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Optics & Photonics Aug 15, 2025

Sweden's most powerful laser delivers record-short light pulses

For the first time, researchers at Umeå University have demonstrated the full capabilities of their large-scale laser facility. In a study published in Nature Photonics, the team reports generating a combination of ultrashort ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 14, 2025

Laser advance sets the stage for new X-ray science possibilities

A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have generated a highly exotic type of light beam, called a Poincaré beam, using the FERMI free-electron laser (FEL) facility in ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 13, 2025

Laser therapy boosts effectiveness of antifungal drugs against resistant Candida

Researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CePOF) have succeeded in increasing the susceptibility of the fungus Candida albicans to drug treatment through light-activated therapy. The results of the study offer ...

General Physics Aug 8, 2025

The US just got a new X-ray laser toolkit to study nature's mysteries

With a suite of reimagined instruments at SLAC's LCLS facility, researchers see massive improvement in data quality and take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago.

Earth Sciences Aug 7, 2025

Laser analysis enables industry to map mineral samples at an unprecedented scale

Critical mineral lithium—the lightest of all metals—had long eluded geologists by slipping through the cracks of traditional analysis.

Bio & Medicine Jul 30, 2025

Laser-engineered platinum colloidosomes enable efficient near-infrared catalysis and cancer therapy

Researchers have developed a novel laser-assisted synthesis method to fabricate platinum (Pt) colloidosomes (Cs) with promising applications in near-infrared (NIR) photocatalytic and enzyme-mimicking cancer therapy.

Optics & Photonics Jul 29, 2025

Researchers make key gains in unlocking the promise of compact X-ray free-electron lasers

New research by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), in collaboration with scientists from TAU Systems Inc., has brought the promise of smaller and more affordable ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 29, 2025

New approach enables independent lasers to cooperate for unified light emission

Known for their ability to seamlessly integrate into semiconductor chips, VCSELs (vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers) are used in everything from computer mice to face-scanning hardware in smartphones. However, these ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 28, 2025

RGB multiplexer based on lithium niobate enables faster, more efficient light modulation for laser beam scanning

As technology advances, photonic systems are gaining ground over traditional electronics, using light to transmit and process information more efficiently. One such optical system is laser beam scanning (LBS), where laser ...

Condensed Matter Jul 28, 2025

Laser pulses and nanoscale changes yield stable skyrmion bags for advanced spintronics

A team of researchers at the Max Born Institute and collaborating institutions has developed a reliable method to create complex magnetic textures, known as skyrmion bags, in thin ferromagnetic films. Skyrmion bags are donut-like, ...

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