Efficient light control: Meta-optics replace conventional lenses
Conventional curved lenses, which direct light by refraction in glass or plastic, are often bulky and heavy, offering only limited control of light waves. Metasurfaces, in contrast, are flat and ...
Webb Telescope Detects “Impossible” Light From the Dawn of Time
Unexpected, Bright Hydrogen Emission Caught Astronomers by Surprise In the early universe, space was filled with a dense fog ...
Scientists Create Compact Laser That Could Revolutionize Chipmaking and Quantum Devices
A new solid-state laser produces 193-nm light for precision chipmaking and even creates vortex beams with orbital angular ...
Light-based polymerization reaction refines 3D printing, achieving sub-millimeter resolution
Researchers at the UAB have developed a new chemical reaction to form solid polymeric networks using light (photocuring) ...
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China’s High Energy Photon Source prepares to light up the world
High-energy particle accelerators, such as CERN’s Proton Synchrotron and Brookhaven’s Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, were ...
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Beyond Form: How Light and Shadow Define Architectural Atmosphere
Explore the interplay of light and shadow in architecture, enhancing perception, atmosphere, and emotional responses.
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Beam gene therapy for protein deficiency passes early safety test, sets efficacy bar in space: analyst
Boston biotech Beam Therapeutics has announced initial data from a phase 1/2 trial of its gene therapy for a genetic lung and liver disease, with no serious adverse events reported among the nine ...
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Monochromatic Cathodoluminescence Image in the Scanning Electron Microscope
A TECHNIQUE has been developed for observing monochromatic Cathodoluminescence from semiconductors in the scanning electron microscope, enabling optical micro-analysis of materials to be carried ...
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Supersolid: Scientists turn light into a solid that flows like liquid for first time
In a remarkable development, researchers have successfully turned light into a supersolid for the first time, paving the way for new insights into the unusual quantum states of matter. This ...
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Light has been transformed into a 'supersolid' for the first time
An odd solid that can flow like a fluid has been created from light for the first time. Studying it will help researchers better understand exotic quantum states of matter. “We actually made ...