Thermal optics give the user the ability to see the thermal radiation that people, and animals, emit as they release energy ...

Astronomers have developed a new visible-light adaptive optics (AO) system for the 6.5 meter diameter Magellan-Clay telescope in Chile's Atacama desert. The new AO system replaces the secondary mirror ...

When people look into a mirror, they see an image of themselves behind the glass. That image results from light rays encountering the shiny surface and bouncing back, or reflecting, providing a ...

Researchers have designed and demonstrated a new optical component that could significantly enhance the brightness and image ...

ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography -- and has captured remarkably sharp test images of the planet Neptune and other ...

Structured light can significantly enhance information capacity, due to its coupling of spatial dimensions and multiple degrees of freedom. In recent years, the combination of structured light ...

When light hits your eyeball, the spinning photons actually twist it (infinitesimally). The force of that spin, known as angular momentum, has always been thought to be a direct multiple of a quantum ...

In Viet Nam, an Army photographer shoots sharp reconnaissance pictures despite the vibration of his small observation plane. From a shaky and make shift platform in Washington, a TV camera crew gives ...

The most striking detail in Google’s latest augmented reality push isn’t the extension of their partnership but the hardware itself. At the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Google and Magic ...

New experiments are pushing our understanding of light and optics to the limit and are also opening up new areas of physics and novel applications. (Picture credit: Photodisc) Optics has always been ...

The annual Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Symposium is just around the corner and Rain Technology is providing select show-goers a sneak peek at a revolutionary new technology that promises better ...