Recently, a research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully grew ...

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Long-wave infrared (LWIR) microbolometers are essential for thermal imaging in harsh environments, yet their performance typically degrades at ...

NASA has already set a date for a mission that will study how space radiation affects humans on the surface of the Moon.

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MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors ...

Light can tell you a lot about what matter is doing. Visible light shows a surface. X-rays reveal hidden structure. Infrared ...

In my opinion, invisibility is no longer a science fiction concept.” A B-2 stealth bomber takes off from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to using anti-reflective paint to ...

Scientists achieve optical measurements at atomic scales using quantum electron tunneling, surpassing conventional microscopy limits by nearly 100,000 times with standard lasers.

A thermochromic film embedded with size-optimized microcapsules autonomously switches between passive heating and cooling modes while maintaining high infrared emission for all-season thermal ...