Researchers from the University of Arizona, working with an international team, have captured and controlled quantum ...

A team of researchers at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has created a new breakthrough in ...

The work, reported in Nature Photonics, introduces a new way of routing light in nonlinear systems—meaning systems that do not require switches, external control, or digital addressing. Instead, light ...

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin's Broome Bridge in 1843.

An inventor banks on optical systems, design and prototyping and manufacturing services to solve problems. In Part 1 of a three-part video series, a patented light sensor plays a central role in ...

UChicago researchers, partners create molecules that communicate on the same frequencies as phone and internet services ...

In new work, scientists from China’s Shandong Normal University and the Australian National University have found a way forward. As reported in Advanced Photonics, they designed a class of ...

Quantum optics is a branch of physics that studies the behavior of light and its interactions with matter at the quantum level. It explores phenomena that arise from the quantum nature of light and ...

Nano-optics, by bridging the gap between classical optics and nanotechnology, explores light at dimensions smaller than its wavelength. It leverages phenomena like plasmonics, near-field optics, and ...

Avulux and Axon Optics have partnered to expand access to the latest light management lens technology for people with migraines, Avulux announced in a press release. Avulux lenses are clinically ...

In the realm of personal and home defense, one must navigate a sea of tactical "enhancements" with discerning wisdom, for ...

They distribute data and can separate cells from one other. But can they adequately light a room? Photos: Fiber optics lighting the way Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he ...