Device could be used for 3D location systems for robots, self-driving cars and unmanned aerial vehicles
A Compact Full-Stokes Polarization Camera
5th July 2019 by Leave a Comment
Portable polarization-sensitive camera could be used in machine vision, autonomous vehicles, security and atmospheric chemistry
Blowing Tiny Optical Lenses
2nd July 2019 by Leave a Comment
Wafer-level process would allow easy integration into biomedical imaging instruments
How to Bend Waves in the Right Way
26th June 2019 by Leave a Comment
A new method to control branched flow of waves
Seeing Around Corners
24th June 2019 by Leave a Comment
Special light sources and sensors allow to see around corners and to reconstruct the shapes of unseen objects
Hot Spots Increase Efficiency of Solar Desalination
20th June 2019 by Leave a Comment
Nanophotonics-enabled solar membrane distillation is able to convert more sunlight energy into heat
Volvo and Varjo Launch Mixed-Reality Application for Car Development
19th June 2019 by Leave a Comment
The future is here: Drive a real car while wearing a mixed-reality headset, seamlessly adding virtual elements or complete features
Knots of Light
18th June 2019 by Leave a Comment
A discovery of a new type of optical singularity with the topology of a knot
Calculating Better Large-Area Metasurfaces
28th May 2019 by Leave a Comment
Metamaterials to manipulate light at tiny scales could find uses in cellphone lenses, smart-car sensors, and optical fibers
Using Magnets for New Lenses
27th May 2019 by Leave a Comment
Novel process to fabricate polymeric lenses using magnetic liquid molds
