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Tag Archives: Lasers
Spectroscopy Technique Reveals Nanoscale Acoustic Waves
Imaging using extreme ultraviolet scattering shows that optical pulses can generate surface excitations with spectra that were previously difficult to achieve. Continue reading
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Peacock feathers can be lasers
Tail feathers can emit narrow beams of light, a first in the animal kingdom. Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Lasers, Optics, Photonics, Science Magazine
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The Forecast Is Cloudy, With a Chance of Dropped Packets
Weather-based models predict threats to laser communications links. Continue reading
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Tagged Communications, Electronics, IEEE Spectrum, Lasers, Meteorology, Optics
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A Laser Casts a Shadow
Through its interactions with a crystal, light becomes an opaque object—an effect that could be harnessed in applications. Continue reading
Finally, a Flexible Semiconductor-Based Green Laser
NIST researchers crack a decades-old compact laser challenge Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer electronics, IEEE Spectrum, Lasers, Semiconductors
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Crystallizing the Path Toward a Nuclear Clock
Researchers have made the most precise measurement to date of the excited nuclear state of thorium-229, a candidate isotope for an ultraprecise nuclear clock. Continue reading
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Reducing Persistence ofAntibiotic Resistance
A light-based technique can make bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, and it is nearing clinical trials. Continue reading
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How Lasers Could Build Heavy Elements
Laser-generated nucleosynthesis remains out of reach of present-day technology—but more powerful lasers could eventually make it possible. Continue reading
High-Resolution Wind Detection
A phase-modulated lidar system can measure the speed of distant winds at submeter scales, potentially allowing detailed maps of turbulent flows. Continue reading
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