Lasers that emit extremely short light pulses are highly precise and are used in manufacturing, medical applications, and ...

Scientists at Rice University have discovered that beams of light can physically shift atoms in a class of ultra-thin ...

A French-Japanese collaboration has just developed an organic ultraviolet (UV) laser emitting at a record wavelength of 358.5 ...

A team of researchers has created a powerful new laser that fits on a microchip. It’s faster, more affordable, and easier to tune than existing precision lasers. The breakthrough could transform ...

VILLIGEN, Switzerland — Researchers from three Swiss universities claim to have found a route to efficient silicon light-emitting lasers. The new technique holds out the promise of practical ...

Researchers have used laser light to draw electronic circuits directly onto flexible films, sculpting 2D materials without chemicals, photolithography, or cleanrooms. (Nanowerk Spotlight) What if you ...

Talk about precision. New measurements of key wavelengths of ultraviolet light---down to a few millionths of a nanometer---are among the most precise ever reported and are improving calibrations of ...

This light activated remote switch circuit could be operated using a flashlight beam and could eb used for toggling a specified load from a distance using an external light source such as a flashlight ...