With morning and nighttime routines alone, people spend plenty of time looking in the mirror, but did you know the history of this everyday item dates to 4000 B.C.?
Optics & Photonics
Jul 5, 2022
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This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of IC 4271, also known as Arp 40, is a curious pair of spiral galaxies some 800 million light-years away. The smaller galaxy is superimposed on the larger one, which is a type of ...
Astronomy
May 23, 2022
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A research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Columbia have combined two emerging imaging technologies to better view a wide range of biomolecules, including proteins, lipids and DNA, at the nanoscale. Their technique, ...
Biochemistry
May 18, 2022
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New research has shown that future gravitational wave detections from space will be capable of finding new fundamental fields and potentially shed new light on unexplained aspects of the Universe.
Astronomy
Feb 10, 2022
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One of the key components behind next-generation high resolution video displays will be optical nanoantennas. These devices use nanotechnology to mix and interfere with light beams to produce color and even holograms.
Nanomaterials
Jan 19, 2022
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Light is an electromagnetic wave: It consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields propagating through space. Every wave is characterized by its frequency, which refers to the number of oscillations per second, measured ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 2, 2021
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Over the past several decades, researchers have moved from using electric currents to manipulating light waves in the near-infrared range for telecommunications applications such as high-speed 5G networks, biosensors on a ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 22, 2021
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Ocean color is hard to observe, as water scatters sunlight and only visible light can be transmitted. As water deepens, the intensity of light transmitted through the water decreases. Traditional concentric system spectrometers, ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 9, 2021
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Seeing through smog and fog. Mapping out a person's blood vessels while monitoring heart rate at the same time—without touching the person's skin. Seeing through silicon wafers to inspect the quality and composition of ...
Optics & Photonics
May 5, 2021
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Cephalopods' exceptional ability to hide against any background has inspired researchers to replicate their fascinating ability to camouflage in the infrared (IR) and visible spectrum. Recent advances offered a number of ...
Materials Science
Dec 2, 2020
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