Read article: Physicists come top in ‘deep tech’ start-up challenge
Spectroscopy specialists Senorics and milk-analysis firm Labby take first and second prize in the annual Photonics West competition
Read article: Transparent graphene photodetectors make advanced 3D camera
New device might find applications in bioimaging, driverless cars and robotics
Read article: Infrared spectroscopy reveals molecular ‘fingerprints’
New technique detects substances at much lower concentrations than standard methods, including samples in water
Read article: Deep traps add memory to mechanoluminescent materials
Materials that "remember" when and where they experienced mechanical stresses divulge their history under a laser spotlight
Read article: Plasmonic nanocubes make an ultrafast thermal camera
New multispectral photodetector could find applications in medicine, food safety and precision agriculture
Read article: Optical fibre device can detect micro-pollutants in real time
Hollow-core photonic crystal fibre can measure and identify hazardous micrometre-sized airborne pollutants
Read article: Single-nanowires make powerful spectrometers
Nanoscale spectrometers prove to be as efficient as commercial instruments
Read article: Optical lace could make a ‘nervous system’ for robots
New fibrous material could allow robots to feel touch and sense how they interact with their environment
Read article: To catch a quantum jump
A new experiment intercepts a quantum leap as it is occurring – something deemed impossible until now
Read article: Single-molecule localization microscopy goes 3D
Extended platform will allow researchers to investigate complex biomolecular interactions within cells
