A pattern of distorted lines is visible as a reflection in this close-up view of a human eye. By observing the deformation of ...

Ultrafast electron imaging reveals never-before-seen nuclear motions in hydrocarbon molecules triggered by light. The ...

Conventional curved lenses, which direct light by refraction in glass or plastic, are often bulky and heavy, offering only ...

Usually, the efficiency of diffraction gratings decreases sharply as the angle of incidence of the light increases. The meta-grating developed at KIT is four times more efficient than conventional ...

A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope has captured the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 5530, located 40 million light-years ...

This book presents a comprehensive tutorial on propagation, diffraction and scattering problems from the basic principles of physical optics. Beginning with the fundamental differential and integral ...

This study presents a light-driven microrobot for precise nanoparticle manipulation, utilizing plasmonic nanomotors to improve control and versatility.

Explore sub-micron photopolymerization advancements from UAB with dual-color light for enhanced precision in 3D printing ...

The approach uses lasers and holograms to detect misalignments as small as 0.017 nanometers. Researchers at the University of ...

It predicts that electrons should show diffraction effects with crystals similar to those given by X-rays. For the present purpose, it is a sufficient statement of the theory to say that a beam of ...

Achromatic metasurface waveguide technology is revolutionizing augmented reality (AR) displays by addressing the longstanding issue of chromatic aberration. Developed by a research team from China, ...