Watch: Video Explains How to See Better Without Glasses

Watch: Video Explains How to See Better Without Glasses

Oddly enough, the solution does not involve contact lenses or surgery

Membrane Optics Foldable Telescope Concept Showcased – Video

Membrane Optics Foldable Telescope Concept Showcased – Video

This is the first time such a configuration has been demonstrated

Optical Technique Can Detect Nanometer-Level Features on Surfaces

Optical Technique Can Detect Nanometer-Level Features on Surfaces

European researchers demonstrate new optical detection method

Lasers Can Cancel Each Other Out

Lasers Can Cancel Each Other Out

New effect discovered by international scientific collaboration

'Acoustic Tweezers' for Nanoscale Structures Devised

'Acoustic Tweezers' for Nanoscale Structures Devised

They can be readily manufactured on small chips

New Nanocrystals to Aid Solid Lighting and Carbon Sequestration

New Nanocrystals to Aid Solid Lighting and Carbon Sequestration

They have been created at the Berkeley Lab

New Optical Transistor Is Made of a Single Molecule

New Optical Transistor Is Made of a Single Molecule

The innovation brings optical computers one step closer

New Optical Particle Trap Can Easily Handle Microorganisms

New Optical Particle Trap Can Easily Handle Microorganisms

Bacteria and viruses can be manipulated for analysis

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 22nd, 2009
Meet the Largest Optical Telescope in the World

Meet the Largest Optical Telescope in the World

The Gran Telescopio Canarias has recently been commissioned

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 28th, 2009
Exoplanet Phases Observed in Optical Wavelengths

Exoplanet Phases Observed in Optical Wavelengths

The study is a global first

UR Experts Design New Type of Nanocrystals

UR Experts Design New Type of Nanocrystals

The new construct constantly emits light

Ultraviolet Lasers Could Reshape Einstein's Physics

Ultraviolet Lasers Could Reshape Einstein's Physics

They generate an extension of the photoelectric effect

Nanoparticles Can Be Harnessed to Bend Light

Nanoparticles Can Be Harnessed to Bend Light

Scientists have managed to use some to their advantage

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 17th, 2009
Invisibility Cloaks Could Be Developed Within Six Months

Invisibility Cloaks Could Be Developed Within Six Months

Duke University researchers estimated this time frame

The Scientific Method Was Founded Around 1020

The Scientific Method Was Founded Around 1020

Isaac Newton had to draw his inspiration from somewhere

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 7th, 2008
Optical Technique Tells Fake CDs from the Originals

Optical Technique Tells Fake CDs from the Originals

University of Granada scientists are behind the new method

Researchers Invent Microscope on a Chip

Researchers Invent Microscope on a Chip

Cheap, portable, powerful microscopes could be manufactured for only 10 dollars

 
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