‘Camera’ captures shockwaves as quantum bit forms inside a crystal
Scientists have recorded what happens inside a crystal in the split second before a quantum bit forms. A…
China achieves first two-way high-speed laser communication link between Earth and Moon
By Wu Yuehui (People’s Daily) 14:36, September 09, 2026 Photo shows a schematic diagram of two-way laser communication…
New laser design breaks rigid patterns without losing light control
A laser does not always need a perfectly repeating pattern to produce a clean beam. Researchers at the…
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…