Editor’s Picks

  1. Lens-Free Microscope Could Lead To Cheaper, Portable Imaging Tech 12/19/2014

    Research from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has led to a new, lens-free microscope that can detect cellular abnormalities like cancer. The portable system has a similar accuracy to the larger, more expensive equipment often found in pathology labs, so it may enable diagnostics in more remote areas.

  2. Terawatt's New Compressor Delivers Light Pulses With 1.5 Optical Cycles At A Repetition Rate Of One Kilohertz 6/23/2020

    They broke a ten-year-old record and generated light pulses with a pulse length of only 1.5 optical cycles and a peak output of 1.2 terawatts in a new high-energy hollow fiber compressor. The high-energy laser pulses are used to generate intense attosecond pulses in the XUV spectral range, which in turn are used in non-linear XUV spectroscopy studies.

  3. Physicist From Hannover Develops New Photon Source For Tap-Proof Communication 3/27/2020

    An international team with the participation of Prof. Dr. Michael Kues from the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD at Leibniz University Hannover has developed a new method for generating quantum-entangled photons in a spectral range of light that was previously inaccessible.

  4. NIST Team Proves 'Spooky Action At A Distance' Is Really Real 11/10/2015

    Einstein was wrong about at least one thing: There are, in fact, “spooky actions at a distance,” as now proven by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

  5. U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $184.3M To Begin Work On Additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems 6/28/2011
    Lockheed Martin recently received a $184.3M undefinitized contract agreement from the U.S. Army to begin production of 29 additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) to support coalition forces in Afghanistan.
  6. Science Fairs Fan Photonics Interest, With Backing From SPIE 6/16/2014

    Students from around the world enjoyed the excitement of competing for recognition in their scientific expertise at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles, California, last month.

  7. Team Demos Breakthrough In Analog Image Processing, Nature Reports 2/24/2020

    A research team of Vanderbilt engineers that includes a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated a new ultrathin filter, based on metamaterials, that allows for analog optical image processing.

  8. Multi-Channel Framing Camera On Preview 1/5/2006
    Visitors to booth 2038 will have the chance to review the Sim multi-channel framing camera - a new camera that incorporates ultra-high resolution image intensifiers and no-compromise optical design to take accurate, high-speed spatial and temporal analysis of transient events to a new level...
  9. First Images Of Flowing Nano Ripples 3/21/2006
    Some remarkable geometrical features may appear for instance on a glass surface when it is bombarded with ions, such as triangular patterns and ripples. Scientists study nano ripples and other geometrical features created by bombarding a surface with a beam of ions because of their potential as a template for growing other specific nanostructures...
  10. Three-Five Systems To Produce Displays for i2go.com 12/10/1999
    Flat panel display manufacturer Three-Five Systems Inc. (Tempe, AZ) has won an order from European electronics manufacturer i2go.com for flat panel display technology.