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Researchers discover single-wavelength focal spots can be achieved by combining a rotational hyperbolic mirror with a parabolic mirror for current femtosecond petawatt-class lasers...
Researchers discover a large class of materials can be made magnetic via laser light—at room temperature—and it opens a new pathway to designing materials with light.
Episode 6 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Gregory Niven, whose work was honored with an Individual Technical Achievement award by the Academy of Motion ...
Nonmetallic quantum dots, synthesized from Earth-abundant carbon and sulfur sources, are cost-effective, versatile, biocompatible, and environmentally friendly.
The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics is targeting laser-driven inertial confinement fusion, as part of National Nuclear Security Administration’s Stockpile...