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Metamaterial Detects Circularly Polarized Light
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27, 2015 — A metamaterial detector for circularly polarized light may open the door for development of small, portable sensors for applications from drug screening to communications and beyond. "Although it is largely invisible to human vision, the polarization state of light can provide a lot of valuable information," said Vanderbilt University professor Jason Valentine. "However, the traditional way of detecting it requires several optical elements that are quite bulky and difficult to
Dye Endures Repeated STED Irradiation
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 27, 2015 — Photostable fluorescent dye for superresolution microscopy could serve as a powerful tool to visualize biological events and structural details in living cells for prolonged periods. Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a new fluorescent...
Light-Sheet Microscope Pushes Resolution Limits
ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 26, 2015 — With resolution seven times greater than conventional light-sheet microscopes, a new device can capture cell-level 3D images across entire small organisms. Developed at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus, the microscope...
Attosecond Observations Probe Chemical Reactions
ZURICH, Oct. 23, 2015 — Laser pulses have been used to track the movements of electrons in molecules with a time resolution of 100 attoseconds — and even to alter their behavior. Demonstrated by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)...
Prisms, Masks Recreate Color Images from White Light
ZURICH, Oct. 23, 2015 — Full-color images can be projected using only two gray scale masks printed on transparencies affixed to a prism. A team from Disney Research Zurich demonstrated the effect and presented their findings recently at the Pacific Conference on Computer...
Spanish University to Honor Fiber Innovator Philip Russell
SANTANDER, Spain, Oct. 23, 2015 — Philip Russell, the inventor of photonic crystal fiber (PCF), will receive an honorary doctorate from Menéndez Pelayo International University next summer. Originally from Northern Ireland, Russell is director of the Max Planck Institute for...
Driver Creates Short, Powerful Pulses with LEDs
LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2015 — Providing high-brightness, rapidly pulsed, multicolor light, a new LED driver could displace more expensive lasers and other light sources in scientific, industrial and commercial uses. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have already used...
UCF to Explore Fiber Lasers under $5.9M Air Force Contract
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 21, 2015 — Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) will develop new concepts for high-power fiber lasers under a five-year, $5.87 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. "We need to redesign the fiber from a simple communications fiber to one...
Quantitative Bioimaging Possible with Brightness-Equalized QDs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Oct. 20, 2015 — Quantum dots that emit light at the same brightness regardless of color could help bring fluorescence imaging into the realm of quantifiable data. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign engineered the quantum dots (QDs) to...
Camera Offers Multispectral Imaging for Consumers
SEATTLE, Oct. 19, 2015 — A consumer-grade multispectral camera could help users find the best avocado at the grocery store or allow video games to distinguish between players by the features of their hands. Under development by the University of Washington and Microsoft...
Zero-Refraction Metamaterial Promising for PICs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 19, 2015 — The first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of 0 gives light an infinite phase velocity, which could be advantageous for manipulating light in photonic integrated circuits. Developed at Harvard University's John A. Paulson School of...
Microscopes Expand Operating Room Capabilities
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Surgeons have long used microscopes to help them perform their delicate work. But, in this setting at least, microscopes have traditionally done little more than magnify. Two new devices aim to change that by helping to differentiate healthy and...
Metamaterial Offers Simpler Route to Slow Light
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Oct. 15, 2015 — Manipulating the speed of light more effectively than cold-atom methods, a metamaterial design could find use in optical networks and sensors. The "slow light" effect was demonstrated using terahertz waves, but could be applied to other wavelengths...
Food Waste Transformed into LEDs
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 14, 2015 — LEDs made from sugary drinks could reduce waste and replace other light sources made with toxic elements. University of Utah researchers have developed a process for turning food, beverages and even combustion exhaust into light-emitting quantum...
VCSELs Enable Deeper Brain Imaging
SEATTLE, Oct. 14, 2015 — Using light to look more deeply into the living brain could give scientists a better understanding of how dementia, Alzheimer's disease and brain cancer develop over time. Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are enabling this deeper...
Nano-Engineered Film Has Refractive Index Near 1
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 12, 2015 — A dielectric film with a refractive index close to that of air could be used to make photonic devices more efficient and mechanically stable. Photonic devices require high contrast between their component materials, with some components having high...
Design Presents Cheaper Alternative for 2-μm Fiber Lasers
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 9, 2015 — A new fiber laser design eliminates a costly component that had been necessary to generate beams around 2 μm, a band useful for surgery, materials processing and atmospheric study. Typical 2-μm lasers are based on an optical fiber ring...
Cloaking Principle Could Boost Solar Cell Performance
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Oct. 6, 2015 — Invisibility cloaking may be a long way from reality, but the principle could help improve the performance of solar cells in the near term. In a series of simulations, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have demonstrated how cloaks...
UV Catheter Plugs Holes in Hearts
BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2015 — With help from UV light, a catheter device could provide a way to repair defects in hearts and other organs without surgery. The device has already been used successfully in animal studies. It was developed jointly by researchers from Boston...
January Start Eyed for National Integrated Photonics Institute
ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 6, 2015 — Just two months after being selected to create a $610 million national manufacturing institute, a coalition of photonics researchers is aiming for a Jan. 2 launch date. The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics — AIM...
Far-Red Stain Safer for Live-Cell Imaging
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 2, 2015 — Emitting at the far-red end of the visible light spectrum, a new DNA stain could enable imaging of live cells over the course of a day or more. The stain has three key advantages over existing fluorescent tags used in live-cell imaging, according to...
Fiber Sensors Improve Robot Touch Sensitivity
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2015 — Fiber optic sensors could give robots the sensitivity needed to handle delicate objects and work safely alongside humans. A newly developed three-fingered soft robotic hand features 14 embedded fiber optic strain sensors that give it the ability to...
'Rectenna' Works at Optical Frequencies
ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2015 — Made from a forest of modified carbon nanotubes, a "rectenna" has been used for the first time to convert visible light directly into electricity. The device combines the signal-capturing properties of an antenna with those of a rectifier, which...
Broadband Laser Aimed at Cancer Detection
MUNICH, Sept. 25, 2015 — Mid-infrared (MIR) light is rich with molecular "fingerprint" information that can be used to detect anything from atmospheric pollutants to cancer cells. While some lasers already operate in this region, enabling a variety of spectroscopy...
Tissue Scaffolding Made from Laser-Patterned Silk
MEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 24, 2015 — Hydrogels made of silk protein have emerged as a promising platform for tissue engineering thanks to their transparency, which allows laser patterning deep below the material's surface. Silk protein is a soft biomaterial that supports cell growth...

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