Spectroscopy Research update Metalens-based spectrometer fits on a chip Compact new device could have applications in information security and processing Read article: Metalens-based spectrometer fits on a chip
Detectors and sensors Research update Single-photon LIDAR system images 3D objects underwater New sensor works in real time and could have applications in off-shore engineering, marine archaeology and defence Read article: Single-photon LIDAR system images 3D objects underwater
Detectors and sensors Analysis SPONSORED Silicon photomultipliers: gearing up for applications in gamma-ray astronomy Silicon photomultipliers will provide a core enabling technology in the Cherenkov Telescope Array, the world’s largest and most sensitive gamma-ray observatory Read article: Silicon photomultipliers: gearing up for applications in gamma-ray astronomy
Quantum sensors Research update Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures Experiments indicate a high upper bound on operating pressures for NV centres in diamond Read article: Quantum sensor survives at record-high pressures
Detectors and sensors Research update Sapphire fibre makes a robust extreme-environment sensor New single-mode optical fibre can withstand temperatures of over 2000 °C and high levels of radiation Read article: Sapphire fibre makes a robust extreme-environment sensor
Instrumentation and measurement Webinar SPONSORED Next-generation measurement systems: future challenges and opportunities The IOP Publishing journal, Measurement Science and Technology, explores the challenges and opportunities of advanced measurement systems Read article: Next-generation measurement systems: future challenges and opportunities
Biomedical devices Research update Stretchable organic photodiode could improve the performance of wearable devices Scientists develop a flexible semiconductor with skin-like mechanics that detects ultralow light signals, even under large deformation Read article: Stretchable organic photodiode could improve the performance of wearable devices
Metrology Research update Accelerometer sensitivity gets a laser boost An improved technique to measure acceleration works using laser light Read article: Accelerometer sensitivity gets a laser boost
Detectors and sensors Research update Mantis shrimp inspires hyperspectral and polarimetric light sensor A compact optical sensor performs hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging in a similar way to the compound eye of mantis shrimp Read article: Mantis shrimp inspires hyperspectral and polarimetric light sensor
Advanced materials Research update Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost Nanostructured material could find use in detectors for ultrafast optoelectronic applications Read article: Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost