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Effective Focusing and Razor-Sharp Images with 3D Printing

An interdisciplinary team of researchers was able to optimize an optical glass fiber for the first time, facilitating extremely precise focus of light with various wavelengths.

27 Oct 2022

Battery-Free, Wireless Underwater Camera Created

Reserchers have designed a battery-free, wireless underwater camera to aid ocean exploration and climate change monitoring.

27 Oct 2022

Fire detected, fire banned

Heat waves caused by climate change are currently also increasing strongly across Europe and the associated risk of forest fires is rising immensely. Fires in natural areas are increasingly getting out of control due to ...

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 27 Oct 2022

Tackling the Challenges of Ice Phenology in Optical Satellite Data

In a study published in Water, researchers proposed a new algorithm for monitoring ice phenology in lake wetlands using optical satellite (Landsat and Sentinel-2) imaging and optical sensor (MODIS) datasets.

By Owais Ali 27 Oct 2022

3D Optical Coherence Tomography for Analyzing Cyanobacterial Biofilm Architecture

In an article published in the journal Polymers, researchers assessed the effect of carbon nanotube (CNT)-modified surfaces in cyanobacterial biofilm development over a long-term assay under controlled hydrodynamic conditions.

By Taha Khan 27 Oct 2022

Elliptical Optical Flats & Coated Flat Mirrors

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of large, high precision optical flats and coated flat mirrors including a range of non-circular shapes such as elliptical and octagonal.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 27 Oct 2022

Analyzing Miniaturized Infrared Detectors in Electronics

A research group has successfully developed a profitable miniaturization process for IR spectrometers depending on a quantum dot photodetector.

26 Oct 2022

Airborne and Ground Measurements for Carbon Dioxide Detection in Deserts

A recent study published in Remote Sensing demonstrates the use of an aircraft campaign to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration over the Dunhuang desert site in western China.

By Usman Ahmed 26 Oct 2022

Meta-Imaging Sensor for High-Speed Aberration-Corrected 3D Photography

A recent study published in Nature proposes an integrated scanning high-speed imaging sensor for aberration-corrected high-speed 3-D photography.

By Usman Ahmed 26 Oct 2022

Optical Effect Helps IceCube Detect Ice Crystal Properties

Using IceCube, a team of scientists has succeeded in seeing through the Antarctic diffuse ice.

25 Oct 2022

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

A new algorithm estimates intracranial pressure based on hemoglobin levels through the use of near-infrared spectroscopic cardiac pulse waveforms.

25 Oct 2022

Stabilizing Chiral Microstructure Micromachining with a Multiramp Helical-Conical Beam

In an article published in Micromachines, researchers introduced a multiramp helical-conical beam (MHCB) that could generate three-dimensional (3D) spiral light fields in a sharply focused system.

By Pritam Roy 25 Oct 2022

Effect of Energy Flow on Waveguide Losses in Solid-Core Micro-Structured Optical Fibers

A study published in Photonics offers a new perspective on the localization of light in the core of solid-core micro-structured optical fibers, the effect of orbital and spin parts of the Poynting vector (energy flow), and singularities arising in it.

By Owais Ali 25 Oct 2022

New Microscopic Method Helps Study Aero-Optical Effects of Hypersonic Vehicles

A study published in Aerospace proposed a method for investigating aero-optical effects in hypersonic vehicles based on the interaction between gas molecules and photons. This method can explain energy dissipation and the optical distortion induced by aero-optical effects at the microscopic level.

By Owais Ali 24 Oct 2022

Study Diagnoses the Polaroid Emulsion Transfer in Gioli's Artworks for the First Time

In an article published in the journal Molecules, researchers studied the Polaroid emulsion transfer in Paolo Gioli's artworks to provide preliminary information about the materials.

By Taha Khan 24 Oct 2022