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Glass Creation and Alterations: The Invisible Material
Glass Creation and Alterations: The Invisible Material
From the device that you are looking at to the international space station, glass is the invisible material that improves our daily life.  A large class of glass materials are derived from quartz, or most ...
Quantum entanglement and the 2022 Nobel Prize
Quantum entanglement and the 2022 Nobel Prize
The 2022 Nobel prize in Physics on quantum entanglement has been announced and the findings are incredible! In short, what researchers Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger have discovered is ...
Single Photon Sources and Quantum Applications
Single Photon Sources and Quantum Applications
Introduction Single photon sources are a relatively new type of light source that was first developed and tested in 1974. Unlike most classical light sources, this type of a source emits light as a single ...
Optical Neural Networks: The Future of Deep Learning?
Optical Neural Networks: The Future of Deep Learning?
Optical Neural Networks can revolutionize data science. The current state of data science places a heavy emphasis on large quantities of data, which are widely available due to increased computational ...
The Physics of Invisibility Shield
The Physics of Invisibility Shield
Have you ever pondered about the physics of invisibility: the physics behind how we could possibly make someone invisible? Perhaps you picture bending light around someone to shield them with invisibility. ...
Supercontinuum Lasers: Discovery and Applications
Supercontinuum Lasers: Discovery and Applications
Introduction Supercontinuum lasers are a special type of lasers that emit an extremely wide and continuous spectrum of light. When they were first invented, these lasers were known as the “white-light” ...
LeviPrint Technology: Introduction to a New Fabrication Technology
LeviPrint Technology: Introduction to a New Fabrication Technology
LeviPrint technology, short for levitation printing technology, is a touch free manufacturing system currently in development. The technology is being developed with a few new contributions being ...
Fresnel Lenses: 1800 – Present
Fresnel Lenses: 1800 – Present
When visiting lighthouses built in the 19th century, you may notice a strange hive like glass cage around the lamp. These are the Fresnel lenses, originally designed by Augustin Fresnel*. At the time, ...
Solar Cell History and Milestones
Solar Cell History and Milestones
The history of solar power, its milestones as well as its future: these topics are a staple in the discussion on renewable energy. In today’s blog post we will discuss specifically just how far solar ...
STED Microscopy: Turning Molecules Off And On
STED Microscopy: Turning Molecules Off And On
Stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED) is a popular super-resolution microscopy technique that researchers use to magnify microscopic organic compounds and proteins. This method is superior to ...