Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS Optical systems are critical in various technologies, such as imaging, microscopy, communications, sensing, ...

Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, metasurfaces are reshaping how scientists think about optics. These engineered materials offer precise control over lights behavior, but ...

"Our approach fundamentally differs from traditional beam shaping methods," Professor Yoon explains. "Instead of relying on complex optimization algorithms, we leverage principles from topological ...

A team has developed printable, highly efficient light-emitting metasurfaces. In relationships, sharing closer spaces naturally deepens the connection as bonds form and strengthen through increasing ...

In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons—fundamental particles of light—hold intriguing possibilities as fast carriers of information at room temperature. Photons are ...

Researchers have created a bilayer metasurface made of two stacked layers of titanium dioxide nanostructures, opening new possibilities for structuring light. Almost a decade ago, Harvard engineers ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Textile engineering has long been a cornerstone of human innovation, from ancient weaving techniques to modern fabric production. However, the integration of textiles with ...

Metamaterials are an exciting development in materials science with their remarkable mechanical, electromagnetic, and optical properties. They differ from ordinary materials in that their qualities ...

Almost a decade ago, Harvard engineers unveiled the world's first visible-spectrum metasurfaces—ultra-thin, flat devices patterned with nanoscale structures that could precisely control the behavior ...