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17 Feb 26
Oregon State University develops improved phototherapy for skin cancer

Use of novel nanorods keeps laser exposure within safe limits.

17 Feb 26
Polarized-light imaging could distinguish Ehlers–Danlos disease variants

Canadian group presents polarization method to diagnose human tissue condition subtypes.

16 Feb 26
Danish group’s nanolaser could halve computer energy use

A step towards future digital communications by all-optical microchips.

12 Feb 26
Shanghai group develops heatproof fiber microphone to monitor power networks

Immune to heat and high voltage, optical sensor can spot problems inside transformers.

11 Feb 26
Japan group achieves dual-mode visible light generation from UV and NIR sources

Researchers from three universities develop organic crystal that converts “invisible” light into red and green beams.

11 Feb 26
Laser-written glass chip advances quantum communication

New photonic platform combines low loss, polarization independence, and full tunability.

11 Feb 26
Boston University tracks water dynamics during hemodialysis

Hybrid near-IR method monitors optical properties as a new route to patient care.

10 Feb 26
Penn State 4D-prints bio-inspired smart skin for breakthrough in surface engineering

Halftone-encoded printing method uses digital light processing to control hydrogel appearance.

05 Feb 26
ICFO enhances organic solar cell by optimizing fluorescence quantum yield

Favoring light emission instead of heat dissipation after light absorption.

04 Feb 26
CUNY metasurface turns infrared into steerable visible light

Nanoscale nonlinear device changes color and direction of light using a single surface.

04 Feb 26
Strathclyde deploys machine learning to design mirrors for high-power lasers

Plasma mirrors will cope with powerful lasers designed with “emerging ML framework”.

04 Feb 26
Stuttgart-Würzburg researchers develop novel single-photon source

“Record-breaking” photons at telecom wavelengths made available on demand.

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