Framework models light-matter interactions in nonlinear optical microscopy to determine atomic structure

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a ...

A 'seating chart' for atoms helps locate their positions in materials

If you think of a single atom as a grain of sand, then a wavelength of visible light—which is a thousand times larger than ...

10 Of The Most Useful USB Gadgets You Can Find On Amazon

Discover the 10 most useful USB gadgets on Amazon for work, travel, and home, including a USB-C hub, a speedy SSD, an ...

Using crystals and light, scientists unlock new ways to grow materials on-demand

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial ...

Why (And When) Did Digital Cameras Stop Using CCD Sensors?

CCD sensors were once all the rage in digital photography, but they have since been replaced by CMOS technology. Why did the ...
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In ‘11,000 Strings,’ Georg Friedrich Haas Builds a Vast Sonic Landscape

The piece is a work of enormous scope and forcefulness that reaches, by some pivot of a lens, an intimacy that surprises.
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Shedding light on materials in the physical, biological sciences

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy — a ...
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Determining design similarity for extremely small products in Taiwanese patent cases

Ming-yeh Lin of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices examines a Taiwanese case that illustrates how courts assess ...
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CU Boulder fluid-based scanning points to better views of brain activity

The study, published in Optics Express, used a fluid-based scanner built around an electrowetting prism, as an alternative to conventional mechanical components. "Most laser scanners today use ...