Imaging News

  1. Light-Controlled Nanomachine Controls Catalysis 11/18/2020

    The vision of the future of miniaturisation has produced a series of synthetic molecular motors that are driven by a range of energy sources and can carry out various movements. A research group at FAU has now managed to control a catalysis reaction using a light-controlled motor.

  2. Generating Photons For Communication In A Quantum Computing System 10/7/2020

    MIT researchers using superconducting quantum bits connected to a microwave transmission line have shown how the qubits can generate on demand the photons, or particles of light, necessary for communication between quantum processors.

  3. Squeezing Light Inside Memory Devices Could Help Improve Performance 10/5/2020

    Researchers have developed a method to ‘squeeze’ visible light in order to see inside tiny memory devices. The technique will allow researchers to probe how these devices break down and how their performance can be improved for a range of applications.

  4. Blocking Vibrations That Remove Heat Could Boost Efficiency Of Next-Gen Solar Cells 10/5/2020

    Led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a study of a solar-energy material with a bright future revealed a way to slow phonons, the waves that transport heat.

  5. Xenics Introduces Unparalleled Shutter-Less Uncooled LWIR Core 9/15/2020

    Xenics, Europe’s leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared sensors, cameras and customized imaging solutions, ranging from the short-wave (SWIR) to long-wave (LWIR) infrared spectrum, announced today that the Dione family will be expanding. The Dione 640 is a LWIR thermal imaging core optimized to meet today’s increased demand for smaller size, lower weight, and lower power consumption (SWaP).

  6. SLAC Researchers Find Evidence For Quantum Fluctuations Near A Quantum Critical Point In A Superconductor 8/31/2020

    Among all the curious states of matter that can coexist in a quantum material, jostling for preeminence as temperature, electron density and other factors change, some scientists think a particularly weird juxtaposition exists at a single intersection of factors, called the quantum critical point or QCP.

  7. Space Debris Observed For The First Time During The Day 8/28/2020

    Researchers at the University of Bern are the first in the world to succeed in determining the distance to a space debris object using a geodetic laser in daylight. The distance was determined on June 24, 2020 at the Swiss Optical Ground Station and Geodynamics Observatory Zimmerwald.

  8. Photonics Researchers Report Breakthrough In Miniaturizing Light-Based Chips 8/26/2020

    Photonic integrated circuits that use light instead of electricity for computing and signal processing promise greater speed, increased bandwidth, and greater energy efficiency than traditional circuits using electricity.

  9. Study Shines New Light On Young Tree Seedlings 8/25/2020

    X-ray images show a plant’s power source may be different than thought

  10. Researchers On A Path To Build Powerful And Practical Quantum Computer 8/25/2020

    For the first time, researchers have designed a fully connected 32-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer register operating at cryogenic temperatures. The new system represents an important step toward developing practical quantum computers.