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New Strategy Produces Stronger Polymers

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | April 28, 2017 at 12:03 am , by synadmn

Plastic, rubber, and many other useful materials are made of polymers — long chains arranged in a cross-linked network. At the molecular level, these polymer networks contain structural flaws that...

Chip-based Nanoscopy: Microscopy In HD Quality

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | April 28, 2017 at 12:02 am , by synadmn

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Physicists at Bielefeld University and the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø have developed a photonic chip that makes it possible to carry out super-resolution light microscopy, also called ‘nanoscopy,’...

Imaging Array Captures Details as Small as a Fingerprint from a Distance

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | April 26, 2017 at 12:03 am , by synadmn

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A unique camera that can capture a detailed micron-resolution image from a distance uses a laser and techniques that borrow from holography, microscopy and “Matrix”-style bullet time. Engineers from Rice...

By Listening to Optical ‘Noise,’ Researchers Discover New Way To Track Hidden Objects

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | April 24, 2017 at 12:01 am , by synadmn

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Researchers have developed a new solution to tracking objects hidden behind scattering media by analyzing the fluctuations in optical “noise” created by their movement. In The Optical Society’s journal for...

Laser Makes Low-Cost Polymer Waveguides for Lab-on-a-Chip Devices

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | April 21, 2017 at 12:05 am , by synadmn

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A novel method for fabricating poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) waveguides using low-power laser etching could make it easier and less expensive to incorporate optical sensing onto lab-on-a-chip devices. The PDMS waveguides can...

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New Strategy Produces Stronger Polymers

Chip-based Nanoscopy: Microscopy In HD Quality

Imaging Array Captures Details as Small as a Fingerprint from a Distance

By Listening to Optical ‘Noise,’ Researchers Discover New Way To Track Hidden Objects

Laser Makes Low-Cost Polymer Waveguides for Lab-on-a-Chip Devices

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