New technology lays groundwork for biosensors that improve disease diagnosis and monitoring For the first time, researchers have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect v... Read more
Technology offers high-speed, high-quality printing that could be useful for architecture models, fine art, exhibits and other applications Researchers have developed a new printer that prod... Read more
Robust encoder switches polarization 1 billion times a second; could facilitate global quantum encryption network Researchers have developed a simple and stable device to generate the quantu... Read more
Adaptable films show promise for use in buildings, wearables, camouflage and solar cells Researchers have developed new plastic films that stay cool when exposed to sunlight and are very lig... Read more
New instrument offers fast, low-cost tool to fight ecological degradation in Yellowstone National Park For decades the National Park Service has been locked in a battle against lake trout, a... Read more
Nature-inspired device avoids jamming, could enable smarter and less expensive use of wireless communication bandwidth For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a light-based device... Read more
Researchers have developed an inkjet printing technique that can be used to print optical components such as waveguides. Because the printing approach can also fabricate electronics and micr... Read more
Innovative computational imaging approach could advance applications from brain research to self-driving cars Researchers have developed an easy-to-build camera that produces 3D images from... Read more
An international team of researchers has developed a new blue-phase liquid crystal that could enable televisions, computer screens and other displays that pack more pixels into the same spac... Read more