Researchers at CRANN and Trinity's School of Physics have discovered that a new material can act as a super-fast magnetic switch.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 15, 2020
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The second phase of a major upgrade project is now online at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), the pioneering X-ray free-electron laser at Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. On September 12, ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 15, 2020
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Researchers from EPFL's Photonics Systems Lab have come up with a way of reconfiguring microwave photonic filters without the need for an external device. This paves the way for more compact, environmentally friendly filters ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 7, 2020
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Scientists from Regensburg and Zurich have found a fascinating way to push an atom with controlled forces so quickly that they can choreograph the motion of a single molecule within less than a trillionth of a second. The ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 2, 2020
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Modern X-ray laser facilities like the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory allow scientists to study how nature behaves at ultrasmall and ultrafast scales. ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 17, 2020
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Scientists at Stockholm University have discovered that water can exhibit a similar behavior to that of a liquid crystal when illuminated with laser light. This effect originates by the alignment of water molecules, which ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 11, 2020
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University of Central Florida researchers have developed a new type of laser beam that doesn't follow long-held principles about how light refracts and travels.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 6, 2020
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A McGill research team has developed a new technique to detect nano-sized imperfections in materials. They believe this discovery will lead to improvements in the optical detectors used in a wide range of technologies, from ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 5, 2020
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Steering and monitoring the light-driven motion of electrons inside matter on the time-scale of a single optical cycle is a key challenge in ultrafast light wave electronics and laser-based material processing. Physicists ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 30, 2020
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Scientists have developed a new type of laser that can deliver high amounts of energy in very short bursts of time, with potential applications in eye and heart surgery or the engineering of delicate materials.
Optics & Photonics
May 25, 2020
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