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A Viable Strategy for Achieving Topologically-Protected, Localized Zero-Dimensional State for Light

Light not only plays a key role as an information carrier for optical computer chips, but also in particular for the next generation of quantum computers.

3 Dec 2021

Researchers Design Broad-Range Luminescent Boltzmann Thermometer

Luminescent thermometers become progressively essential for remote, non-invasive temperature sensing at particularly small lateral dimensions, as contact-based detection methods only function in a partial way or even not at all. Standard application areas are temperature recording on catalytic surfaces or in biomedical procedures.

30 Nov 2021

UH Researcher Develops New Fluid that can be Cut Open by Light

Jiming Bao, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new fluid that can be cut open by light and demonstrated macroscopic depression of ferrofluid, the kind of fluid that can be moved around with a magnet.

30 Nov 2021

Researchers Develop Method to Produce a Glow-in-the-Dark Light Using Organic Materials

Glow-in-the-dark materials are utilized worldwide for emergency signs, watches, and paint. This useful characteristic fuels a global market worth approximately US$400 million.

30 Nov 2021

New Project Focuses on Photonics and Quantum Optics Principles to Make Advances in Future

The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) today announced a further renewal of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC)/Transregio 142, "Tailor-made nonlinear photonics: From fundamental concepts to functional structures" at Paderborn University.

30 Nov 2021

Creating Excellent Solid Materials with Versatile Hydrocarbon Annihilators

Solid-solution organic crystals are being used in the quest for better photon upconversion materials, which convert currently wasted long-wavelength light into more beneficial shorter wavelength light.

26 Nov 2021

New Microscope Uses Photonics to Gain Insights into ‘Superbugs’

Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner workings and behaviours of superbugs to gain new insights into how they cause disease.

24 Nov 2021

Creaform Introduces Three New Solutions To The R-Series Suite Of Automated Dimensional Quality Control Solutions

Lévis, Canada, October 19, 2021—Creaform, the worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, announced today the latest additions to its R-Series lineup, includi...

From Creaform Inc. 23 Nov 2021

Researchers Develop Compact, Power-Efficient Device that Modulates Visible Light Without Dimming It

Over the past several decades, researchers have moved from using electric currents to manipulating light waves in the near-infrared range for telecommunications applications such as high-speed 5G networks, biosensors on a chip, and driverless cars.

23 Nov 2021

Novel Photon Upconversion Systems with Heterojunctions of Bilayer Films of Organic Semiconductors

Photon upconversion (UC) is a process in which a material increases the energy of incident photons, resulting in the emission of photons with higher energies. The potential applications of UC include the recovery of wasted low-energy photons in photovoltaics and photocatalysis.

19 Nov 2021