To help solve space communication issues, the University of Western Australia has installed a half-ton telescope that shoots giant laser beams into space on the roof of its physics building.
By Ben Pilkington
27 Oct 2021
Researchers in Spain recently presented a low-cost prototype for image capture and traffic sign identification in future autonomous vehicles.
By Ben Pilkington
27 Oct 2021
Optical technologies, including photonics, can be introduced to recycling to improve its efficiency and ultimately make it more sustainable, according to new research.
By Ben Pilkington
26 Oct 2021
Institutions in the UK, Spain, and the Canary Islands are ready to break ground on an ambitious project to build the world’s largest robotic telescope on the island of La Palma in the Canaries. The enormous automated mechanical structure will enable astronomers worldwide to watch dynamic events in space such as supernovae and cosmic rays as they are unfolding in real-time.
By Ben Pilkington
26 Oct 2021
Global agricultural, construction and forestry machinery manufacturer John Deere recently announced a partnership with historic technology firm Intel that will develop a fresh crop of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for a key challenge in industrial welding: porosity.
By Ben Pilkington
25 Oct 2021
New research from University College London (UCL) has brought us closer to predicting how patients will respond to cancer treatment. The novel mass spectrometry technique will be valuable to developing personalized treatment plans for patients.
By Sarah Moore
25 Oct 2021
While there are many efforts to develop more advanced autonomous vehicles that can be used for both device location and detonation, Raman spectroscopy has become one of the most widely adopted chemical sensing techniques. A variant of Raman spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), which is sensitive to species deposited on surface layers, has been of particular interest for remote landmine detection.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
22 Oct 2021
A team of researchers from both Skoltech and IBM has created an incredibly efficient optical switch that may pave the way to new, energy-efficient optical transistors.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
22 Oct 2021
The detrimental impact of carbon emissions on the ocean is recorded in marine microfossils, revealing ancient climate data to help scientists gain a deeper understanding of how ecosystems are being affected.
By Sarah Moore
21 Oct 2021
Scientists have successfully created a platform where vertical-cavity lasers combine to act together as a single laser. The groundbreaking research has resulted in developing a robust and highly efficient laser, which may have applications in a range of sectors,
By Sarah Moore
21 Oct 2021