Coupling mid-infrared “idler” photons with near-infrared “signal” photons enables cheaper, smaller and more efficient machines for uses such as greenhouse gas monitoring to medical diagnostics.

By changing the physical structure of gold at the nanoscale, researchers can drastically change how the material interacts ...

The DXR3 SmartRaman+ Spectrometeris an at-line Raman spectrometer designed for pharmaceutical quality control.

Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV, 100–200 nm) light sources are indispensable for advanced spectroscopy, quantum research, and semiconductor lithography. Although second harmonic generation (SHG) using ...

Researchers have discovered a metallic material with the highest thermal conductivity measured among metals.

The ESIS-II mission aims to capture high-speed “snapshot” images of the Sun’s transition region and corona. To achieve this, ...

By changing the physical structure of gold at the nanoscale, researchers can drastically change how the material interacts with light and, as a result, its electronic and optical properties.

Researchers in Germany have unveiled an ultra-fast light switch made of very thin semiconductor ...

Southwest Research Institute’s (SwRI) Dr. Michael Davis has been named a Fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

An innovative arrangement employing diverse electronic and optical principles and components leads to precision frequency within the terahertz band.

Bottled water may expose people to more nanoplastic particles than treated tap water, largely due to plastics shed from ...

Scientists are learning how to temporarily reshape materials by nudging their internal quantum rhythms instead of blasting ...