Optical Technology News

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have overcome a hurdle in quantum computer development, having devised* a … more

Shape is turning out to be a particularly important feature of some commercially important nanoparticles - but in subtle ways. New studies* by … more

By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National … more

Light becomes polarized in detectable ways when reflected from chlorophyll and other chiral molecules necessary to life, so scientists working at … more

The lack of common measurement methods among light-emitting diode (LED) and lighting manufacturers has affected the commercialization of … more

The sun is about to undergo unremitting scrutiny. About six times each minute of every hour for at least five years, a soon-to-be launched NASA … more

Measurements of the intensity of light at different wavelengths can be made more accurately now, thanks to a new, simple method for correcting … more

Sensors that detect and count single photons, the smallest quantities of light, with 88 percent efficiency have been demonstrated by physicists at … more

Scientists expect to gain important information about the sun's effect on the Earth's atmosphere and climate from sophisticated … more