Optics research uses dim light to produce bright LEDs

Researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University have developed a technique that substantially improves the ...
The Drive

Here’s How LED Headlight Optics Work

I’m something of a headlight nerd. In a previous life, I retrofitted HID projector headlamps onto my 2009 Honda Civic Si for better light output. I’m planning a similar project for my beater 2015 VW ...
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New optics model reveals how polarized light moves through complex matter

Polarized light is one of the most powerful tools scientists have for peering inside matter, yet the way it twists, scatters and transforms inside real-world materials has long been treated as a black ...
Machine Design

Inventors Manipulate Light and Optics to Solve Everyday Problems

Follow along as Machine Design interviews John Ellis, an entrepreneur, inventor and founder of Massachusetts-based engineering consulting firm Optics for Hire. The Optics for Hire team—a group of ...