TAG: photonics




Controlling Light with Light Using Dyed Liquid Crystals

POSTED: April 29th, 2026
A new photonics breakthrough uses light to control light, enabling fast, reversible tuning of metasurfaces for future optical chips and holographic tech. [...]

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Novel Photonics Materials Are Needed to Drive the Second Quantum Revolution

POSTED: April 16th, 2026
What if quantum devices could be reprogrammed like software? TMOS researchers are exploring programmable photonic systems that could transform how we build and scale quantum technologies. [...]

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Microfocussing System Set to Transform Infrared Detectors

POSTED: November 6th, 2025
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive method for detecting hotspots in the environment, such as bushfires or military threats, by harnessing the focussing power of meta-optical systems. [...]

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New exchange opportunity for TMOS students

POSTED: July 1st, 2021
The German Research Foundation (DFG) and ANU have announced a joint International Research Training Group IRTG 2675 Tailored Metasurfaces – Generating, Programming and Detecting Light (META‐ACTIV [...]

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Seminar Summary: Shaping the Future of Biomedical Imaging

POSTED: June 22nd, 2021
Prof. Kishan Dholakia, from the University of St Andrews, runs a vibrant, international group exploring advanced optical beam shaping for biomedicine, precision measurement and optical manipulation. H [...]

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