Millions of years of evolution have molded our eyes into highly sensitive optical detectors, surpassing even many man-made devices. Now, Leonid Krivitsky and his co-workers at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute and the A*STAR ...
Optics & Photonics
May 22, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, opening the door to more sensitive infrared cameras and ...
Nanophysics
May 20, 2013
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Their system uses simple, cheap detectors which have just a single pixel to sense light instead of the millions of pixels used in the imaging sensors of digital cameras.
Engineering
May 17, 2013
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Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing ...
Nanophysics
Apr 17, 2013
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A twist on thin-film technology may provide a way to optically detect and analyze multiple substances simultaneously, leading to quicker diagnostics in such industries as health care and homeland security, according to Penn ...
Engineering
Mar 12, 2013
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Italy's Mount Etna has turned on again, spewing lava and gas in its first big eruption in 2013. The volcano is one of the most active in the world, and is Europe's tallest active volcano, currently standing about 3,329 m ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2013
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Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Toshitaka Ohta, NRI, have developed 3CCD full high-definition (HD), infrared color night-vision imaging technology.
Engineering
Feb 1, 2013
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(Phys.org)—At a time when communication networks are scrambling for ways to transmit more data over limited bandwidth, a type of twisted light wave is gaining new attention. Called an optical vortex or vortex beam, this ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 8, 2013
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A research team has observed, in polystyrene-based scintillation materials, photon amplification and emission that cannot be explained with the established scintillation mechanism. Photon yield from the polystyrene-based ...
General Physics
Jan 8, 2013
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Microvesicles are smallest cell elements which are present in all body fluids and are different, depending on whether a person is healthy or sick. This could contribute to detecting numerous diseases, such as, e.g., carcinomas, ...
General Physics
Nov 27, 2012
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