Let’s face it, audio can be a somewhat intimidating thing to the layperson. The likes of complex audio interfaces required for traditional high-quality XLR microphones has led to a rise in USB ...

I have a confession to make: I’m a user-interface design junkie. I love talking about how to make computers easier for people to do what they want to. That’s why when I think about the future, I end ...

Using touchscreens or buttons to control devices isn't always practical, and voice commands may not work in loud environments. A new system offers an alternative, in that it utilizes acoustic waves ...

An interface between media with different helicities (red and blue curly arrows) supports zero-helicity linearly polarized surface modes (green arrow). (Credit: Konstantin Bliokh) Maxwell’s ...

The composite system of multiple transition metal sulfides was constructed by compounding multiple components, which formed abundant heterogeneous interfaces and polarization sites and promoted ...

In work that provides insights for several areas of wave physics -- Maxwell electromagnetism, topological quantum states, and plasmonics/metamaterials -- scientists showed that the well-known surface ...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a new class of integrated photonic devices—"leaky-wave metasurfaces"—that can convert light initially confined in an optical waveguide to an ...

Today’s corporate workers are more mobile than ever, and with so many employees trying to get work done away from the office, providing them with real-time access to e-mail and other critical data is ...