Optical

07.17.19
Breakthrough searches for signs of alien life in ultra-fast light pulses
07.17.19

Breakthrough searches for signs of alien life in ultra-fast light pulses

The powerful VERITAS telescope array will help look for extraterrestrials.

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11.21.18
Researchers find a way to fix the purple halo effect in images
11.21.18

Researchers find a way to fix the purple halo effect in images

We've been using the same optical technology since the 1700s.

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05.23.18
IBM built a handheld counterfeit goods detector
05.23.18

IBM built a handheld counterfeit goods detector

The AI tricorder knows those aren't official Yeezys.

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03.20.18
ESA plans to measure ocean plastic data from space
03.20.18

ESA plans to measure ocean plastic data from space

Until now scientists have relied on estimates.

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08.01.17
SteelSeries says it’s nailed 'true 1-to-1' mouse tracking
08.01.17

SteelSeries says it’s nailed 'true 1-to-1' mouse tracking

The revamped Sensei and Rival mice feature the new TrueMove3 sensor.

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02.07.16
Smallest-ever optical switch revolves around one atom
02.07.16

Smallest-ever optical switch revolves around one atom

It's actually smaller than the light beam it needs to work.

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04.05.15
Optical nanotech sensor can sniff out bad food and explosives
04.05.15

Optical nanotech sensor can sniff out bad food and explosives

The days of having to rely on pricey lab sensors (or carefully trained canines) to detect bad food...

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02.02.15
Scientists make a Mobius strip of laser light
02.02.15

Scientists make a Mobius strip of laser light

Unless you count incidents in Star Trek episodes, Möbius strips don't really occur in nature -...

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12.04.14
Light-bending silicon strips are the key to super-fast computers
12.04.14

Light-bending silicon strips are the key to super-fast computers

No, that's not a barcode you're looking at -- instead, it's the likely future of compu...

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