Articles related to 'Optical Physics'
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Bionic eye hope from a touch of light
A cross-disciplinary research team on the quest for a bionic eye is laying the foundations for a new non-invasive approach to stimulating nerves using light and gold nanoparticles.
Industry PhDs to boost solar power
A major international solar panel manufacturer is pioneering a university partnership that provides staff with higher education training aligned to its research and development objectives
Fellowship recognises optical leadership
Professor Min Gu's world leading research is recognised with the awarding of an Australian Laureate Fellowship.
Light harvesting offers new vision
Professor Saulius Juodkazis joined Swinburne in 2010 to develop the university’s expertise in plasmonics and continue his research seeking to develop the next generation of sensors using state-of-the-art technology.
Immune system fails on video
The body is a microbiological battlefield on which our immune system fights to keep us well. Sometimes it fails, betrayed by its own defenders. Scientists have now found a way to actually witness this cellular warfare and hopefully identify what goes wrong
Learning springs from Dr Mazzolini's box of tricks
Simple, tactile experiments are a popular way to learn physics, especially if your school happens to be in a developing country far from modern facilities.
Computing sees the light
In a bid to overcome the limitations of existing microchips, researchers are now working on developing the next generation of integrated circuits.
Diabetes hope on the wings of silver cicadas
The wings of a familiar noisy insect, the cicada, were the starting point for a device that will be able to continuously monitor blood glucose levels.
Photosynthesis comes into the light
In one-quadrillionth of a second a plant can take the sun’s light and transfer it to the chlorophyll molecules in its light-harvesting centre, which give the plant its green pigmentation. Swinburne researchers are trying to better understand this critical component of photosynthesis, is the most efficient energy-transfer process known.
Medical diagnosis at a pinch
Laser beams are already used to manipulate and study red blood cells. Now Swinburne scientists have taken their research into the nano-realm and are planning to shed laser light on single molecules.
Small-scale technology with large-scale benefits
The two-photon fluorescence microscope can create high-resolution, 3-D images of tissue deep in the body, and thus can diagnose very early-stage cancer. However, it requires a huge, non-portable machine - or does it?
Disease arms-race looks to powerful new X-ray tools
A new X-ray tool could help biologists shed light on the body's innermost workings, providing details that could have enormous value to chemists designing drugs, such as new antibiotics to defeat drug-resistant bacteria
Future CD's to be a digital Aladdin's cave
Imagine being able to put your entire DVD collection on a single disc. And not just your collection, but also that of your family, friends and neighbours
