Fujimoto receives the OSA Frederic Ives Medal
MIT professor honored for pioneering the field of optical coherence tomography and leading medical and commercial applications.
A mollusk of a different stripe
Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays.
Teaching light new tricks
Graduate student Wade Hsu and colleagues confine light to a crystal surface and design a transparent display using nanoparticles.
A mirror with a peephole
MIT graduate student Yichen Shen designs a photonic crystal system that lets light pass through at a specific angle.
Harnessing the speed of light
Nicholas Fang pushes the limits of light to improve performance in communication, fabrication, and medical imaging.
A new angle on controlling light
System could provide first method for filtering light waves based on direction.
Research points toward better colonoscopy
New technology offers three-dimensional images, making it easier to detect precancerous lesions.
A new way to trap light
MIT researchers discover a new phenomenon that could lead to new types of lasers and sensors.
Single-photon transmitter could enable new quantum devices
Long-sought goal for quantum devices — the ability to transmit single photons while blocking multiple photons — is finally achieved.
Four innovative technologies garner 2012 R&D 100 Awards for MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Awards recognize a diverse range of technologies
The quantum singularity
A new experiment would use quantum effects to perform otherwise intractable calculations, but conducting it should be easier than building a quantum computer.
Hidden in plain sight
A new approach to invisibility cloaking gets much closer to the science-fiction version, using simple and inexpensive materials.