Good neighbors often share resources: a cup of sugar, extra lawn chairs, a set of jumper cables. Researchers across campus at the University of Arizona will soon be able to share a less common—and far more valuable—resource ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 28, 2019
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That glint of gold has always captured our eyes, but now the precious metal has a new use – finding defects in 3-D printing.
Nanomaterials
Jul 11, 2018
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With a thin probe and a burst of microwaves, doctors can eradicate cancer cells without opening up a patient for surgery.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 27, 2018
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In a paper published in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has demonstrated how a device that uses beams of light to grip and manipulate tiny objects, including individual ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 14, 2017
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Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A Cornell group has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally, in much the same ...
Robotics
Dec 12, 2016
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Toralf Scharf, a microengineering instructor, developed portable labs that allow large numbers of students to discover the various facets of optics for themselves. Thanks to this novel teaching approach, Scharf has just received ...
Software
Oct 3, 2016
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Installing new optical fibres is expensive. So network operators want to make better use of their existing capacities. A new type of laser diode from Darmstadt could help. It has now been put into practice with the industry.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 12, 2016
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Engineers and physicians at Duke University have developed a handheld device capable of capturing images of a retina with cellular resolution. The new probe will allow researchers to gather detailed structural information ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 1, 2016
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Like a whirlpool, a new light-based communication tool carries data in a swift, circular motion.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 28, 2016
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Engineering Physics students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach Campus have made several high cadence telescope observations of the recently damaged Hitomi X-ray satellite and several of its debris pieces.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2016
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