Terahertz radiation is that which has wavelengths between microwaves and visible light, and these frequencies show promise in a new class of imaging systems. They can penetrate many materials and ...

Advancements in healthcare and technology have significantly increased the average human lifespan. However, with longer life comes a higher prevalence of age-related disorders that affect overall well ...

Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS Spectral fingerprints of materials in the THz range hold a myriad of captivating light-matter interactions for ...

Medical imaging via X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds provide health-care professionals with unique perspectives and a better understanding of what's happening inside a patient's body. Using ...

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a terahertz quantum cascade laser (QCL) device. Credits: Qing Hu and colleagues A new type of high-power quantum cascade laser that works without bulky ...

X-ray scans revolutionised medical treatments by allowing us to see inside humans without surgery. Similarly, terahertz spectroscopy penetrates graphene films allowing scientists to make detailed maps ...

In 1843, archaeologists excavated the burial grounds of Remiremont Abbey in Lorraine, France (the abbey was founded in the 7th century). It was medieval custom to bury the deceased with cross-shaped ...

Although terahertz (THz or T-ray) wave radiation occupies a large part of the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwave bands, it has been the focus of limited research to date. It has ...

Using terahertz imaging and signal processing techniques to look beneath the corroded surface of a 16th-century lead funerary cross, researchers have revealed an inscription of the Lord's Prayer. In a ...

You may not be able to see ’em with your eyes, but in the space between infrared light and microwaves is an invisible stretch of the electromagnetic spectrum where neither electronics nor optical ...