Camera can ‘see’ moving stuff around corners

A new camera system that can watch moving objects around corners could one day help autonomous cars and robots see better.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
July 31, 2019 ~6 min

Laser cooling chills radium ions for the first time

The first successful laser cooling of radium ions could open up new paths of discovery in physics, some of which may violate traditional rules.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
July 18, 2019 ~8 min


Can brain implants with lasers ‘reprogram’ our genomes?

"Optogenomics" could one day offer the ability to manipulate our genomes, potentially upending treatment for cancer and other diseases.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
July 17, 2019 ~4 min

New technique makes it possible to see around corners

Special light sources and sensors make it possible to see around corners, report computer vision researchers.

Byron Spice-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
June 20, 2019 ~5 min

LIGO is back and ready to search for more gravitational waves

After a hiatus, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is back and better than ever, ready to hunt down ripples in space-time.

Ker Than-Stanford • futurity
April 8, 2019 ~1 min

How H2 becomes ‘molecule that made the universe’

"These chemical reactions are the building blocks of life in the universe..."

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
March 14, 2019 ~4 min

Laser is ‘quiet’ enough to shrink big jobs

DARPA wanted a chip-scale laser optical gyroscope for precision positioning and navigation. Here's what researchers created.

James Badham-UCSB • futurity
Feb. 11, 2019 ~7 min

‘Mini quantum collider’ may lead to better spintronics

A new testing ground for quantum systems could offer insights into spintronics, which could revolutionize computing.

Kayla Zacharias-Purdue • futurity
Feb. 4, 2019 ~5 min


Laser-cooled plasma paves way for star simulations

Cooling plasma to ultracold temperatures gives scientists a way to see it's properties up close and sets the stage for simulations of the insides of stars.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Jan. 7, 2019 ~7 min

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