This study explores the use of polarized second-harmonic generation (pSHG) to investigate myosin conformation in the relaxed state, differentiating between the actin-available, disordered (ON) state ...

They used polarized light microscopy to observe the transition from disordered states to partially ordered and then fully ordered liquid crystalline phases.

Physicists at ETH Zurich have developed a lens that can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident light. The study is published in Advanced Materials.

To enable more-efficient electronic displays, Feldmann’s team is now trying to create LED materials that emit circularly polarized light, whose waves spiral like a left- or right-handed corkscrew.

Grace Hafner credits her varied research experiences and strong faculty interactions with sending her off toward a bright future.

Light microscopes have been evolving for centuries. Scientists use light microscopy to illuminate the most intricate biological structures. However, unraveling the complex details and architecture ...

Magnifications ranging from ×50 to ×500 under transmitted and reflected light modes were employed to analyze the sample comprehensively. The results of the optical microscopy analysis are presented ...

This essay is part of The Great Migration, a series by Lydia Polgreen exploring how people are moving around the world today. W e know one type of migration well. It’s millions of people from ...

NASA's PUNCH mission has captured its first images of the sun's outer atmosphere, marking a key milestone in understanding solar wind formation.

Cost-effective chiral nanostructures enable precise light control at the nanoscale, advancing applications in sensing, imaging, and emerging quantum technologies.

Utilizing soft optical materials in mechanochromic sensing is an intriguing concept with several application areas in soft robotics and functional wearables. Herein, we developed stretchable ...