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The emergence of ultrafast laser pulse generation, marking a significant milestone in laser science, has triggered incredible progress across a wide array of disciplines, encompassing industrial ...

The ZEUS laser facility at the University of Michigan has roughly doubled the peak power of any other laser in the U.S. with its first official experiment at 2 petawatts (2 quadrillion watts). At more ...

Next-generation technology requires next-generation materials that can be tailored to exact mission requirements. Additive ...

Engineers have created a device that generates incredibly tiny, earthquake-like vibrations on a microchip—and it could ...

Scientists at the University of Oxford have unveiled a pioneering method for capturing the full structure of ultra-intense laser pulses in a single measurement. The breakthrough, published in close ...

Physicists are learning to carve laser beams into intricate shapes that can grab hold of electrons and push them with a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Deep beneath the surface in a quiet corner of the basement of the Physics, Math and Astronomy building of the University of Texas at Austin, lasers blast electronics with simulated ...

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The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) recently welcomed a European delegation from the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI), marking a significant milestone in strengthening ...

Since the late 1960s, Pink Floyd has experimented with light projectors, smoke and strobes to accompany their live music.