(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists successfully concentrated the energy of infrared laser pulses using a nano funnel enabling them to generate extreme ultraviolet light pulses, which repeated 75 million ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 17, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An expedition through the fast-paced microscopic world of atoms reveals electrons that spin around at enormous speeds and have gigantic forces are acting on them. Monitoring the ultrafast motion of these ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 9, 2011
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Scientists who pioneered a revolutionary 3-D microscope technique are now describing an extension of that technology into a new dimension that promises sweeping applications in medicine, biological research, and development ...
Nanophysics
Jun 29, 2011
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A newly discovered magnetic phenomenon could accelerate data storage by several orders of magnitude.
General Physics
Apr 13, 2011
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When we catch a cold, the immune system steps in to defend us. This is a well-known biological fact, but is difficult to observe directly. Processes at a molecular level are not only miniscule, they are often extremely fast, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 12, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from MIT have developed a camera that can capture images of a scene that is not in its direct line of sight. The camera is equipped with a femtosecond laser, which fires extremely short bursts ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long sought the ability to regenerate nerve cells, or neurons, which could offer a new way to treat spinal-cord damage as well as neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 11, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To watch a magician transform a vase of flowers into a rabbit, it's best to have a front-row seat. Likewise, for chemical transformations in solution, the best view belongs to the molecular spectators closest ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 31, 2010
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Scientists at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) enjoyed a bird's eye view of a chemical bond as it breaks.
General Physics
Jul 28, 2010
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Scientists for the first time have dived into the effect that an intense X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has on materials.
General Physics
Jul 22, 2010
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