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General Physics Jan 30, 2017

Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram.

Optics & Photonics Jan 27, 2017

A new approach to 3-D holographic displays greatly improves the image quality

The potential applications of three-dimensional (3D) digital holograms are enormous. In addition to arts and entertainment, various fields including biomedical imaging, scientific visualization, engineering design, and displays ...

General Physics Jan 26, 2017

Electron holography of individual proteins

Proteins are the tools of life. In future, scientists may be able to examine single molecules with an especially gentle method to determine how they are constructed, how they perform their functions in cells, and how they ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 24, 2017

Sci-fi holograms a step closer with tiny invention

Australian National University physicists have invented a tiny device that creates the highest quality holographic images ever achieved, opening the door to imaging technologies seen in science fiction movies such as Star ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 29, 2016

Quasi noise-free digital holography

Noise originating from the coherent nature of laser light is the scourge of digital holography, reducing the quality of holographic images below that of conventional photographs. Now, Pasquale Memmolo of ISASI-CNR and collaborators ...

Nanophysics Dec 7, 2016

ANU invention to inspire new night-vision specs

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have designed a nano crystal around 500 times smaller than a human hair that turns darkness into visible light and can be used to create light-weight night-vision glasses.

Space Exploration Dec 5, 2016

Student tests HoloLens for NASA, gets closer look at Mars surface

Every day, Rachel Kronyak walks around the surface of the planet Mars, examining a rock or getting a closer look at a butte framing the horizon.

Quantum Physics Nov 16, 2016

New records set up with 'screws of light'

University of Vienna research team has succeeded in breaking two novel records while experimenting with so-called twisted particles of light. These results, now published in the journal PNAS, are not only of fundamental interest ...

Space Exploration Nov 2, 2016

NASA completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature pre-test

Engineers and technicians working on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the first important optical measurement of Webb's fully assembled primary mirror, called a Center of Curvature test.

Optics & Photonics Oct 20, 2016

Move over, lasers: Scientists can now create holograms from neutrons, too

For the first time, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used neutron beams to create holograms of large solid objects, revealing details about their interiors in ...

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