Scientists have developed a new method for detecting mid-infrared (MIR) light at room temperature using quantum systems. Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the University of Cambridge ...

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This illustration represents a bacteria being illuminated with mid-infrared in the top left, while visible light from a microscope underneath is used to help capture the image. A team at the ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope has released a spooky new photo of the iconic Pillars of Creation. In a Thursday release, NASA wrote that the eerie image was taken by the $10 billion-dollar observatory ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for detecting mid-infrared (MIR) light at room temperature using quantum ...

A team has constructed an improved mid-infrared microscope, enabling them to see the structures inside living bacteria at the nanometer scale. Mid-infrared microscopy is typically limited by its low ...