optics
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New Quantum Microscope Can See Tiny Structures in Living Cells
A team of researchers in Germany and Australia recently used a new microscopy technique to image nano-scale biological structures at a previously unmanageable resolution, without destroying the living cell. The technique, which employs laser light many millions of times brighter than the Sun, has implications for biomedical and navigation technologies.
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Researchers Create Free-Floating Animated Holograms That Bring Us One Step Closer to Star Trek’s Holodecks
Back in 2018, researchers from Brigham Young University demonstrated a device called an Optical Trap Display that used lasers to create free-floating holographic images that don’t need a display. That same team is now demonstrating a new technique that allows those holographic images to be animated: goodbye TVs, hello holodecks.
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Apple’s Mixed Reality Headset Might Be Light AF
Apple prognosticator Ming-Chi Kuo is not done dispensing rumours about the company’s long-rumoured mixed reality headset. This time, per 9to5Mac, Kuo has details on the headset’s weight: reportedly less than 150 grams thanks to the use of hybrid ultra-short focal length lenses.
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The Fujifilm GFX 100S Is the Company’s Most Compact Large Format Camera Yet
Today at Fujifilm’s global X Summit, the company announced two new cameras including the new GFX 100S, which is the company’s most compact large format camera yet.