Police investigate laser strike on pilot-training flight over Napier
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Forget Lasers—Researchers Just Created Quantum Entanglement Using Sunlight
Lasers are no longer required to produce quantum entanglement, physicists say, after achieving the state using sunlight. In…
Scientists unravel new physics after laser diffracts in chiral patters
Scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) at the University of Tokyo in Japan have come across…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…
Physicists Finally Figured Out How to Fit an Ultrafast Pulsing Laser onto a Microscopic Computer Chip
EPFL’s chip-based ultrafast laser operating in the laboratory test setup. The device produces extremely short laser pulses directly…
Chinese team achieves 20x laser interaction boost without extra power
Chinese researchers have reportedly demonstrated a new way to dramatically enhance ultrafast laser interactions without increasing overall laser…
Chinese team achieves 20x laser interaction boost without extra power
Chinese researchers have reportedly demonstrated a new way to dramatically enhance ultrafast laser interactions without increasing overall laser…
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Scientists First Observe Atom Spin Reversal Inside Crystal
An international physics team has directly observed, for the first time, how angular momentum transfers between atomic vibrations…
Greece opens laser ground station as Europe races to strengthen satellite links
A new laser ground station is beginning operations in Greece as Europe accelerates efforts to build a continent-wide…
Fusion Breakthrough? Magnetizing Plasmas with High-Powered Lasers Paves the Way Toward “Direct Drive” Fusion
Promising new fusion research is revealing how plasma can spontaneously generate its magnetic field, in a fundamental breakthrough…
Dance till you drop: Why club culture is having a senior moment
Laser beams thread throughout a Wellington bar as dancers rave and wave their hands in the air to…