902895 On the crowded morning metro in Helsinki, silence prevails. Everyone is hunched over their smartphone screens, reading the news, checking emails or watching videos. https://phys.org/news/2016-12-smartphone-obsessed-finns-tops-screen.html Telecom Tue, 27 Dec 2016 02:44:05 EST news402029039 Nokia announced Wednesday it is suing Apple in German and US courts for patent infringement, claiming the US tech giant was using Nokia technology in "many" products without paying for it. https://phys.org/news/2016-12-nokia-sues-apple-patent-infringement.html Business Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:13:12 EST news401562785 Electrical signals transmitted at high frequencies lose none of their energy when passed through the 'wonder material' graphene, a study led by Plymouth University has shown. https://phys.org/news/2016-03-electricity-graphene-high-frequencies-energy.html Nanomaterials Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:40:12 EST news376303202 Microsoft unveiled its first Windows 10 smartphones Tuesday as it launched a series of new gadgets in a bid to win a bigger share of the competitive mobile market. https://phys.org/news/2015-10-microsoft-unveils-laptop-windows-smartphones.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:58:11 EDT news363362282 Nokia is back in the fray. Just months after selling its ailing handsets business to Microsoft, the Finnish company is planning to go back into the consumer market with a new tablet. https://phys.org/news/2014-11-nokia-android-tablet.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 18 Nov 2014 06:54:30 EST news335516063 (Phys.org) —A team of physicists led by Bruno Sanguinetti of the University of Geneva has found a way to use an ordinary smartphone as a true random number generator to provide secure communications. In their paper uploaded to the arXiv preprint server (soon to be published in Physical Review X), the team describes how they used the photon sensitivity of a Nokia N9 smartphone camera lens to generate truly random numbers that could be used in encryption schemes. https://phys.org/news/2014-09-physics-team-pixel-sensitivity-smartphone.html General Physics Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:30:02 EDT news330248913 Microsoft will seek to draw more people to its Internet-based services with two new mid-range smartphones it unveiled Thursday, including one designed to help people take better selfies. https://phys.org/news/2014-09-selfie-centric-microsoft.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 04 Sep 2014 05:26:20 EDT news329027174 Charging mobile phones with sound, like chants from at football ground, could become a reality, according to a new collaboration between scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Nokia. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-mobile-alive-music-nanogenerators.html Nanophysics Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:07:39 EDT news327085646 Microsoft on Friday fired a legal salvo at longtime partner Samsung, accusing the South Korean giant of breaching a contract over licensing of technology used in the competitive smartphone market. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-microsoft-sues-samsung-alleging-breach.html Business Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:23:37 EDT news326136208 (AP)—Microsoft is spreading its Cortana digital assistant abroad, starting with China and the U.K. https://phys.org/news/2014-07-microsoft-cortana-windows.html Software Wed, 30 Jul 2014 04:08:50 EDT news325912118 The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each. https://phys.org/news/2014-07-axed-nokia-lack-identity.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:17:21 EDT news324890218 Microsoft on Tuesday opted for the Android operating system from arch rival Google for its new Nokia smartphone, in a move aimed at regaining momentum in the competitive mobile sector. https://phys.org/news/2014-06-microsoft-nokia-smartphone-android.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:30:01 EDT news322830290 Nokia says it has completed the 5.44 billion-euro ($7.5 billion) sale of its troubled cellphone and services division to Microsoft, ending a chapter in the former world leading cellphone maker's history that began with paper making in 1865. https://phys.org/news/2014-04-nokia-microsoft-billion-cellphone.html Business Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:00:01 EDT news317629878 Microsoft took on Apple's Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed "Cortana". https://phys.org/news/2014-04-microsoft-cortana-siri-like-smartphone.html Software Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:17:25 EDT news315663437 The HTC One might be the best smartphone you never heard of. The phone won critical acclaim last year, yet it barely made a dent in the marketplace. It's overshadowed by Apple's iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-htc-worth.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:36:30 EDT news314969760 The European Union took another step on Thursday towards the mandatory introduction of a common mobile phone charger, which could power-up all makes of handsets. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-eu-ready-universal-mobile-charger.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:45:16 EDT news313944299 (AP)—Nokia is targeting emerging markets with three low-cost smartphones that use Google's Android operating system rather than the Windows Phone software from Microsoft, which is about to take over Nokia's handset business. https://phys.org/news/2014-02-nokia-emerging-android.html Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:28:31 EST news312456473 The Nokia handsets business that Microsoft is due to take over saw sales continue to slide in the fourth quarter as its Lumia smartphones failed to draw business away from larger competitors like Apple and Samsung. https://phys.org/news/2014-01-nokia-smartphone-sales-profits-plunge.html Business Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:09:33 EST news309683366 Engineers who used to work for Nokia are hoping to grab a share of the lucrative and highly competitive smartphone market with a new handset, which is based on the former world No. 1 cellphone maker's old software and is faintly reminiscent of its recent models. https://phys.org/news/2013-11-ex-nokia-smartphone.html Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:39:51 EST news304756779 I find giant phones hard to carry and use, but I'm well aware that many people like the bigger images and text they offer. https://phys.org/news/2013-11-htc-nokia-good-giant-choices.html Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:46:30 EST news304609580