02.08.17 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 save Save share
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 save Save share View
02.07.16 02.07.16 in 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 save Save share View
10.22.15 10.22.15 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 save Save share View
08.03.15 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 save Save share View
08.03.15 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 save Save share View
06.28.15 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 save Save share View
05.29.15 05.29.15 Google's Cardboard Design Lab teaches VR with (what else) VR Google debuted its larger and more robust Cardboard VR headset at I/O yesterday, now it needs some... By A. Tarantola, 05.29.15 save Save share View
02.12.15 02.12.15 Scientists achieve X-ray vision with safe, visible light If you think X-rays and other forms of radiation have a monopoly on penetrating opaque objects, vi... By S. Dent, 02.12.15 save Save share View
02.02.15 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... By J. Fingas, 02.02.15 save Save share View
