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New Flat Optics Could Revolutionize Older, Bulk Optics-Based Technologies

Associate Professor Andrea Fratalocchi from KAUST has headed a group of researchers and found that silicon nanoshapes serve as feed-forward neural networks that can be trained in a supervised learning model to carry out user-defined tasks at the speed of light.

9 Mar 2021

Nanoscale Holographic Perceptrons for Performing Optical Inference Tasks on a CMOS Chip

Intelligent holographic nanostructures on CMOS sensors for energy-efficient AI security schemes

5 Mar 2021

Breakthrough in 'Optical Tweezers' has Huge Potential for Biomedical Applications

Much like the Jedis in Star Wars use 'the force' to control objects from a distance, scientists can use light or 'optical force' to move very small particles.

5 Mar 2021

New Technology Helps Improve Performances of Fiber Optoelectronic Components

Advances in wearable devices have enabled e-textiles, which fuse lightweight and comfortable textiles with smart electronics, and are garnering attention as the next-generation wearable technology. In particular, fiber electronic devices endowed with electrical properties, while retaining the specific characteristics of textiles, are key elements in manufacturing e-textiles.

3 Mar 2021

Engineering the Boundary Between 2D and 3D Materials

In recent years, engineers have found ways to modify the properties of some “two- dimensional” materials, which are just one or a few atoms thick, by stacking two layers together and rotating one slightly in relation to the other.

1 Mar 2021

New Custom-Designed Polymer Shows Promise in Bioimaging Trials

A polymer designed specifically to generate light that can penetrate turbid environments has exhibited the potential for bioimaging trials, where it can identify nano-sized particles present below the surface of realistic tissue models.

17 Feb 2021

Novel Technique for Scalable Fabrication of Photonic Devices

Our world needs reliable telecommunications more than ever before. However, classic devices have limitations in terms of size and cost and, especially, power consumption - which is directly related to greenhouse emissions. Graphene could change this and transform the future of broadband.

12 Feb 2021

SUTD Team Extends Applications of High-Resolution 4D Printing to Nanophononics

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and its research collaborators have successfully demonstrated the four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymers in submicron dimensions which are comparable to the wavelength of visible light. This novel development has allowed researchers to now explore new applications in the field of nanophotonics.

25 Jan 2021

New Method Could Transform Clarity, Precision of Super-Resolution Imaging

A groundbreaking new method developed by researchers from the University of Exeter could transform the clarity, accuracy, and precision of super-resolution imaging systems.

22 Jan 2021

Novel Optical Tweezers for Trapping Nanoscale Particles

Optical tweezers are a rapidly growing technology, and have opened up a wide variety of research applications in recent years. The devices operate by trapping particles at the focal points of tightly focused laser beams, allowing researchers to manipulate the objects without any physical contact.

14 Dec 2020

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