In-depth articles written by our editorial team focusing on the latest developments in materials science and technology
Owners of supermarkets want their food products to be well lit and attractive to customers, but refrigerators are an impractical place to install lighting systems.
Optical biosensors have provided improvements in food safety, food hygiene systems and quality control.
By Benedette Cuffari
21 May 2019
Of the various lasers that exist, multi-stripe lasers have been shown to exhibit particularly complex spatiotemporal behavior.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 May 2019
The use of 3D optical scanners has emerged as a non-destructive and highly accurate method for conducting wear analysis on a wide range of sample types.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 May 2019
Li-Fi uses pulsing light from a special LED to deliver secure, high-speed communications; transmitting data in a more effective way than traditional radio-based communication technology.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
7 May 2019
Photonic, non-explosive sensors are based on the use of the fiberoptic shockwave sensors to detect position and monitor liquid levels in containers.
By Dr. Liji Thomas
7 May 2019
Upon scattering in the atmosphere or reflecting off water or waxy leaves sunlight becomes linearly polarized, resulting in a particular pattern with the e-vector parallel to the surface.
By Dr. Ramya Dwivedi
7 May 2019
This article discusses using laser sensors for gas analysis applications.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
19 Mar 2019
This article discusses graphene and the optical properties it exhibits.
By Liam Critchley
19 Mar 2019
In general, handheld spectrometers are a more-convenient, mid-range spectroscopy option for analysis than bigger benchtop systems.
By Brett Smith
15 Mar 2019