Scientists have unveiled a new way to capture ultra-sharp optical images without lenses or painstaking alignment. The ...

Researchers at Harvard University, working with collaborators at the University of Lisbon, discovered that low-index silica ...

In a discovery that blurs the line between biology and technology, scientists have found that heart-shaped clams use fiber optic–like structures to channel sunlight through their shells in much the ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: a material capable of bending light in unprecedented ways. This advancement opens up possibilities for innovations in optics, including superlenses ...

An unexpected discovery in a Harvard lab has led to a breakthrough insight into choosing an unconventional material, silica, ...

Researchers built an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that converts low-energy light into higher-energy versions without ...

Researchers in Germany have unveiled the Metafiber, a breakthrough device that allows ultra-precise, rapid, and compact control of light focus directly within an optical fiber. Unlike traditional ...

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, awarded their Gold Medal to Maryellen Giger (pictured here with her ...

This year's inductees are high-profile leaders in academia, industry, and government, many of whom are particularly prominent in their support of the ...