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Scientists used lasers and a supersonic sheet of gas to accelerate a high-quality beam of electrons to 10 billion electronvolts (eV) in just 30 cm. The energy and quality of the beam is a significant improvement compared to previous efforts.
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Dual Lasers Lead to High-Energy Accelerator and View of Laser-Plasma Interaction Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) used lasers and a supersonic sheet of gas to accelerate a high-quality beam of elec

Scientists have developed a highly effective and general molecular design that enables an enhancement in radioluminescence within organometallic scintillators by more than three orders of magnitude.
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Novel molecular design achieves 1,300-fold increase in scintillator radioluminescence Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a highly effective and general molecular design that enables an enhancement in radioluminescence within organometallic scintillators by more than three orders of magnitude. This enhancement harnesses X-ray-induced triplet exci...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed an innovative method for rapidly creating laser light sources in large quantities using an inkjet printer that ejects laser-emitting droplets.
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Printable laser-emitting droplets offer new display technology Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed an innovative method for rapidly creating laser light sources in large quantities using an inkjet printer that ejects laser-emitting droplets.

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Researchers have successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable already carrying internet traffic.
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Quantum Teleportation Demonstrated Over Busy Internet Cables Researchers from Northwestern University have successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable already carrying internet traff

A research group at LANL used an advanced form of quantum ghost imaging, to acquire images of living plants with light that was orders of magnitude below starlight.
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Quantum Ghost Imaging Safely Images Live Plants Using IR Light Quantum ghost imaging (QGI), a technique that leverages quantum mechanics to capture images at extremely low light levels, could provide a way to imag

Scientists have developed the first electrically pumped continuous-wave semiconductor laser composed exclusively of elements from the fourth group of the periodic table—the "silicon group."
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First electrically pumped, continuous-wave semiconductor laser advances silicon photonics integration Scientists have developed the first electrically pumped continuous-wave semiconductor laser composed exclusively of elements from the fourth group of the periodic table—the "silicon group."

Researchers have demonstrated a novel way of steering a beam of relativistic electron pulses produced by an ultrahigh intensity, femtosecond laser.
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Femtosecond lasers and ordered nanopillars: A new path for high-speed electron control The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Australian National University, Canberra has demonstrated a novel way of steering a beam of relativistic electron pulses produced by an ultrahigh intensity, femtosecond laser. Their study is published in the journal Laser....

Researchers developed a way to recycle the quantum dots used to make microscopic supraparticle (SP) lasers.
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Quantum Dot Recycling Improves Sustainability of Lasers To make quantum dot technology more sustainable, researchers at the University of Strathclyde developed a practical, inexpensive way to recycle the co

A recent study utilized thermal photonics to achieve cross-band synergistic control of thermal radiation in both angle and spectrum.
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Thermal photonics advances enable efficient subambient daytime radiative cooling for vertical surfaces Radiative heat transfer is one of the most critical energy transfer mechanisms in nature. However, traditional blackbody radiation, due to its inherent characteristics, such as its non-directional, incoherent, broad-spectrum, and unpolarized nature, results in energy exchange between the radiating b...

Building on a decade of research, scientists from MIT and elsewhere have demonstrated a fully integrated photonic processor that can perform all the key computations of a deep neural network optically on the chip.
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Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with extreme energy efficiency The deep neural network models that power today's most demanding machine-learning applications have grown so large and complex that they are pushing the limits of traditional electronic computing hardware.

Harnessing the power of deep ultraviolet (UV) laser light, researchers have developed a technique for precise surface processing of diamonds.
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Macquarie laser breakthrough achieves atomic-scale precision on diamond Deep ultraviolet light provides atomic-level surface control in a standard air environment.

With vinegar fly problems on the rise in sweetpotato storage, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative researchers are exploring a novel management strategy using lasers.
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Researchers Pit Lasers Against Sweetpotato Pest With vinegar flies increasingly impacting sweetpotato storage, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative researchers are exploring a novel management strategy with lasers to combat the pests.

A new microscopy platform could improve investigations into the mechanisms that drive cellular behavior by providing fast, precise 3D imaging of multiple cellular structures at the nanoscale, while allowing flexible control of the extracellular environment.
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Microscopy Method Supports 3D, Multitargeted Cell Imaging at Nanoscale A new microscopy platform could improve investigations into the mechanisms that drive cellular behavior by providing fast, precise 3D imaging of multi

A research team has applied laser Doppler vibrometry on fresco paintings to locate delamination and aid in efforts against their deterioration.
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From traditional to technological: Using laser Doppler vibrometry for fresco conservation Fresco painting, a technique that dates back to antiquity, involves applying dry pigments to wet plaster, creating stunning artwork that can last for centuries. Over time, however, these masterpieces often face degradation due to delamination, where decorative plaster layers separate from the underl...

Solar-powered lasers that run on the photosynthetic machinery of bacteria could one day provide a low mass, simple and sustainable means of providing power in space, replacing the usual heavy lenses and complex electronics that aren't very cost-effective to launch.
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How bacteria are inspiring the next generation of space-borne lasers Photosynthesis efficiently captures and converts sunlight into something usable — so why not steal a trick from nature for our own solar-powered lasers?

Researchers used cholesteric liquid crystal materials to develop reconfigurable color-filter lenses which can cut off specific wavelengths of light that cause seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy.
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Liquid Crystal Lens Filters out Light that Causes Seizures In people who experience photosensitive epilepsy, seizures can be triggered by visual stimuli, like video games, that are displayed at certain wavelen