New augmented reality head-mounted display offers unrivalled viewing experience
Cambridge engineers have developed a new augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD) that delivers a realistic 3D viewing experience, without the commonly associated side effects of nausea or eyestrain.
Sept. 22, 2019 • ~3 min
Smallest pixels ever created could light up colour-changing buildings
The smallest pixels yet created – a million times smaller than those in smartphones, made by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold – could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings.
May 10, 2019 • ~3 min
Harvard researchers convert photons; could be used to fight cancer
Harvard researchers are using a chemical process known as triplet fusion upconversion to transform near-infrared photons into high-energy photons. The high-energy photons could be used in a huge range of applications, including a new type of precisely targeted chemotherapy, in which low-energy infrared lasers that penetrate deep into the body could be used to transform innocuous compounds into cancer-fighting drugs.
Feb. 27, 2019 • ~6 min
Fish-eye lens may entangle pairs of atoms | MIT News
Scientists find a theoretical optical device may have uses in quantum computing.
Sept. 5, 2018 • ~9 min
On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths | MIT News
Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other “broadband” filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices.
Aug. 1, 2018 • ~9 min
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