When Darwin Quiroz first started working with optics as an undergraduate, he was developing atomic magnetometers. That ...

CU Boulder researchers pioneer a new fluid-based optical device opening doors to new technologies in microscopy, LiDAR, optical communications and even brain imaging.

The study, published in Optics Express, used a fluid-based scanner built around an electrowetting prism, as an alternative to conventional mechanical components. "Most laser scanners today use ...

Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) and Photo-Induced Force Microscopy (PiFM) enable comprehensive nanoscale ...

New research reveals that 3D-printed 316L stainless steel shows improved strength but increased vulnerability to hydrogen embrittlement in energy applications.

Have you ever wondered what makes shark skin so tough and sleek? It's dermal denticles—tiny, tooth-like structures that cover ...

A team of researchers at the University of Victoria (UVic) have achieved an advance in electron microscopy that will allow scientists to visualize atomic-scale structures with unprecedented clarity ...

Who doesn’t know the problem of glare when trying to ogle a PCB underneath a microscope of some description? Even with a ring ...