Editor’s Picks

41. Imaging Makes Agriculture Greener 6/25/2010
    An innovative system with digital cameras from Allied Vision technologies scans field surfaces for weeds, minimizing herbicide use.
42. The World's Most Powerful Dual-Comb Spectrometer 6/1/2022

    Scientists from Hamburg and Munich developed the world's most powerful dual-comb spectrometer that paves the way for many applications in atmospheric science and biomedical diagnostics, such as early cancer detection.

43. ITMO Researchers Create Nanoparticle Paste To Maximize Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency 9/13/2021

    An international team of researchers from ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering and Tor Vergata University of Rome found a way to increase the efficiency of perovskite-based solar cells.

44. Lateral-Effect Photodiodes 11/8/2021

    In recent years, there has been a dramatic expansion of electro-optical instruments. The lateral-effect photodiode provides direct readouts of the displacement of a light spot across its active area.

45. High-Brightness Source Of Coherent Light Spanning From The UV to THz 12/14/2020

    An international team of scientists reports in Nature Photonics on a novel technique for a high-brightness coherent and few-cycle duration source spanning 7 optical octaves from the UV to the THz.

46. DARPA Selects Rockwell Collins To Develop Prototype For Next Generation Of Software Defined Radios 12/2/2013

    Rockwell Collins has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a direct conversion digital receiver based on photonic technology. The three-year contract for the DISARMER program is valued up to $8.5M.

47. Scientists Control Living Cells With Light 8/13/2009
    University of Central Florida researchers have shown for the first time that light energy can gently guide and change the orientation of living cells within lab cultures. That ability to optically steer cells could be a major step in harnessing the healing power of stem cells and guiding them to areas of the body that need help.
48. TPU Researchers Design Eco-Friendly Optical Switch For Green Photonics 7/27/2023
49. Printed Miniature Loudspeaker With A Future Perspective 1/7/2021

    It has six corners and is about the size of a 1-cent piece: In an additive manufacturing process, miniature loudspeakers as part of piezoelectric, microelectromechanical systems - so-called piezo-MEMS - can be efficiently and cost-effectively manufactured using a combination of inkjet printing and laser technology.

50. Copper Ridges Nearly Double X-ray Sensor Performance 11/22/2005
    A series of copper ridges nearly doubles the resolution of experimental X-ray sensors, enabling more precise identification of the X-ray “fingerprints” of different atoms, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report...