Read article: X-ray microscopy sharpens up
X-ray microscopy sharpens up
New approach combines a numerical reconstruction algorithm with an X-ray lens to achieve higher image quality
Read article: X-ray microscopy sharpens up
Read article: Flexible organic LED produces ‘romantic’ candle-like light
Flexible organic LED produces ‘romantic’ candle-like light
New device might find applications in flexible lighting and smart displays that can be used at night without disrupting the body's biological clock
Read article: Quantum physics sets a speed limit for fastest possible optoelectronic switch
Quantum physics sets a speed limit for fastest possible optoelectronic switch
Switching speeds faster than 1 petahertz harm the transmitted signal, say researchers
Read article: Optical chipmaker focuses on high-performance computing
Optical chipmaker focuses on high-performance computing
Lightelligence co-founders Yichen Shen and Spencer Powers on how the company spun out of MIT, its latest product and future plans
Read article: Closest black hole is really a vampire star, augmented reality comes to prescription eyeglasses
Closest black hole is really a vampire star, augmented reality comes to prescription eyeglasses
We chat about curved waveguide technology and a mysterious stellar system
Read article: Electrically responsive fluid creates a variable-focus liquid lens
Electrically responsive fluid creates a variable-focus liquid lens
A lightweight, compact adaptive liquid lens could prove ideal for mobile phone cameras, endoscopes and machine vision applications
Read article: Ultrashort visible light pulses made easy
Ultrashort visible light pulses made easy
New method uses a commercially available laser system to generate femtosecond pulses of visible light
Read article: Metal-organic frameworks stabilize perovskite LEDs
Metal-organic frameworks stabilize perovskite LEDs
New structures could find use in consumer electronics, medical imaging and photovoltaic devices
Read article: Inflatable liquid crystalline elastomers create complex colour-changing displays
Inflatable liquid crystalline elastomers create complex colour-changing displays
Pixels of liquid crystalline elastomer shift colour from near-infrared to ultraviolet wavelengths when stretched by less than 20%
Read article: 20,000 channels of seismic data reveal Arctic climate change
20,000 channels of seismic data reveal Arctic climate change
Geophysicist Rob Abbott on using a novel instrument to study sea ice in the Arctic
