TechnologyMarch 5, 2007
Creating Surfaces That Can Absorb All Light
A new technique that makes a surface completely nonreflective could improve solar panels and even home lighting systems.
Optics
TechnologyMarch 1, 2007
No Glare There: New Coating Reflects Almost No Light
Nanomaterial may juice up solar cells and brighten light-emitting diodes
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TechnologyFebruary 7, 2007
Brushing for Frequencies
The pixels in a newly created frequency "brush" [ above ] represent ultrashort pulses of light of many different frequencies, each directed to its own spot on a digital camera.
The SciencesJanuary 23, 2007
How Can a Single Photon Produce a Whole Image?
Short answer: it can't
The SciencesNovember 1, 2006
Novel Cooling Tricks Bring Mirrors Closer to Quantum Superpositions
TechnologyOctober 11, 2006
Glass Micro-Rings Show Their Worth as Quantum Test Bed
The SciencesSeptember 25, 2006
How do mirrors reflect photons?
EnvironmentApril 10, 2006
Why do rainbows form instead of just straight bands of colors? And why do they appear to touch the ground?
HealthApril 4, 2006
Scientists Build Liquid Crystal Bifocals
EnvironmentNovember 18, 2005
Butterfly Wings Share Light Tricks with TV
The SciencesNovember 7, 2005
What causes a mirage?
The SciencesOctober 5, 2005
Optics Research Garners Nobel in Physics