A research team led by Prof. Guo Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with Prof. Adam Gali from Wigner Research Centre for Physics, realized ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 9, 2021
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The presence of high-energy radiation fields in the universe yields various superexcited molecules, which play an important role as a reaction intermediate.
Materials Science
Oct 28, 2020
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In the first experiment to take advantage of a new technology for producing powerful attosecond X-ray laser pulses, a research team led by scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and ...
General Physics
Sep 14, 2020
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Researchers have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials that don't normally support them. Using a laser pulse fired at an array of gold triangles on a titanium ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 6, 2020
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On bright summer days, the sunlight all around us is breaking bad by breaking bonds. Chemical bonds.
Materials Science
Jul 11, 2019
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A team at the Center for Relativistic Laser Science, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has found a completely new way to generate extreme-ultraviolet emissions; that is, light having a wavelength of 10 to 120 ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 27, 2018
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The prevalence of electronic devices has transformed life in the 21st century. At the heart of these devices is the movement of electrons across materials. Scientists today continue to discover new ways to manipulate and ...
General Physics
Sep 26, 2018
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In 2010, the Nobel Prize in Physics went to the discoverers of graphene. A single layer of carbon atoms, graphene possesses properties that are ideal for a host of applications. Among researchers, graphene has been the hottest ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 10, 2018
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A theoretical study of the UV light induced reaction of the RNA-nucleobase uracil, carried out by LMU researchers, suggests that carefully shaped laser pulses can be used to trap the crucial intermediate state for detailed ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 15, 2017
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Extremely short, configurable "femtosecond" pulses of light demonstrated by an international team could lead to future computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than today's electronics.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 13, 2017
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