Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, metasurfaces are reshaping how scientists think about optics.

ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography -- and has captured remarkably sharp test images of the planet Neptune and other ...

An inventor banks on optical systems, design and prototyping and manufacturing services to solve problems. In Part 1 of a three-part video series, a patented light sensor plays a central role in ...

AI model designs complex metasurfaces in seconds using physics-guided learning, enabling rapid, high-quality holographic devices and adaptable optical systems for multiple wavelengths and ...

Astronomers at the Paranal Observatory in Chile have achieved first light with a cutting-edge adaptive optics mode for the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), designed to ...

Olympus Corporation today announced the addition of the Alpha³ light sheet microscope to its Life Sciences line of high-quality and high-performance optics products. This announcement is the result of ...

Fiber-optic services are becoming more popular, and networks are expanding to cover more areas for faster data transfer speeds.

New experiments are pushing our understanding of light and optics to the limit and are also opening up new areas of physics and novel applications. (Picture credit: Photodisc) Optics has always been ...

Researchers pioneer binder-free 3D printing of glass, using light to form precise silica structures for optics, medicine, and ...

If you've ever tried macro photography, you know how quickly the limits of gear can show. A proper macro lens doesn't just make things look close, it opens up an entirely new world. And the new ...

Additive manufacturing is one of the most important trends in engineering and production and will have a major impact in the twenty-first century. Direct laser writing and, in particular, multiphoton ...