Imagine being able to instantaneously run an optical cable or fiber to any point on earth, or even into space. That’s what Howard Milchberg, professor of physics and electrical and... Read more
You wouldn’t think that mechanical force — the simple kind used to eject unruly patrons from bars, shoe a horse or emboss the raised numerals on credit cards — could process nanopa... Read more
A myriad of applications, including photochemistry, fluorescence microscopy and semiconductor manufacturing For the first time, scientists working at the National Institute of Stan... Read more
New optical technologies using “metasurfaces” capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization, with potential applications including advan... Read more
The silicon surface around it showed up as nothing but a uniform field of black Although Klingon-style disappearing spaceships may not be in our neighborhood any time soon,... Read more
