Improvements in the material that converts X-rays into light, for medical or industrial images, could allow a tenfold signal enhancement.

National Science Foundation award will allow the VELION FIB-SEM to become a permanent instrument in MIT.nano’s characterization facility.

SMART breakthrough could help develop technologies that can identify materials according to desired properties for specific applications.

The discovery could offer a route to smaller, faster electronic devices.

The new observations record a key crossover from classical to quantum behavior.

By trapping light into tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible infrared into visible light, creating new low-cost

A new study confirms that as atoms are chilled and squeezed to extremes, their ability to scatter light is suppressed.

Design of miniature optical systems could lead to future cell phones that can detect viruses and more.

The advance could improve energy efficiency of data centers and lighten the load for electronics-rich vehicles.