In a paper that made the cover of the journal Applied Physics Letters, an international team of researchers has demonstrated an innovative technique for increasing the intensity of lasers. This ...

Researchers at the University of Sydney have cracked a long-standing problem in microchip-scale lasers by carving tiny "speed ...

Study leader Andrea Alberti from the Institute of Applied Physics at the University of Bonn. (Courtesy: Volker Lannert / University of Bonn) Laser beams are normally invisible when they pass through a ...

Using intense X-rays, researchers captured a buckyball as it expanded, split and shed electrons under strong laser fields.

Electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) generated during laser-plasma interactions represent a captivating frontier in modern physics. In these processes, intense laser beams interact with plasma targets, ...

Applied physics bridges the gap between physics, engineering, and other sciences. While engineers solve well-defined problems, applied physicists focus on applying physics interdisciplinarily. At ...

Free-electron lasers (FELs) represent a transformative technology in the generation of coherent X-ray pulses that are both remarkably bright and ultrashort in duration. By utilising relativistic ...

Integrated laser platform: A single chip generates narrow linewidth and tuneable visible light covering all colours. (Courtesy: Myles Marshall/Columbia Engineering) Researchers in the US have created ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. A bit over 25 years ago ago, probably late 1991 or very early 1992, ...

Researchers have demonstrated an innovative technique for increasing the intensity of lasers. This approach, based on the compression of light pulses, would make it possible to reach a threshold ...