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09 Mar 23
Exail and Thales partner on new quantum communications hardware

French firms providing industrial expertise for rapid development of ready-to-deploy QKD systems in Europe.

08 Mar 23
PsiQuantum announces UK-based research facility at STFC’s Daresbury Lab

Aim is to develop new high-power cryogenic systems for quantum computing applications.

07 Mar 23
MIT's new AR headset enables wearers to find ‘hidden’ objects

Combines computer vision and wireless perception to automatically locate out-of-sight item.

06 Mar 23
Pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface for first time

Pennsylvania State University develops ultrathin, compact metalens telescope.

02 Mar 23
Dynamic energy management approach uses PV and batteries

Fraunhofer ISE method to offset power fluctuations combines solar power with grid and storage.

01 Mar 23
Swiss researchers optically measure ‘greenhouse’ gases in ancient ice

Novel laser spectrometer provides more accurate method – analyzing samples of just 1.5 ml.

28 Feb 23
Wavefront shaping offers benefits from telescopes to biological tissue imaging

Researchers at Caltech make progress in medical imaging by adapting astronomical optics.

28 Feb 23
Laser camera films combustion at 12 billion images per second

Caltech and University of Gothenburg see new details of temperature and dynamics.

22 Feb 23
Rochester researchers significantly boost efficiency of perovskite solar cells

Novel metal/dielectric substrate structure increases photovoltaic conversion efficiency by 250%.

21 Feb 23
Cuttlefish eye inspires improved vision for autonomous vehicles

Adopting the animal's ocular structure could help deal with uneven illumination.

20 Feb 23
Netherlands-based researchers develop photodiode with ‘quantum yield above 200%’

Eindhoven and TNO team use similar approach to solar panels based on multiple stacked cells.

15 Feb 23
University of Houston microscopy sees details of lithium-ion battery structures

Reflection interference technique could help improve next-generation power sources.

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