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Shape matters when light meets atom
Have you ever wondered how you see the world? Vision is about photons of light, which are packets of energy, interacting with the atoms...
Dec 5, 20162 min read


Silicon nanoantennas turn light around
A team of physicists from ITMO University, MIPT, and The University of Texas at Austin have developed an unconventional nanoantenna that...
Nov 17, 20163 min read


New records set up with 'Screws of Light'
Twisted light Time and again, properties of the light surprise the research world. For example, light can be brought into a...
Nov 17, 20163 min read


Nanotech enables powerful and portable sterilization equipment
For the first time, researchers have created light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on lightweight flexible metal foil. Engineers at The Ohio State...
Nov 17, 20162 min read


Artificial atoms shed light on the future of security
From credit card numbers to bank account information, we transmit sensitive digital information over the internet every day. Since the...
Nov 10, 20163 min read


Physicists use lasers to capture first snapshots of rapid chemical bonds breaking
Lasers have successfully recorded a chemical reaction that happens as fast as a quadrillionth of a second, which could help scientists...
Oct 24, 20163 min read
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