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Using atomic quantum-simulation, an experimental technique involving finely tuned lasers and ultracold atoms about a bil…

Computer Simulations Show How Light Pulses Can Create Channels that Conduct Electricity with No Resistance in Atomically Thin Semiconductors

Theoretical physicists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory used computer simulations to s…

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The Vuzix Blade 3000 Smart Sunglasses is completely untethered and supports both wireless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interfaces…

Changhong, Analog Devices, and Consumer Physics Collaborate to Revolutionize Mobile Phones; Eat Healthier, Live Better, and Explore More with SCiO Material Sensing Technology in your Phone

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The team was able to quantify ST12’s optical band gap--where visible light energy can be absorbed by the material—as wel…

A study published in 2D materials reports on the use of a cloud of cold atoms that can behave in the same way as graphene does.

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According to the authors of the study, their proposed method of vortex manipulation could be used in quantum computation…

By modulating the flow of phonons through semiconductor nanowires, engineers can create smaller and faster devices

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Researchers from INRS and the FEMTO-ST Institute in France have used a novel measurement technique that magnifies time t…

JILA’s record-setting atomic clock, in which strontium atoms are trapped in a laser grid known as an optical lattice, tu…

In addition to improving beam collimation, beam expanders can be used to focus laser beams. By producing an expanded bea…

Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) with Photoswitchable Azobenzene Molecules Enable Tunable Separation of Substance Mixtures – Publication in Nature Communications

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Engineers at Caltech have developed a system of flat optical lenses that can be easily mass-produced and integrated with…

By shining laser light into fiber optic waveguides made of glass, they were able to probe and generate acoustic waves in…