In a first for the field, researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois have pulled off a laser first: they built a new kind of eye-safe laser that works ...

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have developed a new method for assembling ultra-small, light-controlling ...

Photonic crystals are periodic optical structures that can control the flow of light. Multiple reflections from surfaces separated by a distance similar to the wavelength prevent an optical beam ...

Researchers have developed a new class of nanomaterial that helps to manipulate light and improve the sensitivity of ...

UIUC's next steps will include introducing magnetic tunability into the nanoassemblies, and optimizing the cryosoret nanoassemblies to target specific biomarkers, like microRNAs, circulating tumor DNA ...

The Rochester Quantum Network transmits information by sending single photons through two fiber-optic telecommunications ...

IEEE Study says advanced nanolaser designs enable ultra-low power operation and compact integration for next-generation ...