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Near-IR Light Powers Molecular Motor with Low-energy Photons Via Antenna
GRONINGEN, Netherlands, Oct. 29, 2020 — Chemists at the University of Groningen have designed a near-infrared light-powered rotary motor, the type that can be used to deliver autonomous motion to a system, or to ensure that a system responds to a prompt on command. The chemists administered near-infrared light to their molecular motor through an antenna. Many biological applications require low-energy, low-intensity light to power a molecular motor and effectively penetrate tissue. UV light, effective at making molecular motors
Quantum Theorists Rise Beyond Decades-Old Laser Limitation
NATHAN, Australia, Oct. 28, 2020 — Quantum theorists from Griffith University and Macquarie University, both in Australia, used quantum mechanics to overturn an assertion about laser coherence that has been the common belief for 60 years. The research shows that it is possible to...
Optical Wiring Enables Larger Quantum Computers
ZURICH, Oct. 27, 2020 — Researchers at ETH Zurich have demonstrated a method for the delivery of multiple laser beams precisely to their intended locations, from within the physical architecture of a single chip. The method is stable enough to allow for delicate quantum...
3D Visualization Method Reveals Molecular Position, Orientation, Oscillations
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Rochester and the Fresnel Institute in France developed a method for visualizing molecules’ position and orientation in 3D, as well as their oscillations. The technique could allow for greater insights into the...
Habitable Exoplanets to Be Studied with Help of AI and Photonics
SYDNEY, Oct. 23, 2020 — Researchers from the University of Sydney developed a sensor capable of correcting the distortion of starlight caused by heat variations in Earth’s atmosphere. The sensor would allow ground-based telescopes to study habitable exoplanets. The...
Wearable Camera Devices Enable Human Motion Capture, Bare-hand Interactions
TOKYO, Oct. 23, 2020 — Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of St. Andrews, and the University of New South Wales have developed a wrist-worn device that is able to estimate 3D hand poses for virtual reality...
Wearable Camera Enables Human Motion Capture
TOKYO, Oct. 23, 2020 — Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University developed a human motion capture system called MonoEye, which consists of a single ultrawide fisheye camera mounted on the user’s chest. The system’s simplicity...
Image Scanning Microscopy Technique Extends Beyond Limits
WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 22, 2020 — A collaboration between researchers at the University of Warsaw and the Weizmann Institute of Science yielded a method of fluorescence microscopy that, in theory, has no resolution limit. In practice, the team demonstrated a fourfold improvement...
3D Ultrafast Camera Captures Light Traveling Through Air
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2020 — An ultrafast 3D camera developed in the lab of Lihong Wang at Caltech is capable of capturing the movement of light in three dimensions. The camera records in stereo at 100 billion frames per second. The research builds upon previous endeavors by...
Light Stored and Transported in a Cloud of Atoms
MAINZ, Germany, Oct. 21, 2020 — Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) successfully transported light stored in a quantum memory over a distance of 1.2 mm. The technology, once refined, could have implications for quantum memory storage. To achieve high-level...
Single-cavity Laser Emits High-Power, Dual-Comb Femtosecond Pulses
ZÜRICH, Oct. 21, 2020 — Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that uses a single laser cavity to create two high-powered optical frequency combs, emitting high-power femtosecond pulses. The advance supports potential future developments that move toward...
Inaugural Photonics Spectra Conference to Highlight Innovations in Lasers, Optics, More
Oct 20, 2020 — The first Photonics Spectra Conference is set for Jan. 19-22, featuring presentations in four tracks: lasers, optics, biomedical imaging, and spectroscopy. Each day-long program will feature a keynote address and sessions that highlight the latest...
Fruit Fly Corneas Inspire Bioengineered, Multipurpose Reflective Nanocoating
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Oct. 20, 2020 — A joint team from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Russia), the University of Geneva, the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has produced a biodegradable nanocoating, using antimicrobial,...
World’s Most Powerful Laser Posts Milestone
MAGURELE, Romania, Oct. 20, 2020 — Engineers of the dual-arm, 10-PW laser system housed in the Extreme Light Infrastructure—Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) facility in Magurele, Romania, reported an operational milestone when an amplified pulse of 230 J passed through its final pulse...
Coherently Combined, 10.4-kW Laser Delivers Record Power
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 19, 2020 — Coherent beam combining, paired with direct water cooling in the testing stage of development, has helped produce the new ultrafast fiber laser technology introduced by the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena...
On-Chip Laser Light Generates Spectrum of Colors
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 16, 2020 — National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Maryland researchers demonstrated the ability to convert invisible near-infrared laser light into multiple visible colors, using newly introduced microchip technology. The...
Nitrogen-Filled Hollow-Core Fiber Shifts Ultrafast Laser Spectra toward the Infrared
QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 15, 2020 — Researchers from Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Quebec City have introduced a method for tuning a laser’s spectrum to the infrared range. In collaboration with international partners, a team led by Luca Razzari used a...
Ultrafast Fiber Laser Delivers High Power, Exceptional Beam Quality
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 14, 2020 — A research group at Friederich Schiller University (University of Jena) in Germany developed an ultrafast fiber laser capable of delivering an average power that is more than 10× that of existing high-powered lasers. The technology aims to...
Optical Moiré Lattices Produce Solitons
SHANGHAI, Oct. 14, 2020 — Researchers from Jiao Tong University discovered that optical moiré lattices can produce solitons — self-trapped solitary waves — at extremely low power levels. The research establishes potential to explore nonlinear phenomena...
Refined Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamic Architecture Spurs Qubit Photon Generation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 14, 2020 — By connecting superconducting quantum bits to a microwave transmission line, MIT researchers demonstrated how qubits can generate, on demand, photons needed to support communication between quantum processors. The demonstration is a step toward...
VR, Superresolution Microscopy Take Scientists Inside Human Cells
CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 14, 2020 — A joint development between University of Cambridge scientists and 3D image analysis software company Lume VR Ltd. is enabling the visualization of superresolution microscopy data — data that can be analyzed in 3D using VR. By applying the VR...
Lasers Optimize Graphene Microbubble Generation Process
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Oct. 13, 2020 — Researchers from five institutions collaborated to develop a method to generate precisely controlled graphene microbubbles on a glass surface using laser pulses. Microbubbles, with applications in pharmaceuticals (drug delivery), biofilm control,...
Microscopy, AI Capture Immune Cell Interactions in Eye
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2020 — A novel microscopy technique that expands on existing principles of adaptive optics — first developed to capture images of the sky without distortions from Earth’s atmosphere — has enabled University of Rochester researchers to...
AO Two-Photon Endomicroscopy Achieves Synaptic Resolution
HONG KONG, Oct. 12, 2020 — Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) developed a technology for in vivo imaging of deep brain structures at synaptic resolution. The technology, “adaptive optics two-photon endomicroscopy,” enables...
Emitter Generates Identical Single Photons on Demand
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 12, 2020 — Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a method of generating single identical photons on demand, a crucial step in realizing quantum communication. The photon emitter is based on a common 2D semiconductor material...

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