Optics

05.18.18

Robots

The tiny house craze has gone too far

This one's for science, though.

By M. Locklear, 05.18.18

11.05.17

Corkscrew light beams could lead to practical quantum computers

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Gadgetry

Corkscrew light beams could lead to practical quantum computers

Specially-made surfaces can 'spin' light into strange forms.

By J. Fingas, 11.05.17

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07.06.17

HMD hopes Zeiss can restore 'Nokia' phones to their former glory

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Mobile

HMD hopes Zeiss can restore 'Nokia' phones to their former glory

HMD is betting that strong cameras will help its mobile brand's comeback.

By J. Fingas, 07.06.17

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02.08.17

Lenses made from nanomaterials get closer to replacing glass

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Cameras

Lenses made from nanomaterials get closer to replacing glass

The latest ultrathin "metalenses" can now handle multiple colors.

By S. Dent, 02.08.17

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04.18.16

04.18.16 in

Cameras

Flexible lens sheets could change way cameras see

The research may lead to card-like cameras that zoom when flexed.

By S. Dent, 04.18.16

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02.07.16

Smallest-ever optical switch revolves around one atom

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Gadgetry

Smallest-ever optical switch revolves around one atom

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

By J. Fingas, 02.07.16

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10.22.15

Harvard creates a material that lets light go 'infinitely fast'

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Gadgetry

Harvard creates a material that lets light go 'infinitely fast'

They ironed out light to make it more manipulatable.

By A. Tarantola, 10.22.15

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08.03.15

Researchers inject oil into cells and create little lasers

injecting glowing oil into cells and then blasting the cells with a laser creates a bunch of tiny, biological lasers.

By A. Tarantola, 08.03.15

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08.03.15

'Plasmonics' could lead to super-fast optic communications

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new kind of material that could improve the spee...

By A. Tarantola, 08.03.15

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06.28.15

Telescope filter helps spot Earth-like alien worlds

In the hunt for planets around distant stars, the stars themselves are often the worst enemy. They...

By J. Fingas, 06.28.15

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Optics

The tiny house craze has gone too far

Corkscrew light beams could lead to practical quantum computers

HMD hopes Zeiss can restore 'Nokia' phones to their former glory

Lenses made from nanomaterials get closer to replacing glass

Flexible lens sheets could change way cameras see

Smallest-ever optical switch revolves around one atom

Harvard creates a material that lets light go 'infinitely fast'

Researchers inject oil into cells and create little lasers

'Plasmonics' could lead to super-fast optic communications

Telescope filter helps spot Earth-like alien worlds

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