Sometime back, Hinnerk Schulz‑Hildebrandt, a biomedical optics engineer at Harvard Medical School, stumbled on something odd while checking a flight map on his phone. As his eye followed the flight ...

A powerful new microscopy technique unveils hidden nanoscale light interactions, offering a glimpse into physics that ...

GL Communications Inc., a global provider of telecom test and measurement solutions, announced comprehensive capabilities in its SonetExpert(TM) Channelized and Unchannelized Analyzer, enabling ...

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Knobs are ubiquitous in technology user interfaces, but touchscreens are increasingly replacing them for interface controls. The latest project from [upir] combines a rotating knob with a touchscreen ...

Your home devices and appliances quietly suck energy even when not in active use. I found the worst offender and it totally shocked me. Alan Bradley is an experienced commerce, tech and culture writer ...

In today’s optical illusion challenge, we present a visual test that promises to confuse your eyes, tickle your brain, and possibly make you question your ability to count. This vibrant puzzle is more ...

In today’s optical illusion challenge, we bring you a puzzle that’s equal parts irritating and irresistible. At first glance, the image looks like a wall of robotic blue numbers—mostly 2s, 5s, and ...

In quantum technologies, everything depends on the ability to detect the properties carried by a single photon. But in the real world, that photon of interest is often buried in a sea of unwanted ...

Periodic signal analysis enhances optics and photonics experiments using lock-in amplifiers and boxcar techniques.