Picking up the statistics of good vibrations in Brillouin-Mandelstam scattering
Experiments with single-photon detectors have revealed surprising statistics of light created via interactions with high-frequency sound waves.
Experiments with single-photon detectors have revealed surprising statistics of light created via interactions with high-frequency sound waves.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 8, 2023
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Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method to produce intense and ultra-fast lasers that holds promise for making precise devices that can speed up how quickly ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 6, 2023
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3D scanners, 3D printers and even new smartphone technology is being used by University of Aberdeen archaeologists to enhance teaching and public engagement of the discipline.
Archaeology
Nov 3, 2023
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Researchers in Germany and the U.S. have produced the first theoretical demonstration that the magnetic state of an atomically thin material, α-RuCl3, can be controlled solely by placing it into an optical cavity. Crucially, ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 3, 2023
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The birth of spatiotemporal mode-locking (STML) can date back to the report of Wright and colleagues in 2017. Following this breakthrough, research on STML has thrived. However, our comprehension and control of spatiotemporal ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 1, 2023
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Optical tweezers manipulate tiny things like cells and nanoparticles using lasers. While they might sound like tractor beams from science fiction, the fact is their development garnered scientists a Nobel Prize in 2018.
General Physics
Nov 1, 2023
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Designing a heat engine that can produce maximum power at maximum efficiency is a major challenge. Practical heat engines are limited to a theoretical efficiency called the Carnot limit, which sets a cap on how much heat ...
General Physics
Nov 1, 2023
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From monitoring concentrations of greenhouse gases to detecting COVID in the breath, laser systems known as frequency combs can identify specific molecules as simple as carbon dioxide and as complex as monoclonal antibodies ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 30, 2023
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This week, we reported on LIGO upgrades, parasitic fungi and a new analysis of Curiosity rover data. Also, did you know that viruses also attack bacteria? But at that scale, it's a lot less like catching a cold and a lot ...
As yet another space rocket is launched and more technology is placed into orbit, the problem of space junk grows and grows, not to mention the pollution from all the fuel burned en route.
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2023
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