Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses light to tune the optical properties of quantum dots -- making the process faster, more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable -- ...

An increase in drones flying in the low airspace of populated areas may increase the chance of collisions if the drones are not tracked properly.

Researchers at the University of Twente have solved a long-standing problem: trapping optically-generated sound waves in a standard silicon photonic chip. This discovery, published as a featured ...

Many objects that we normally deal with in quantum physics are only visible with special microscopes—individual molecules or ...

Hitachi Rail has secured a contract with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) in California, US to ...

USA: Hitachi Rail has won a contract to modernise signalling on San Francisco's Muni light rail network using its SelTrac ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough in THz frequency conversion using graphene, opening new possibilities for ultra-fast ...

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has contracted Hitachi Rail to modernise Muni's signalling system.

Simon Buddle explains why the diagnostic capabilities of KNX devices make fault finding so much easier.

Scientists have found a way to achieve negative refraction—where light bends the "wrong" way—using carefully arranged atomic ...

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that negative refraction can be achieved using atomic arrays - without the ...