New ‘vacuum ultraviolet’ laser is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing tech
The vacuum ultraviolet region is the area of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between X-rays and visible light. It…
Cambridge scientists capture electrons leaping across solar materials in 18 femtoseconds
A tiny burst of motion inside a molecule may be enough to shove an electron across a solar…
New platinum-free photocatalyst turns sunlight and water into renewable energy
A small beaker of water can look ordinary. Under the right light, it can also become a quiet…
3D printed moon dust structures could be the future of lunar construction
A gray powder that looks like ash can become something closer to stone when hit with the right…
Thin, new design doubles the efficiency of OLED lights
OLED screens already feel like magic. Colors pop on your phone. Blacks look truly black on your TV.…
NYU physicists create visible time crystals levitated by sound
A strange form of matter called a time crystal has fascinated physicists for about a decade. These systems…
Global first: Physicists use light to reveal quantum vibrations in a superconducting material
Light can tell you a lot about what matter is doing. Visible light shows a surface. X-rays reveal…
Scientists use ultrafast laser to flip materials into a different electronic state
A burst of invisible light can do more than illuminate a surface. In a new study, Michigan State…
Excitons Let Scientists Reshape Quantum Materials With Less Light
Light can do more than illuminate a material. In some cases, it can temporarily change how electrons move…
Scientists engineer bacteria to produce lower calorie, healthier sugar
For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the…
Scientists create Bose-Einstein condensate leading to a new fifth state of matter
In a Columbia University laboratory in New York, physicist Sebastian Will and his team have reached one of…
Scientists bend magnetic fields around real-world objects to create ‘invisibility cloaks’
For nearly 20 years, physicists and engineers have chased the idea of invisibility. Early efforts focused on hiding…