Keeping a close eye on the future
President of the Optical Society of America, Christopher Dainty, on the future of optics
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Solar power without solar cells
Sun's energy can be harnessed in insulating 'optical battery', physicists claim
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Holography sharpens up
Holograms based on plasmons that hold their colours regardless of viewing angle
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Thin film has ‘astonishing’ ability to rotate light
Micron-thick sample shifts polarization by 45 degrees
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Doppler shift is seen in reverse
Inverse effect observed at optical wavelengths
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The battle to find Maxwell’s perfect image
New data appear to show a perfect lens without exotic "negative refraction", but many aren't convinced
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Snapping the birthplace of the human eye
Photos of savannah could boost understanding of human vision
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Dots deliver full-colour display
Quantum dots could make colourful displays with unprecedented resolution
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Metamaterial breaks refraction record
Array of metal structures has highest refractive index ever
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Holographic video comes up to speed
The highest frame rate yet for dynamic holograms
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