Researchers used their new technique to fold a glass bar (a), create an optical resonator (b) to achieve helical bending (c) and to create a table with a parabolic reflector (middle, lower row).

With the end of Moore’s Law rapidly approaching—some say it’s already here—new applications of older technologies are gaining attention. One specific area of interest is photonics. The National Center ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The vibrant blue of a morpho butterfly's wings doesn't come from pigments but from light interacting with microscopic structures on its surface. This phenomenon – structural color ...

Medical imaging has always been a race against time: delivering accurate diagnosis to patients with the speed modern healthcare demands. Traditionally, that meant large, immobile ultrasound machines ...

Scientists have found a clever way to supercharge ultra-thin semiconductors by reshaping the space beneath them rather than altering the material itself. By placing a single-atom-thick layer of ...