Despite research repeatedly highlighting the health risks of air pollution, action to reduce it has not kept up—but the scientific community can help change that.
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This overview of optical coherence tomography (OCT) recommends systems designers evaluate essential illumination source and optical component criteria when designing these noninvasive...
When the Nobel Prize recognizes researchers in photonics—in two categories in one year, no less—it’s more than a cause for celebration. It’s an opportunity to raise the field’...
Predicting and preparing for volcanic eruptions is highly desirable, and a new high-resolution analytical laser spectrometry approach could be just the way to do it.
An ultrahigh-speed camera based on diffraction-gated real-time ultrahigh-speed mapping (DRUM) boasts an imaging speed and spatial resolution akin to expensive commercial high-...
In this Q&A, researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory answer our questions about the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) upgrade...
New work by a U.K. team demonstrates a new technique that enables a more detailed view of brain function, which could lead to more accurate and earlier diagnosis of diseases that...
How the unique career path of Kevin McComber, co-founder and CEO of Spark Photonics, shaped his company’s trajectory—and spurred him to address one of advanced technology industries...