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NIST’s Compact Gyroscope May Turn Heads

The NIST gyro’s glass atom chamber is just 3.5 cubic centimeters in size. The entire experimental setup, including low-p…

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Silicon nanoparticles trained to juggle light

Research findings prove the capabilities of silicon nanoparticles for flexible data processing in optical communication systems

Research findings prove the capabilities of silicon nanoparticles for flexible data processing in optical communication…

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The importance of being a vector: a story of darkness in light waves

In the paper published on 23 August, the researchers demonstrate that the distribution of the optical vortices in random…

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'Artificial atom' created in graphene

Electrons reveal their quantum properties when they are confined to small spaces. Scientists from TU Wien (Vienna), Aachen and Manchester have created tiny quantum dots in Graphene.

The high symmetry of the graphene lattice allows for four different quantum states. This opens up new pathways for quant…

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New theory could lead to new generation of energy friendly optoelectronics

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have created a new theoretical framework which co…

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Research note: Finding patterns in ‘electron puddles’

Yale physicist Leonid Glazman has developed a quantitative theory to explain the effect of quantum and thermal fluctuati…

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Light and matter merge in quantum coupling

Rice University physicists probe photon-electron interactions in vacuum cavity experiments

Rice physicists are closing in on a way to create a new condensed matter state in which all the electrons in a material…

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UA Engineers Twist Physics Laws to Boost Sonic Science

For decades, advances in electronics and optics have driven progress in information technology, energy and biomedicine.…

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X-ray optics on a chip

Illumination of samples by the two beams could provide some interesting advantages for coherent imaging and opens up the…

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‘Sniffer plasmons’ could detect explosives

The research has led to develop a quantum model that predicts plasmonic behaviour in graphene. As a result, the scientis…

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UCLA physicists discover ‘apparent departure from the laws of thermodynamics’

Ions subjected to buffer gas cooling never truly reach the same temperature as the surrounding gas

To perform their experiment, the researchers prepared a microscopic sample of laser cooled ions of the chemical element…

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Natural scale caterpillar soft robot is powered and controlled with light

Researchers have now developed a natural-scale soft caterpillar robot with an opto-mechanical liquid crystalline elastom…

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An ICFO and Corning study on color customization of transparent silica surfaces makes it to the cover of ACS Photonics.

In a recent study published in ACS Photonics, researchers have demonstrated the use of dewetted metal nanocaps on transp…

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Novel state of matter: Observation of a quantum spin liquid

A novel and rare state of matter known as a quantum spin liquid has been empirically demonstrated in a monocrystal of th…

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Midwest Optical Systems Announces StablEDGE™

Filters with performance efficiency uncompromised by angle of incidence

StablEDGE™ is an innovative hybrid filter design that maintains critical spectral performance in imaging applications wi…

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Wi-fi from lasers

White light from lasers demonstrates data speeds of up to 2 GB/s

A nanocrystalline material that rapidly makes white light out of blue light has been developed by KAUST researchers. Whi…

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Record-breaking logic gate ‘another important milestone’ on road to quantum computers

The team achieved the logic gate, which places two atoms in a state of quantum entanglement and is the fundamental build…

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Seeing the invisible: visible light superlens made from nanobeads

Illustrating the strength of the new superlens, the scientists describe seeing for the first time, the actual informatio…

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How Shaping Light can Change Particle Behavior

To explore these particle interactions, the researchers trapped up to five particles using optical tweezers. They then m…

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The deuteron too poses a mystery

The deuteron — just like the proton — is smaller than previously thought

The deuteron is smaller than previous measurements have found. A deuteron is a very simple atomic nucleus made up of jus…

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