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 ...

New ‘gravity mapping’ hardware could lead to new submarine navigation, ground-penetrating geological sensors, and aerial ...

Amber Leong presents Circadian Optics on Shark Tank. Pic credit: Eric McCandless/ABC On the next episode of Shark Tank, Amber Leong is hoping that the sharks will want to bite on her business, ...

In a discovery that blurs the line between biology and technology, scientists have found that heart-shaped clams use fiber optic–like structures to channel sunlight through their shells in much the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John Ballato, Clemson University (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine a world without internet, ...

The team led by Dr Michael Nielsen believes it has made a significant step forward by reducing the distance over which light can usefully interact by a factor of 10,000. This means that the technology ...

“Tailored nanostructures provide at-will control over the properties of light, with applications in imaging and spectroscopy. Active photonics can further open new avenues in remote monitoring, ...

Nano-optics, by bridging the gap between classical optics and nanotechnology, explores light at dimensions smaller than its wavelength. It leverages phenomena like plasmonics, near-field optics, and ...

Photonics and optics — the fields of light — are like the colors of the rainbow. There are measurable differences, but no one draws a heavy black line between them. Through studying the behavior and ...

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has successfully developed a highly efficient optical modulator using organic electro-optic polymer (hereinafter referred to as EO ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Quantum light sources are a fundamental building block for many quantum technologies, enabling secure communication, powerful computing, and precise sensing and imaging.