optics
This New Telescope Lens Filter Will Help Astronomers Find Hidden Worlds
And it may help kickstart the hunt for a second Earth.
Scientists Used Lasers to Curve Electricity Around Solid Objects
“If you are able to guide electrical discharges, you can guide lightning."
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You Could Turn Your Hike Into a VR Experience With This Experimental Camera Rig
We went to the unveiling of a camera rig that could be the GoPro of virtual reality, according to the scientists who made it.
Physicists Carve 'Logarithmic Spirals' Into Steel with Laser Vortexes
The results are beautiful but also might change how we store information.
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The New Atomic Clock Will Be Accurate for 15 Billion Years
That's almost the age of the universe itself.
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Physicists Untangle Twisted Light
Bessel beams offer the promise of robust optical data transmission, microscale tractor beams, cellular scalpels, and much more.
Honest-to-God Holograms Will Use Sound to Shape Light
Visual entertainment is about to gain a new dimension.
Physicists Made a Mobius Strip from Dueling Beams of Light
A clever trick opens up new doorways in metamaterial fabrication.