The more precisely we want to examine the human retina, the more clearly one of the fundamental limits of physics becomes apparent. In cellular-resolution eye imaging, the same tradeoff has applied ...

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Researchers have developed a new microscope that can visualize the optical response of surfaces at an unprecedented spatial resolution of one nanometer. This paves the way for optical microscopy of ...

This figure illustrates the result of distributed temperature sensing using a perfluorinated graded-index plastic optical fiber (POF). The top diagram shows the structure of the sensing POF, including ...

Crystalline arsenic trisulfide shows record photorefractive response and can be laser-patterned at 500-nm resolution without ...

Illustration of Remondo’s partial aperture imaging system, or PAIS. WASHINGTON — An Israeli space startup says it has found a way to extract high-resolution imagery from satellites small enough to fit ...

Fast, nanometer-precise XY motion enables active image and laser-beam stabilization, pixel shifting, and super-resolution ...

Boston Micro Fabrication unveils BMF Clear resin, achieving true optical transparency in micro-precision 3D printing ...