Proposed device outlines new paths forward for compact ultra-sensitive optical sensors, multi-band switches with high ...

Motors and gear trains with micrometer dimensions and powered by light are fabricated using semiconductor lithography and ...

Stanford engineers debuted a new framework introducing computational tools and self-reflective AI assistants, potentially advancing fields like optical computing and astronomy.

The Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber physical systems have opened up possibilities for smart cities and smart homes, and are changing the way for people to live. In this smart era, it is ...

Imagine a lens less than a millimeter thick that can make 3D images float in mid-air. This could change how we see displays.

When a pair of spectacles fog up, it can be nuisance. But when a car windshield or an astronaut’s helmet fogs, the consequences can be fatal. That’s why cars and space suits have their own ...

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and the Max Planck Institute have developed a way to produce a web of quantum entangled photons using a far more simple setup than usual. The key is a ...

Stephen King’s Carrie, Professor X in X-Men and the Scarlet Witch in The Avengers are metaphorical expressions of the innate human desire to move things with the mind. A new study published on June 11 ...

An artist's impression of the metasurface laser to produce super-chiral twisted light with OAM up to 100. Courtesy: Wits University A new metasurface laser can produce light in any desired angular ...

Not an aberration: schematic drawing of the metalens (left), which is made of tiny titanium waveguides. The drawing on the right is of a single waveguide. (Courtesy Boubacar Kanté) A new type of ...