Editor’s Picks

  1. Handheld Scanner Could Make Brain Tumor Removal More Complete, Reducing Recurrence 9/3/2014

    Cancerous brain tumors are notorious for growing back despite surgical attempts to remove them — and for leading to a dire prognosis for patients.

  2. Ocean Optics Introduces Handheld Sensing System For Field Applications 6/24/2008
    A handheld, field-portable analytical instrument from Ocean Optics that combines the power of optical sensing with onboard computing power.
  3. Research Project: TRUMPF Aims To Improve Its Lasers With Quantum Computers 11/20/2025

    The high-tech company TRUMPF, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, and the Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems at the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin are researching the fundamentals of laser physics with the help of quantum algorithms.

  4. Pentagon Developing Laser-Shooting Drones To Intercept Enemy Missiles 2/15/2018

    The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is proposing to spend $66 million on a program to develop and deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that fire lasers at intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) shortly after takeoff, or during their boost phase of flight, when they are most vulnerable.

  5. Full 64 Bit Driver Support With Basler's pylon 2.1 4/13/2009
    Basler Vision Technologies is launching release 2.1 of its "pylon" driver package.
  6. Attosecond Pulse Leads To Highest Molecular Level Probe Resolution 10/1/2018

    Attosecond pulses enable physicists to probe dynamic processes in matter with unprecedented time resolution. This means such technology can provide better insights into the dynamics of electrons in molecules.

  7. Novel Athermalized Reflective Beam Collimator 10/28/2021

    Optical Surfaces Ltd. reports on a technological development that has allowed them to produce a novel athermalized beam collimator design that delivers stable high performance across a wide temperature range.

  8. Chips With Everything – As Long As They're Quantum 12/8/2016

    The world's first programmable quantum photonic chip, created by scientists at the University of Bristol, will now be a part of a new permanent exhibition at the Science Museum which explores how mathematicians, their tools and ideas have helped to shape the modern world over the last 400 years.

  9. Perovskite Nickelate Photodetector Powers Itself 2/13/2017

    Researchers have developed a new kind of photodetector that utilizes its built-in semiconducting heterojunction to power itself, rather than rely on external voltage, as typical photodetectors do.

     

  10. X-ray Imaging Paves Way For Novel Solar Cell Production 9/9/2014

    The sharp X-ray vision of DESY's research light source PETRA III paves the way for a new technique to produce cheap, flexible and versatile double solar cells.