Researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have developed a new method for making some of the smallest and smoothest curved optical mirrors used to control individual photons. The team, led by professors Marko Lončar, Mikhail Lukin and Kiyoul Yang, created high-performance mirrors […]
Researchers have developed a new sub-second volumetric 3D printing technique that eliminates the need to rotate the printed sample, a long-standing mechanical challenge in the field. The system, called Digital Incoherent Synthesis of Holographic Light Fields, or DISH, instead rotates the illumination using a high-speed periscope, allowing millimeter-scale structures to be printed in 0.6 seconds […]
A simple bouncy ball has become a key teaching tool for Penn State graduate students working to show children how materials behave and how science connects to daily life. Through “Mission: Materials Science,” an outreach program supported by Penn State’s NSF-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, students collaborate with museum educators and media professionals […]
Scientists in Sweden have developed a simple method to make the universe’s normally invisible binding forces visible by using gold flakes, salt water and light. The Chalmers University of Technology team created a platform that displays these tiny forces—often described as “nature’s invisible glue,” responsible for effects like dust sticking to surfaces or lizards climbing […]
In this video, see how researchers at University of Colorado Boulder create thin-film holograms by using a rubbery substrate that allows monomer movement during laser writing, then add a curing step that locks the pattern in place by turning the film from rubbery to glassy.
