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Scientists develop new technique for bespoke optical tweezers

Scientists have developed a new way to trap small particles with light. Building on the Nobel Prize winning technique of optical tweezers (Arthur Ashkin, 2018), a team of physicists, led by Dr. David Phillips at the University ...

Novel design for fast, sensitive high-energy photon detector

Prof. Long Shibing and his team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have proposed a novel strategy for a high-energy photon detector with high sensitivity ...

New shapes of photons open doors to advanced optical technologies

Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have gained important insights into photons, the elementary particles that make up light. They 'behave' in an amazingly greater variety than electrons surrounding ...

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New method for generating monochromatic light in storage rings
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New computational microscopy technique provides more direct route to crisp images
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Coherent beam combining-an alternative scheme for delivering high average power femtosecond laser at 2.0 ÎĽm
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Engineers produce the world's first practical Titanium-sapphire laser on a chip
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World record 402 Tb/s transmission in a standard commercially available optical fiber
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Determining refractive index at relativistic speeds
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Quantum state mixing in photobiology: New insight from ultrafast terahertz Stark spectroscopy
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Textile scientists offer fresh insights on why some clothes get smellier
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Two new variable stars detected in globular cluster NGC 6558
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Researchers realize time reversal through input-output indefiniteness
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Researchers use 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse
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Unlocking the potential of anti-perovskites through a convenient one-step synthesis route
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Features of H5N1 influenza viruses in dairy cows may facilitate infection, transmission in mammals
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Combating counterfeiting: Advanced hologram protection invented

Counterfeiting of various documents, banknotes, or tickets is a common problem that can be encountered in everyday life, even when shopping. Recognizing the scale and seriousness of the problem, researchers at Kaunas University ...

Spectroscopy and theory shed light on excitons in semiconductors

From solar panels on our roofs to the new OLED TV screens, many everyday electronic devices simply wouldn't work without the interaction between light and the materials that make up semiconductors. A new category of semiconductors ...

A method to accurately center quantum dots within photonic chips

Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made the transition from laboratory experiments to commercial products. But newer types of quantum-dot ...

Projection mapping leaves the darkness behind

Images projected onto objects in the real world create impressive displays that educate and entertain. However, current projection mapping systems all have one common limitation: they only work well in the dark. In a study ...

Holographic message encoded in simple plastic

There are many ways to store data—digitally, on a hard disk, or using analog storage technology, for example as a hologram. In most cases, it is technically quite complicated to create a hologram: High-precision laser technology ...