Search results for metasurface

Nanomaterials Jan 16, 2024

Research team develops anti-icing film that only requires sunlight

A KAIST research team has developed an anti-icing and de-icing film coating technology that can apply the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles to industrial sites without the need for heating wires, periodic spray or ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 11, 2024

Researchers use spinning metasurfaces to craft compact thermal imaging system

Researchers have developed a new technology that uses meta-optical devices to perform thermal imaging. The approach provides richer information about imaged objects, which could broaden the use of thermal imaging in fields ...

Nanophysics Jan 10, 2024

Anisotropic plasmon engineering unlocks multilevel polarized upconversion

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have introduced an upconversion plasmonphore platform to enable precise control over the polarization of isotropic upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This is achieved by ...

Materials Science Jan 10, 2024

A magnetically actuated acoustic metamaterial

Space coiling acoustic metamaterials are static and require manual reconfiguration for sound-field modulation. In a new report published in Communications Materials, Christabel Choi, and a team of scientists in computer science ...

Nanophysics Jan 5, 2024

Nanostructured flat lens uses machine learning to 'see' more clearly, while using less power

A front-end lens, or meta-imager, created at Vanderbilt University can potentially replace traditional imaging optics in machine-vision applications, producing images at higher speed and using less power.

Optics & Photonics Dec 29, 2023

3D printed multilayer structures for high-numerical aperture achromatic lenses

Flat optics are made of nanostructures containing high-refractive index materials to produce lenses with thin form factors that function only at specific wavelengths.

Optics & Photonics Dec 21, 2023

All-optical object identification and three-dimensional reconstruction based on optical computing metasurface

As object identification and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction techniques become essential in various reverse engineering, artificial intelligence, medical diagnosis, and industrial production fields, there is an increasing ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 21, 2023

Dynamic interactive bitwise meta-holography with ultra-high computational and display frame rates

Computer-generated holography (CGH) represents a cutting-edge technology that employs computer algorithms to dynamically reconstruct virtual objects. This technology has found extensive applications across diverse fields ...

Space Exploration Dec 18, 2023

Photonic crystals could be exactly what Breakthrough Starshot is looking for

Light sail technology is a fascinating concept and a step change in rocket propulsion. It may not be big and impressive like the Saturn V, the Space Shuttle or the new Starship rocket but when it comes to traveling among ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 7, 2023

Exploring advances in waveguide-based augmented reality displays

In recent decades, augmented reality (AR) has evolved from a futuristic concept to a tangible and pervasive technology. AR enhances our perception and interaction with the environment by seamlessly blending projected virtual ...

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