Lasers, Optics & Photonics

Ghost surface polaritons seen for the first time

Physics World: The existence of ghost hyperbolic surface polaritons has been demonstrated by an international collaboration including researchers in China and the US. Based at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), National University of Singapore (NUS), National Center for Nanoscience…

MicroLEDs Moving From Lab to Fab

Semiconductor Engineering: Every disruptive technology has its “aha” moment — the time when everyone from engineers to investors realizes that, yes, this technology is the real deal and it won’t be scrapped on the R&D floor. For many, it was Samsung’s recent announcement of a 110-inch microLED TV that irrevocably…

The Mini-LED Is the Future of Big Displays

IEEE Spectrum: Asus’s ROG Swift PG32UQX is an unexpected revelation. This beefy 32-inch monitor, clad in gaudy plastic and odd, cyclonic swirls, packs a display technology rarely available for computers: Mini-LED. Virtually unknown a few years ago, it is set to…

The Hubble Space Telescope is facing its most serious glitch in a decade and NASA really wants to fix it

Space.com: The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is facing its most serious malfunction in more than a decade, and while NASA is eager to restore the iconic observatory, the agency…