Optics

Single-shot, reference-less computational wavefront sensing for complex optical fields

March 18, 2026

Hardy, J. W. Adaptive Optics for Astronomical Telescopes https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195090192.001.0001 (Oxford University Press, 1998). Wang, K. et al. Direct…

PPhysics

Sub-1-volt, reconfigurable Gires-Tournois resonators for full-coloured monopixel array

March 1, 2026

Concept of reconfigurable Gires-Tournois monopixels Reflective displays offer a compact and efficient design, leveraging external light without an…

PPhysics

January 31, 2026

For over a century, light has both helped and limited our view of the tiny world. Microscopes use…

PPhysics

Integrated-photonics-based systems for polarization-gradient cooling of trapped ions

January 16, 2026

Conceptual overview of integrated-photonics-based architectures for polarization-gradient cooling Integrated-photonics-based ion-trap chips build upon traditional surface-electrode-based trap chips by…

PPhysics

January 16, 2026

Researchers in the US have developed a new technique that could allow quantum computers to scale to well…

AArts and design

Images of a tree and a jeep showing the camera focus in a conventional camera vs to newly developed camera

January 8, 2026

Credit: ZME Science/Carnegie Mellon University, Sankaranarayanan et al, 2025. For more than a hundred years, cameras have shared…

PPhysics

November 4, 2025

In Erwin Schrödinger’s most famous thought experiment, a cat is seemingly able to be alive and dead simultaneously,…

PPhysics

Photoswitchable exceptional points derived from bound states in the continuum

October 29, 2025

The temporal coupled mode theory (TCMT) is a valuable tool for describing the underlying physics of such open…

IInternet

Ezee Fiber Starts $400M Statewide Expansion in Kent | News

October 23, 2025

Ezee Fiber, a 100% fiber-optic internet provider, has officially connected its first customer in Kent, marking the company’s…

PPhysics

Fano interference of photon pairs from a metasurface

October 18, 2025

Materials with zinc-blende crystalline structure, such as GaAs, AlGaAs, GaP, InGaP, etc, are particularly attractive for non-linear wave…

PPhysics

Scientists Discover “Virtual Charges” That Exist Only When Light Hits

September 29, 2025

High-precision optical components used to manipulate attosecond light pulses. Credit: Politecnico di Milano A study led by Politecnico…

PPhysics

Astrophysics Gravitational Waves Spacetime Vibrations

September 28, 2025

A breakthrough in laser instrumentation may transform how we study the universe’s most violent events. Credit: Shutterstock UC…

Single-shot, reference-less computational wavefront sensing for complex optical fields

Sub-1-volt, reconfigurable Gires-Tournois resonators for full-coloured monopixel array

New optical method bypasses light’s limit by 100,000× to image atoms

Integrated-photonics-based systems for polarization-gradient cooling of trapped ions

New US laser technology could unlock 100,000-qubit quantum computers

A Radical New Camera Focuses on Everything and Everywhere — All at Once

Scientists Use Novel Materials That Mimic Wormholes and Multiple Realities to “Transcend the Limitations of Physical Dimensions”

Photoswitchable exceptional points derived from bound states in the continuum

Ezee Fiber Starts $400M Statewide Expansion in Kent | News

Fano interference of photon pairs from a metasurface

Scientists Discover “Virtual Charges” That Exist Only When Light Hits

New Optics Tech Could Revolutionize Gravitational-Wave Astronomy