

New light-based chips could boost machine leaning
Physicists create the first device that can control a superconducting microwave qubit using only light
A greenhouse with a perovskite solar cell rooftop led to faster growth and larger leaves in radicchio seedlings
Remote detection of radioactive material could play an important role in nuclear disaster response and nuclear security
Integrating low-cost infrared sensors into thermostats could increase occupants’ comfort while optimizing energy use
A tactile sensor based on an optical fibre ring resonator helps blind or partially sighted people interact seamlessly with braille-based devices
Expensive and sometimes toxic elements can be reused in new devices
Untethered microscopic robots offer new ways of probing the microscopic world
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James McKenzie says that if businesses don’t evaluate customer feedback they’re in danger of going to the wall
Portable multiphoton microscopy system uses femtosecond laser pulses to create pathology-quality diagnostic images
SPIE Photonics West brings the global optics and photonics community together in San Francisco to share the latest research and technology breakthroughs
Complex photon-photon interactions make a beam of light behave like a solid object
New photonic technique could boost analogue alternatives to numerical methods
Calculations suggest sub-femtosecond resolution is possible
A metasurface-based folded lens system shows promise for creating a new generation of slimline cameras
Nonlinear effect amplifies weak signals
Roadmap authors look to the future of photovoltaic technologies in this podcast
Siloton’s handheld OCT system could soon be used for home-based monitoring of retinal disease, and may one day find its way onto future space missions
Integrated optical phased array uses a tightly focused beam of light to trap and manipulate biological particles
Applied voltage adjusts intensity at twin focal points
Device might be employed in applications such as autonomous vehicles, drones and surveillance systems
Inexpensive metasurface could revolutionize the capabilities of conventional imaging systems
Physicist Fatima Gunning explains how mentorship has helped her grow as a researcher and teacher
Devices will be important for applications in quantum sensing and computing, biology, underwater communications and display technologies
Pillar-studded surface just hundreds of nanometres thick allows researchers to control direction, polarization and phase of thermal radiation