With the powerful imaging technology of in-vivo corneal confocal microscopy, researchers and doctors may now view the microstructures at the ocular surfaces in great detail. The cornea, a transparent dome-shaped tissue that makes up the front of the eye, is particularly densely innervated with sensory nerves. A method that can image corneal microstructures at various [..]

An innovative low-temperature technique for 3D printing optical-grade glass has been created by a research team, paving the way for microelectronic devices with high-resolution visible-light nanophotonics capabilities. High-precision optics and microelectronics might allow new navigation, communications, remote sensing technologies, and other applications. The materials that make up those platforms would be harmed by the high-temperature [..]

Researchers have developed the first flexible, transparent augmented reality (AR) display screen using 3D printing and inexpensive materials. Creating the new display screen is expected to improve the usage of augmented reality in several fields and applications. By superimposing digital material over the physical world, augmented reality (AR) technology improves how users see and interact [..]

Scalable photonic quantum computing architectures require photonic processing devices. Such platforms rely on low-loss, high-speed, reconfigurable circuits and near-deterministic resource state generators. In a new report, a research team has developed an integrated photonic platform with thin-film lithium niobate. The scientists integrated the platform with deterministic solid-state single photon sources using quantum dots in nanophotonic [..]

Over the past ten years, computational imaging has made significant advancements. The method combines cutting-edge hardware and algorithms to create photos that conventional cameras can’t catch. Researchers have created a revolutionary method called sparse holography that converts two-dimensional holograms into three-dimensional images using computational imaging techniques. They created a set of algorithms and techniques to [..]

The tiny visual systems of flying insects have inspired researchers to develop optoelectronic graded neurons for perceiving dynamic motion, enriching the functions of vision sensors for an agile response. With excellent energy efficiency, biological visual systems can accurately detect motion in a complex environment. In particular, flying insects can see objects moving quickly and have [..]

Researchers have created a brand-new category of integrated photonic devices called “leaky-wave metasurfaces” that can transform the light that was once constrained in an optical waveguide into any optical pattern in free space. These devices’ simultaneous control of all four optical degrees of freedom—amplitude, phase, polarization ellipticity, and polarization orientation—is a global first. The devices [..]

With the aid of colloidal quantum dot technology, scientists have achieved tremendous advancements in developing high-intensity light emitters, producing dual-function devices with previously unheard-of brightness levels. This development puts practical quantum dot laser diodes closer to reality and has potential applications in integrated electronics, photonics, and medical diagnostics. To create high-intensity light emitters that are [..]

Scientists have created a new next-generation DNA sequencing method to find genetic changes in just one molecule. The procedure, known as Concatenating Original Duplex for Error Correction (CODEC), increases the accuracy of next-generation sequencing by about 1000 times and makes a variety of applications possible, including the reasonably priced detection of very small numbers of [..]

A solid-state electronic device array that can be used for compressive spectroscopy has been presented by researchers. It creates time-modulated light at tunable wavelengths. It needs a broadband multicolored light source and can be modulated at a certain frequency, which makes it simple to distinguish from surrounding light. Fabricating many LEDs on a single chip [..]

According to recent research, an artificial intelligence tool has successfully identified those at the greatest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis. The researchers said the results indicate that AI-based population screening could be useful in identifying those at increased risk for the disease and could hasten the diagnosis of a disorder [..]

Scientists have produced two-dimensional photonic time crystals that amplify light and could be used to advance laser and wireless technology. Researchers have discovered a method for making these crystals and demonstrated that these strange, artificial substances could enhance the light that shines on them. These discoveries could result in better lasers and more effective and [..]

From plastic surgery for cosmetic reconstruction to the creation of artificial organs, three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is frequently used in our lives. However, due to their innate rheological and structural characteristics, many biopolymers, including nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and proteins, are difficult to form into a desirable 3D shape at the submicron- or nanoscale. A team of [..]

Researchers have created a new technique for producing 3D holographic projections that are realistic; it is three orders of magnitude more advanced than the most advanced technology now available. The researchers overcome some of the long-standing drawbacks of existing digital holographic systems by creating a novel method for creating realistic holograms. The team was able [..]

Researchers have outlined current developments in developing moiré photonics and optoelectronics. Moiré superlattices are artificial quantum materials created by vertically stacking two or more two-dimensional (2D) layered materials with a little lattice mismatch and/or a slight rotational twist. They present a potential landscape with a length scale much wider than the crystal periodicity of the [..]

Continuous-wave light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems may benefit from a new ultrafast tunable laser based on low-loss lithium niobate integrated photonics. The device outperforms earlier similar lasers in terms of laser linewidth and has a high rate of frequency adjusting. The substantial optical signal losses and volatile nature of today’s programmable photonic integrated circuits [..]

Researchers have created a novel method to swiftly pinpoint the precise electrochemical processes occurring in batteries and supercapacitors of different compositions. This innovation could hasten the development of more effective energy storage technologies. The innovative approach developed by the researchers provides a technique to track the placement and motion of ions from electrolyte to electrode [..]

To achieve previously unreachable data transfer speeds, a research team has succeeded in optically switching a light signal at attosecond rates. One quintillionth of a second is an attosecond. Using all-optical switching of a light signal on and off to achieve data transfer speeds more than a petahertz, measured at the attosecond time scale, is [..]

A study claims that artificial intelligence could speed up the diagnosis and treatment of gliomas by making it possible to check for genetic alterations in dangerous brain tumors in less than 90 seconds. DeepGlioma is an AI-based diagnostic screening system that employs fast imaging to examine tumor specimens obtained during an operation and find genetic [..]

In a recent study, researchers created a novel technique for using angular momentum (AM) holography for information multiplexing. Low resolution and a narrow field of view are drawbacks of holography based on standard optical components like spatial light modulators (SLM), which limit its practical uses. However, by substituting metasurfaces for the traditional parts, scientists can [..]