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Light-Powered Nano-Microbial ‘Factories’ Could Help Reduce Carbon
BOULDER, Colo., June 12, 2019 — Using light-activated quantum dots to activate specific enzymes within microbial cells, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) created nanobio-hybrid organisms that can consume harmful gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert them into biodegradable plastic, gasoline, ammonia, and biodiesel. According to the researchers, the technique could improve CO2 capture and one day potentially replace carbon-intensive manufacturing for plastics and fuels. A research
2D Material Combines Long Lifetime with Freedom of Movement
TROY, N.Y., June 11, 2019 — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed a method to isolate thin layers of tungsten diselenide (WSe2) — a 2D material — from crystals, to allow layers of WSe2 to be stacked on top of other atomically thin...
Growing 2D Crystals Over 3D Surfaces Could Create Quantum Emission
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., and HOUSTON, June 10, 2019 — A team led by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) explored how 2D crystals grow over 3D objects and how the curvature of 3D objects can stretch and strain the 2D crystals. The team’s findings could lead to a strategy for engineering...
Selective Formation of Excitons Could Lower OLED Energy Requirements
TOKYO, June 10, 2019 — Scientists from RIKEN and the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with international partners, have demonstrated a new way to manipulate the excitons that are essential to the transport of electrons within OLEDs. They showed that...
LOTUS-V Brain Imaging Technique Shows Promise In Neuroscience
OSAKA, Japan, June 7, 2019 — Researchers at Osaka University have developed a method to record brain activity in multiple freely moving mice simultaneously. The method is based on a recent bioluminescence-based indicator of membrane voltage. Researchers applied the indicator...
Facial Recognition Used to Monitor ICU Patient Safety
YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 5, 2019 — A scientific team at Yokohama City University Hospital has used facial recognition technology to develop an automated system that can predict, with moderate accuracy (75%) when patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk of unsafe...
New Class of Visible-Light Photoswitches Could Provide Greater Molecular Photocontrol
GRONINGEN, Netherlands, June 5, 2019 — A consortium of scientists from five European institutions has developed a new class of molecular photoswitches that are operated with visible light only. The new switches show large separation of absorption bands and function in various solvents...
Researchers Combine OCT and 3D Microscopy to Image Embryos
HOUSTON, June 4, 2019 — To help researchers and clinicians better understand the cellular-level events that occur during embryonic development, a team from the University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine is developing a new technology to allow simultaneous imaging...
MIR Upconversion Imaging Could Speed Medical Diagnostics
LYNGBY, Denmark, June 4, 2019 — Researchers from multiple institutions collaborated to develop a way to translate information from the mid-infrared (MIR) region, where chemical signatures are most distinct, to the near-infrared (NIR), where existing camera technology is most...
Bioprinting System Uses Light Sheet Lithography for Living Tissue
FRANKFURT, Germany, June 3, 2019 — A European consortium is developing a lithography method for bioprinting tissue and organs that uses light sheet illumination and photosensitive hydrogels mixed with living cells. The project, coordinated by Elena Martinez from the Institute for...
Deep Neural Network Guides Drone to Smooth Landing
PASADENA, Calif., June 3, 2019 — Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have collaborated on a system that uses a deep neural network (DNN) to help autonomous drones “learn” how to land more safely and quickly, while consuming less power. The...
Organic Laser Diode Suppresses Losses, Lowers Electricity Requirements
FUKUOKA, Japan, June 3, 2019 — Lasing by direct electrical stimulation of an organic film is possible, according to researchers at Kyushu University, who have demonstrated a laser diode based on organic semiconductors. Organic laser diodes produce a pure light, but they require...
AI-Driven Imaging System Protects Photo and Video Authenticity End-to-End
BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 31, 2019 — To thwart sophisticated methods of altering photos and video, researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon) have developed an experimental technique to authenticate images throughout the entire pipeline, from...
Thin Films Could Support Single-Photon Emission for Quantum Computing
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., May 30, 2019 — Efforts to create reliable light-based quantum computing and quantum key distribution for cybersecurity could benefit from a Los Alamos National Laboratory study that demonstrates a new method for creating thin films to control single-photon...
Solar Power Data Set Could Help Make Power Grids More Reliable
CANBERRA, Australia, May 31, 2019 — Engineers from the Australian National University (ANU) and Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have created a data set from 1287 residential installations of PV systems across Australia and have made this data set freely available....
Light Produces Electricity Where Saltwater and Freshwater Meet
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 31, 2019 — A group of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers has demonstrated that light can be used to optimize the production of osmotic power, or blue energy, at river estuaries. The researchers created a system...
Laguerre-Gaussian Mode Sorter Could Improve Internet Speeds and Image Quality
BRISBANE, Australia, May 28, 2019 — A new optical device that splits light beams into modes, with each mode acting as an independent channel of information, could be used to pack hundreds of modes into a single optical fiber, increasing the amount of information that the fiber can...
New type of Computing Uses Photopolymers and Light
HAMILTON, Ontario, May 28, 2019 — A new type of computing, developed by researchers at McMaster University, uses a single-component, light-responsive system to perform computing operations without relying on external electrical power or processors. The computing operation is...
Quantum Dots Enhance Stability of Perovskites for Solar Power
TORONTO, May 27, 2019 — A team from the University of Toronto is researching materials that could enhance the solar-harvesting potential of silicon by absorbing wavelengths of light that silicon does not absorb. The researchers have demonstrated that perovskite crystals...
Quantum Interferometry Reveals How Coherent Phonons Are Generated
TOKYO, May 24, 2019 — Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University wanted to investigate ways to store, move, and process information at exponential speeds using heat and noise (also known as waste vibrations). To do so, they studied the excitation and...
Superfast Computing Method Uses Terahertz Light Pulses
LANCASTER, England, May 24, 2019 — An international team has discovered how to perform superfast data processing using light pulses instead of electricity. The team used magnets to create faster data processing speeds without incurring high energy costs. Traditionally in magnetic...
Light, Nanotechnology Could Prevent Bacterial Infections in Implants
BARCELONA, Spain, May 24, 2019 — Researchers have devised a novel technique that uses nanotechnology and photonics to dramatically improve the performance of medical meshes for surgical implants and help prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
New Lens Fabrication Technique Uses Magnetic Liquid Molds
PULLMAN, Wash., May 23, 2019 — Researchers from Washington State University and Ohio State University have developed an inexpensive way to make custom lenses. They developed soft, deformable molds from droplets that can be manipulated with magnets to create lenses in a variety of...
Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell Demonstrates Efficiency of About 23%
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 23, 2019 — A high-efficiency tandem perovskite solar cell could be ready for use in full-sized solar panels in the consumer market in the near future, said scientists at the University of Toledo, who are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s...
Integrated Photonics Focus of AIM Summer Academy at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 22, 2019 — AIM Summer Academy 2019 has opened registration for its weeklong “photonics boot camp” featuring intensive short courses on integrated photonics (IP) for students, educators, engineers, and executives. From materials and devices to electronic...

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