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Optics & Photonics Oct 2, 2026

A laser that stays locked without active control

EPFL researchers have developed a chip-based laser that keeps a very stable frequency across its tested operating range, without needing active electronic control. Their research is published in the journal Nature Photonics.

Optics & Photonics Oct 1, 2026

New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication

Working in close collaboration, researchers from Paderborn University, the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have made a breakthrough in quantum communication. In their recently published paper in the journal ...

Astronomy Oct 1, 2026

Ultra-precise coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the global collaboration hunting gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars.

Nanophysics Sep 30, 2026

Bending nanoribbons tunes diamond's light emission without doping

In a new Physical Review Letters study, researchers have demonstrated that bending diamond nanostructures can tune the light they emit without doping.

Condensed Matter Sep 30, 2026

Zinc oxide quantum dots enable faster charge detection, laying groundwork for spin qubits

Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tokyo, have taken an important step toward semiconductor quantum computing using zinc oxide ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 29, 2026

New device measures curved mirrors' absolute shape to within 2 nanometers without touching them

Researchers at AIST have developed a device that measures the absolute surface profile of curved optical elements with high precision without touching them.

Economics & Business Sep 28, 2026

Espionage boosted East Germany's economic output by 7.4%

East Germany's espionage activities in the West boosted the country's economic output by 7.4%. Value added in manufacturing alone increased by 22.3% through industrial espionage, equivalent to 20.2 billion East German marks ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 25, 2026

New form of flexible boron is 10 million times more electrically conductive

The atoms of the 5th element of the periodic table often find themselves in the company of each other, forming allotropes with a rich variety of structural motifs, each carrying a unique set of chemical and physical properties. ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 23, 2026

Self-driving lab automates semiconductor ink synthesis and thin-film characterization

Developing new functional materials often requires testing numerous material combinations. Conventional experiments reach their limits quickly when many variants must be compared. To overcome this bottleneck, the new Energy ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 22, 2026

Injectable nanoparticles make blind retinas respond to light in preclinical study

An international research team has developed microscopic particles that can make blind retinas respond to light. The particles act as tiny light receptors. Researchers inject them into the eye, where they settle close to ...

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