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Researchers discover method to replicate nature’s ability to reflect light to develop innovative materials

Researchers from the University of Surrey have developed an innovative new technique to mimic one of nature’s greatest achievements – natural structural colour.

During this study researchers found a direct relationship between the uniformity of the internal structure and its abili…

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'Lossless' metamaterial could boost efficiency of lasers and other light-based devices

Plasmonic metamaterials are materials engineered at the nanoscale to control light in unusual ways. They can be used to…

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Most accurate and most stable transportable optical clock worldwide

PTB's optical strontium clock in a car trailer – for geodetic investigations, worldwide clock comparisons and also for the new SI second

For the first time, scientists have presented a transportable optical strontium lattice clock which is suitable for the…

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Research opens door to smaller, cheaper, more agile communications tech

This technology is also expected to be applicable in sensors, data storage and liquid crystal displays

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A new technique for creation of entangled photon states developed

Physicists have elaborated a new technique for creation of entangled photon states

Members of the Faculty of Physics, the Lomonosov Moscow State University have elaborated a new technique for creation of…

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‘Superballs’ organise themselves into interesting structures

These findings bring the researchers one step closer to ultimately controlling the experimental self-assembly of superba…

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Centering measurement of lens systems for serial production

The new measurement principle is based on a high-precision linear axis that serves as a reference for the system. In add…

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Off-Axis Parabolic First Surface Metal Mirrors Free of Aberrations across Broadband Range

Solid metal design for unsurpassed thermal conductivity

Off-Axis Parabolic First Surface Metal Mirrors feature a solid metal design and use no adhesives for excellent thermal c…

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Frequency combs: on-chip integration on track

EPFL scientists have found a way to miniaturize frequency combs, realizing a new step toward miniaturization of such too…

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Zygo Introduces Miniature Optical Position Sensor

Zygo Corporation Introduces Miniature Optical Position Sensor for High-Precision Motion Sensing and Positioning Applications

The ZPS system enables high-precision measurement and positional control for advanced applications, such as deformable o…

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First ever blueprint unveiled to construct a large scale quantum computer

An international team, led by a scientist from the University of Sussex, have unveiled the first practical blueprint for…

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Taming complexity

The program developed by Carleo and Troyer uses simplified parameters to simulate a certain quantum mechanical system an…

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Sorting machine for atoms

The proposal by Bonn-based researchers could push the development of future quantum computers a crucial step forward. Th…

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Wave of the future: Terahertz chips a new way of seeing through matter

The system is realized in the same silicon chip technology that powers all modern electronic devices from smartphones to…

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Large groups of individual photons now available on demand – an equivalent of photonic ‘integrated circuit’

Completely secure, high-speed quantum communication, or even a model of quantum computer, may be among the possible appl…

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Surprising spin behavior at room temperature

circularly polarized room-temperature electroluminescence from spin-polarized light-emitting diodes

This behavior indicates the presence of spin-dependent nonlinear processes, which may allow the development of semicondu…

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Quantum optical sensor for the first time tested in space – with a laser system from Berlin

The MAIUS mission demonstrates that quantum optical sensors can be operated even in harsh environments like space – a pr…

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Flat lens opens a broad world of color

First metalens to work across a continuous bandwidth allows new control of light

The team has developed the first flat lens that works within a continual bandwidth of colors, from blue to green. This b…

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D-Wave Announces D-Wave 2000Q Quantum Computer and First System Order

Latest generation system, available this quarter for shipment, solves larger problems faster

D-Wave's leap from 1000 qubits to 2000 qubits is a major technical achievement and an important advance for the emerging…

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New ‘needle pulse’ beam pattern packs a punch

Industrial applications might include any form of laser materials processing that involves putting as much light as poss…

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