Researchers develop a new detector with over 84% photon detection efficiency and multiple operation modes. NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon single-photon detectors ...

In the science fiction movie ‘Predator’, the alien uses an advanced infrared thermal camera to get super night vision and to locate Dutch's hiding area accurately. Any object whose absolute ...

A team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, has reported the successful implementation of a 400,000 pixel superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) ...

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) represent a cutting-edge class of devices that have transformed the detection of extremely weak light signals. Operating at cryogenic ...

The increasing demand for advanced optoelectronic devices necessitates the development of materials that can efficiently absorb and manipulate light at the nanoscale. This research explores the unique ...

The ability to detect single photons (the smallest energy packets constituting electromagnetic radiation) in the infrared range has become a pressing need across numerous fields, from medical imaging ...

China has reportedly started the mass production of a photon detector that can help build quantum radars to track advanced stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor jet. Beijing claims that it is the ...

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the University of Vienna in Austria and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has developed a technique using photons for controlling and measuring ...

One notable type is the superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD). SNSPDs utilize ultra-thin superconducting wires that quickly transition from a superconducting state to a resistive ...

Hard work is paying off for the Center for Detectors as the team has recently achieved first light using a single photon imaging detector for a NASA-funded project. The center is working to advance ...

Detection of oil leaks from underwater pipelines is critical, both for the companies involved and for those wishing to protect the marine environment. A project at China's Xiamen University has now ...