(Nanowerk News) Researchers from Lehigh University, Japan and Canada have advanced a step closer to the dream of all-optical data transmission by building and demonstrating what they call the "world's ...

DigiLens, creators of waveguide optics, today announced a “deeper” partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical to bring a plastic version of its waveguide technology to the market. The companies claim the ...

After years of false starts, the future of augmented reality may depend not on chips or software, but on how light moves ...

Vuzix says it is will launch the world’s first consumer grade smart glasses incorporating waveguide technology within a year. While current smart glass systems, including Google Glass, use LCDs to ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cellid, Inc. (the head office location: Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Satoshi Shiraga) announces its participation in the world biggest consumer technology exhibition CES ...

Optical glass giant Corning will show off new large-format wafers for producing high-index diffractive waveguides used in state-of-the-art augmented reality (AR) glasses at next week’s “Display Week” ...

The use of glass as substrate in electronics manufacturing enables the additional transmission of optical signals through the substrate material. This allows much higher rates of data transmission, ...

A new optical gadget that uses holographic technology looks set to transform wearable, augmented-reality displays. That is the claim of engineers in the UK, who have developed a device that could be ...

Augmented-reality (AR) technology is rapidly finding its way into everyday life, from education and healthcare to gaming and entertainment. However, the core AR device remains bulky and heavy, making ...

Efficient as fiber optic cables are at transmitting data in the form of light pulses, they do need to be physically supported, and they can only handle a finite amount of power. Still, what's the ...