Optics & Photonics
Nov 6, 2013
Holograms set for greatness
A new technique that combines optical plates to manipulate laser light improves the quality of holograms.
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Optics & Photonics
Oct 15, 2013
Zoomable holograms pave the way for versatile, portable projectors
Imagine giving a presentation to a roomful of important customers when suddenly the projector fails. You whip out your smartphone, beam your PowerPoint presentation onto the conference room screen, and are back in business ...
Engineering
Oct 14, 2013
Ensuring cultural heritage protection
Transit exhibitions and artwork loaning may lead to mistreatments or damages of art pieces, exposure to sudden environmental changes and to the risk of fraud.
Nanophysics
Oct 3, 2013
Graphene-based discs ensure safe storage
(Â鶹ÒùÔº) —Swinburne University of Technology researchers have shown the potential of a new material for transforming secure optical information storage.
Nanophysics
Aug 20, 2013
'Groovy' hologram creates strange state of light at visible and invisible wavelengths
(Â鶹ÒùÔº) —Applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated that they can change the intensity, phase, and polarization of light rays using a hologram-like design decorated ...
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Jul 11, 2013
Technology developed to control light scattering using holography
Recently, a popular article demonstrated that opaque glass becomes transparent as transparent tape is applied to the glass. The scientific principle is that light was less scattered as the rough surface of the opaque glass ...
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2013
Scientists discover solar precursors of when, where sunspots will emerge
Subtle surface signs reveal when and where sunspots will emerge on the Sun, at least a day in advance, according to a team of researchers led by Northwest Research Associates (NWRA). The results were presented in science ...
Nanophysics
Jun 18, 2013
World's most powerful microscope ready for research
(Â鶹ÒùÔº) —The world's most powerful microscope, which resides in a specially constructed room at the University of Victoria, has now been fully assembled and tested, and has a lineup of scientists and businesses eager ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 30, 2013
New single virus detection techniques for faster disease diagnosis
To test the severity of a viral infection, clinicians try to gauge how many viruses are packed into a certain volume of blood or other bodily fluid. This measurement, called viral load, helps doctors diagnose or monitor chronic ...
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
May 30, 2013
New mathematical model links space-time theories
Researchers at the University of Southampton have taken a significant step in a project to unravel the secrets of the structure of our Universe.
