PiggyMeter is a wonderful example of a device that you never knew you needed – simple, elegant, easy to build, and accompanied by amazing documentation. It’s a snap-on interface for electric meters, ...

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Let’s think of the last time you sent data without wires. We’re not talking WiFi here, but plain optical signals. Free-space optical communication, or FSO, is an interesting and easy way to transmit ...

Researchers at Michigan Tech have mapped a noise-reducing magneto-optical response that occurs in fiber-optic communications, opening the door for new materials technologies. Optical signals produced ...

The field of all‐optical logic circuits has garnered significant attention in recent years, particularly with the integration of micro‐ring resonators to process information entirely via light. These ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Science; DOI 10.29026/oes.2022.220010 considers optical logic gates in future computers. If you are reading this on your smartphone, its CPU (central processing ...

Mass-producible quantum computers are closer than ever, thanks to new research. This process for positioning quantum bits in diamond optical circuits could work at large scales, say scientists.

The reflex, or “red-dot,” sight is a popular category of optical aiming/pointing aids, which finds diverse applications in astronomy, archery, shooting, etc. In the reflex-style sight, a source ...