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A Step Closer to Creating Compact 3D Displays Capable of Forming Lifelike Virtual Scenes

Scientists have shown a model of a glasses-free three-dimensional (3D) light field display system with a considerably extended viewing distance owing to a recently designed flat lens.

11 Mar 2022

Using Optical Trapping to Study Cancer-Causing Bacteria

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) have colonized the stomachs of billions of people worldwide. Once an H. pylori infection occurs, it is challenging to eradicate.

3 Mar 2022

New Technique for Broadband THz–Fingerprint Raman Spectroscopy at an Ultrafast Spectral Rate

Raman spectroscopy offers a powerful approach to chemical measurement. By directly probing molecular vibrations, it obtains chemical specificity without the need for chemical labels. Thanks to these virtues, it has become an indispensable tool in a diverse range of fields, including materials science, biology, pharmaceuticals, and food science.

2 Mar 2022

A Flash Future of X-Ray Technology Could Come from a Digital Camera

A Curtin University researcher will work with an international team to develop a new technology that will aim to take x-rays using a standard digital camera.

2 Mar 2022

Researchers Create a New Trapping Technique That Demonstrates Fully Reversible Remote Control of Color

A new trapping technique was created by Osaka Metropolitan University using “optical tweezers” altered with nanotextured black silicon and a polymer solution modified with perylene. The technique establishes a completely reversible remote control of color.

1 Mar 2022

Researchers Develop an Efficient Scintillation Film for Various Medical and Industrial Applications

There was a need for some tinkering in the introduction of lead-free metal halide powder into a scintillation screen.

1 Mar 2022

Infrared Collimators for Performance Testing of Thermal Cameras

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading supplier of off-axis parabolic and flat mirrors, the key optical elements in Infrared (IR) collimators commonly used for evaluating the performance of thermal imaging systems.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 28 Feb 2022

Innovative Imager Microchip Enables Devices to See Through Obstacles

Scientists from The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and Oklahoma State University have engineered an innovative terahertz imager microchip that allows devices to sense objects and form images through obstacles that include smoke, dust, fog, and snow.

24 Feb 2022

Optical Lattice Atomic Clock Could Lead to New Physics Discoveries

University of Wisconsin–Madison physicists have made one of the highest performance atomic clocks ever, they announced Feb. 16 in the journal Nature.

24 Feb 2022

Artificial Electronic Retina Mimics the Behavior of the Eye’s Rod Retina Cells

An artificial electronic retina that can "see" in a similar way to the human vision system and can recognize handwritten digits has been built by KAUST researchers as they seek to develop better options for computer vision applications.

24 Feb 2022