All-fiber ellipsometer for nanoscale dielectric coatings
Measuring the refractive index and the thickness of thin films (films with a thickness from less than a nanometer to several microns) is essential to characterize them and improve the performance of sensors and devices that employ thin films. The mos.....»»
FTTR commercialization accelerating in China
Commercialization of fiber to the room (FTTR) applications is expected to accelerate in 2023, with Huawei having showcased multiple FTTR solutions at this year's MWC in Shanghai......»»
New blue light technique could enable advances in understanding nanoscale technologies
With a new microscopy technique that uses blue light to measure electrons in semiconductors and other nanoscale materials, a team of Brown University researchers is opening a new realm of possibilities in the study of these critical components, which.....»»
Inventory correction for optical network devices drawing to an end in 2Q23
Inventory corrections at datacenters and optical fiber customers are coming to an end in the second quarter of 2023, and replenishment shipments are expected to ramp up significantly in the second half of the year, especially those of mainstream 10Gb.....»»
Physicists discover first transformable nanoscale electronic devices
The nanoscale electronic parts in devices like smartphones are solid, static objects that once designed and built cannot transform into anything else. But University of California, Irvine physicists have reported the discovery of nanoscale devices th.....»»
Pitaka Sunset Moment MagEZ 3 case review: Channelling those summer vibes
The limited edition Pitaka Sunset Moment case for iPhone 14 Pro weaves lightweight aramid fiber into a nostalgically retro design that's also very protective.Pitaka Sunset Moment MagEZ 3 case for iPhone 14 ProPitaka has upped its packaging game with.....»»
A fiber-tapering technique that combines plasmonic heaters and deformed optical fibers
Optical micro and nanofibers (MNFs) have extensive applications in nonlinearity generation, near-field optics, quantum optics, and miniaturized sensing. Although MNFs have fostered the development of various disciplines, there have been few studies o.....»»
Fiber optics shed light on solid-state physics phenomena
Researchers from two laboratories at ULB have realized a synthetic dimension for light using a fiber optic ring. This ingenious system simulates the periodic motion of a particle in a crystal in order to study its behavior in the presence of interact.....»»
Researchers propose strategy to design high-entropy environmental barrier coating material
In aviation technology, environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) are designed to protect the turbine components made of SiCf/SiC ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) from environmental degradations in the combustion environment. Multicomponent/high-entropy.....»»
Fluid mixing enables scalable manufacturing of soft polymer structures
Researchers have developed and demonstrated an efficient and scalable technique that allows them to manufacture soft polymer materials in a dozen different structures, or "morphologies," from ribbons and nanoscale sheets to rods and branched particle.....»»
Hands-on: Pitaka launches 1,500 limited edition ‘Sunset’ cases with a clever MagSafe finger grip
Pitaka, the high-quality tech accessory brand that focuses on using premium aramid fiber materials, recently collaborated with well-known author Jack Kerouac to launch a brand-new, limited edition Sunset iPhone case collection! more… The post Han.....»»
Why you want Google Fiber in your city
Here are five reasons why you should want Google Fiber ultra-fast Internet service to come to your city......»»
Bridge between hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of flax fiber offers breakthrough in multipurpose oil-water separation
The large number of oily wastewater discharges and oil spills are bringing about severe threats to environment and human health. Corresponding to this challenge, a number of functional materials have been developed and applied in oil-water separation.....»»
Observing phononic skyrmions based on the hybrid spin of elastic waves
Skyrmions are extremely small with diameters in the nanoscale, and they behave as particles suited for information storage and logic technologies. In 1961, Tony Skyrme formulated a manifestation of the first topological defect to model a particle and.....»»
Study: Tiny environmental plastic particles in mom"s food reach unborn children
Nanoscale plastic particles like those that permeate most food and water pass from pregnant rats to their unborn children and may impair fetal development, according to a Rutgers study that suggests the same process happens in humans......»»
New analysis method developed for nano and quantum materials
A slow-motion movie on sports television channels shows processes in hundredths of a second. By contrast, processes on the nanoscale take place in the so-called femtosecond range: For example, an electron needs only billionths of a second to orbit a.....»»
Researchers create nanoscale, ultra-fast, user-friendly microscopy
Semiconductors are foundational components of modern energy, communication, and myriad other technologies. Research on tailoring the underlying nanostructure of semiconductors for optimizing device performance has been ongoing for decades......»»
Tapered optical fiber addresses challenge posed by Brillouin scattering
When optical beams, consisting of photons, travel through fibers, they cause vibrations that generate acoustic waves, consisting of phonons. The phenomenon, called Brillouin scattering, has been harnessed by researchers to optomechanically "couple" a.....»»
Investigating the nanomechanical properties of the surface layers of hair fibers
A project led by Ella Hudson, Ph.D. Researcher at The University of Sheffield, seeks to ascertain the contribution of the hair cuticle to the mechanical properties of the whole fiber......»»
Fiber discovery could shape better gut health
Changing the structure of a dietary fiber commonly found in a range of food products has been found to promote healthy gut bacteria and reduce gas formation, a finding that could help people with intolerances to fiber and irritable bowel conditions......»»
The secrets of polydopamine coatings revealed
Dopamine is best known as a neurotransmitter. What is rather unknown, however, is that the underwater glue used by mussels contains large amounts of L-Dopa molecules, an analog of dopamine......»»