Research News

Toward Faster, More Useful Data on X-Ray Pulses

Stewart Wills | 08 August 2022

Ability to infer complete amplitude and phase information from high-rep-rate X-ray free-electron lasers—pulse by pulse and in near real time—could open up new kinds of experiments. read more  

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Fast Creation of Custom-Tailored Waveguides

Stewart Wills | 06 August 2022

Femtosecond laser writing and adaptive optics combine to build twisted, tapered and other exotic waveguide shapes for applications in integrated and quantum photonics. read more  

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“Smart” Windows Inspired by Marine Animals

Karen Kwon | 05 August 2022

A building facade reacts to fluctuating sunlight and temperature, releases reversable pigmented fluid to provide shade. read more  

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A Compact, Lightweight Metalens-Based Microscope

Meeri Kim | 04 August 2022

The device, which leverages geometric silicon nitride metasurfaces, exceeds the performance of conventional microscopes with the same resolution. read more  

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Tiny Photoacoustic Probe May Guide Future Biopsies

Patricia Daukantas | 03 August 2022

The device is faster than previous endoscope probes and fits inside a needle. read more  

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Pavlov’s Dog Meets Machine Learning

Stewart Wills | 01 August 2022

An optical chip implements associative learning, an approach that’s largely been overlooked for AI—and one that could cut computational and energy costs in some problems. read more  

Industry News

Trumpf, Cellforce Enter Battery Partnership

Stewart Wills | 31 July 2022

Industrial laser giant will work strategically with Porsche-controlled joint venture on production facility for next-gen batteries geared to the sports-car market. read more  

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Painting and Teaching with Polarized Light

Sarah Michaud | 28 July 2022

Light waves that travel on a single plane can be used to visually explain birefringence and create colorful works of art. read more  

Industry News

ASML Books Strong Q2 Gains and Record Orders

Stewart Wills | 26 July 2022

Despite near-term supply issues, the maker of optics-enabled lithography systems still sees a bright long-term future driven by “global megatrends” in semiconductor demand. read more  

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Enabling Lighter, Cheaper X-Ray Telescopes

Hannah Lanford | 22 July 2022

MEMS technology and extended hydrogen annealing increase angular resolution in X-ray telescopes without adding weight. read more