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10 Dec 24
MIT’s new photonic processor promises ultrafast AI computing

Optical operations of deep neural network on chip promises high-efficiency learning in real-time.

03 Dec 24
Macquarie laser breakthrough achieves atomic-scale precision on diamond

Deep ultraviolet light provides atomic-level surface control in a standard air environment.

03 Dec 24
Rice University improves views of nanoscale cellular structures

New super-resolution platform combines tilted light-sheet, microfluidics and deep learning.

28 Nov 24
California group using x-ray diffraction to measure ablation depth in aluminum...

...and Rochester’s LLE and Sydor awarded $1.15M DOE Phase II SBIR grant for fusion research.

27 Nov 24
Brighter LEDs with low polarization resist ‘efficiency droop’

Nagoya University, Japan, develops higher-output, more efficient LEDs.

26 Nov 24
Karolinska Institutet improves optical clearing for better views of brains

New protocol allows 3D RNA imaging of whole mouse brains without sectioning.

26 Nov 24
Compact lens design improves cameras for AR-VR devices...

...and second Korea based team’s metalenses harness AI to boost performance

21 Nov 24
Birmingham researchers reveal shape of single photon

A new theory, explaining how light and matter interact at the quantum level, has enabled researchers to define the light particle’s precise shape.

20 Nov 24
Q.ANT launches first commercial photonic processor...

...and Fraunhofer IAF orders “first in Europe” quantum accelerator from Quantum Brilliance.

20 Nov 24
Ytterbium thin-disk laser improves detection of atmospheric pollutants

Max Planck Institute integrates broadband, high-frequency modulation of OPO output.

20 Nov 24
Nature-inspired solar lasers to sustainably power space missions

Researchers working to develop new way of harvesting solar energy in space.

18 Nov 24
Lidar images create model to predict landslide risk in coastal Brazil

New approach has identified some 1,000 landslide points in São Sebastião state.

 
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