optical

Super-black wood can improve telescopes, optical devices and consumer goods

Thanks to an accidental discovery, researchers at the University of British Columbia have created a new super-black material that absorbs…

5 months ago

Conjoined ‘racetracks’ make new optical device possible

When we last checked in with Caltech's Kerry Vahala three years ago, his lab had recently reported the development of…

1 year ago

Vacuum in optical cavity can change material’s magnetic state without laser excitation

Researchers in Germany and the USA have produced the first theoretical demonstration that the magnetic state of an atomically thin…

1 year ago