Editor’s Picks

  1. Quantum Matter Stuck In Unrest 7/31/2015

    What happens if one mixes cold and hot water? After some initial dynamics, one is left with lukewarm water—the system has thermalized to a new thermal equilibrium. This is true not only when we pour cold milk into our hot coffee, but it is also what happens for almost all interacting systems we know in nature: in the long run they all approach a thermal state with an associated temperature.

  2. Unique Optical Trapping System Offers New Way To Launch High-Power Laser Light Into Hollow-Core Optical Fibers 3/8/2016

    Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that laser light can be used to manipulate a glass optical fiber tapered to a sharp point smaller than a speck of dust, in the middle of an optical fiber with a hollow core.

  3. New Technique Doubles The Distance Of Optical Fibre Communications 2/3/2015

    A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transoceanic sub-marine cables.

  4. MEMS Company Increases Capacity to Deliver Tiny Mirrors 11/11/1999
    Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) component manufacturer Cronos Integrated Microsystems Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) is increasing manufacturing capacity...
  5. Wednesday at Photonics West 1/29/1998
    The third day of Photonics West, the show was in full swing, with a variety of technical sessions and a well-attended plenary session. Alan Kay, VP of research and development at the Walt Disney Co. and co-founder of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, presented a fascinating discussion of the ways he sees computers influencing our lives in the near future, versus the limited use we've made of such capabilities to date
  6. Princeton Infrared Technologies Selected By United States Air Force To Develop Wafer Scale Hybridization For Building Large Area Devices 12/15/2023

    Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc., global experts and innovators in InGaAs imaging technology, announces it has been selected by the United States Air Force for a Phase II SBIR contract.

  7. Giant Clams Offer Clues To Improve Solar Cells, Color Displays 1/19/2016

    Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that some species of giant clams produce their white coloration much like the displays used in televisions and smartphones do – by combining red, green and blue light.

  8. New Solar Cell Self-Repairs Like Natural Plant Systems 1/4/2011
    Researchers are creating a new type of solar cell designed to self-repair like natural photosynthetic systems in plants by using carbon nanotubes and DNA, an approach aimed at increasing service life and reducing cost.
  9. 1-Inch Format Non Browning Zoom Lenses 8/24/2011
    Due to increased interest in radiation resistant zoom lenses for 1-inch (16mm diagonal) format cameras, Resolve Optics have introduced variants of their popular non browning zoom lenses that have been adapted to suit this larger format.
  10. Photon Design Will Showcase Its Latest EME-Based Simulator Innovations At SPIE Photonics West, Booth 3452 12/18/2025

    Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, will showcase its latest innovations at SPIE Photonics West Exhibition from 20–22 January 2026, in San Francisco (Booth 3452).