Optical computing has emerged as a powerful approach for high-speed and energy-efficient information processing. Diffractive ...

Imagine shrinking light down to the size of a tiny water molecule, unlocking a world of quantum possibilities. This has been a long-held dream in the realms of light science and technology. Recent ...

They distribute data and can separate cells from one other. But can they adequately light a room? Photos: Fiber optics lighting the way Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he ...

Scientists have developed an ingenious method to create and control ultra-confined light waves, a significant step towards realizing tiny optical circuits. This method works in two steps, ...

A research team has developed a new way to measure and predict how plant leaves scatter and reflect light, revealing that ...

An all optical processor delivers extreme throughput and energy efficiency for generative AI, highlighting a new path beyond ...

A new method predicts leaf optical properties from traits, improving canopy light modeling and photosynthesis estimates in ...

Brain organoids have helped unravel the understanding of cellular diversities, complex interactions, and neuronal networks. Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be used to generate brain ...

Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical nanostructures made by rolling up sheets of graphene. Graphene sheets are only a single atom thick and this gives this form of carbon many special properties. For ...