In a discovery that blurs the line between biology and technology, scientists have found that heart-shaped clams use fiber optic–like structures to channel sunlight through their shells in much the ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: a material capable of bending light in unprecedented ways. This advancement opens up possibilities for innovations in optics, including superlenses ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they've become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one group of marine ...

Metasurfaces are two-dimensional (2D), nanoengineered surfaces that interact strongly with electromagnetic waves and can control light with remarkable precision. These ultra-thin layers can be used to ...

Researchers in Germany have unveiled the Metafiber, a breakthrough device that allows ultra-precise, rapid, and compact control of light focus directly within an optical fiber. Unlike traditional ...

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is celebrating the inaugural Biophotonics Discovery's Impact of the ...

Their study appears in the journal Nature Photonics. How triplet-fusion upconversion works The research builds on a technique called triplet-fusion upconversion, which uses a combination of molecules ...

Researchers at Harvard University, working with collaborators at the University of Lisbon, discovered that low-index silica ...