An interferometer sounds like something complicated, and in a way, it is. But it is also pretty easy to build one with some common materials. [Let’s Innovate] has instructions for how to make an ...

[jrcgarry] hacked together this awesome interferometer which is able to measure displacements in the nanometer range. Commercial interferometers are used in research labs to measure tiny displacements ...

Deep underground An access shaft for the Large Hadron Collider could be used to host a 100 m prototype atom interferometer (courtesy: arXiv:2304.00614) The CERN particle-physics laboratory near Geneva ...

When astronomers talk about an optical telescope, they often mention the size of its mirror. That's because the larger your mirror, the sharper your view of the heavens can be. It's known as resolving ...

Portland, Ore. — As submicron precision becomes the industry bellwether, the American Society for Precision Engineering has become the premier venue for announcing developments in interferometry. Last ...

Record data speed: Cambridge team’s optical wireless system reached 362.7 Gbps using 21 lasers, halving energy use compared to leading Wi-Fi. Space mission progress: China’s Taiji-2 project tested an ...