Although it may not be immediately obvious, the mechanical properties of optical components have a significant impact on the performance of lasers employed in precision sensing applications. Currently, the mechanical damping ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 21, 2013
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Researchers have developed an optical coating system that combines antifogging and antireflective properties. The new technology could help boost the performance of lidar systems and cameras.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 12, 2023
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A variety of two-dimensional materials that have promising properties for optical, electronic, or optoelectronic applications have been held back by the fact that they quickly degrade when exposed to oxygen and water vapor. ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 4, 2019
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Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs.
Nanomaterials
Nov 2, 2009
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Sometimes, seeing clearly requires complete black. For astronomy and precision optics, coating devices in black paint can cut down on stray light, enhancing images and boosting performance. For the most advanced telescopes ...
Nanophysics
Mar 12, 2024
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Stealth technology, the idea of reducing the ability of the enemy to detect an object, has driven advances in military research for decades. Today, aircraft, naval ships and submarines, missiles and satellites are often covered ...
General Physics
May 27, 2020
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Researchers have developed a new way to apply antireflective (AR) coatings to 3D printed multi-lens systems as small as 600 microns in diameter. Because these coatings help minimize light losses due to reflection, they are ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 28, 2022
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Crustaceans that thrive in the vastness of the open ocean have no place to hide from their predators.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2016
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European researchers developed a new class of thin-film coatings with a huge spectrum of mechanical, optical and electrical properties. Tailor-made combinations of properties should make the coatings a winner with the consumer ...
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2012
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Scientists speak of sputtering when energy-rich ions hit a solid object and cause atoms to be released from its surface. The phenomenon can be exploited to apply microscopically thin coatings to glass surfaces. A German research ...
Engineering
Sep 10, 2010
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