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Laser-based rotation of floating samples enables high-resolution 3D microscopy

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How AI is transforming human robots

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New bolometer achieves sub-zeptojoule resolution

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Tantala 3D integrated circuits deliver a rainbow of laser light

Reading Time: 3 Tantala-based laser Read article: Tantala 3D integrated circuits deliver a rainbow of laser light

Laser-driven free electron laser runs for more than eight hours

Reading Time: 3 minutesLaser stabilization system boosts quality of electron bunches

Two researchers working at the BELLA Center

‘Nano-aquariums’ deliver atomic-resolution imaging

Reading Time: 2 minutesTransmission electron microscopy probes solid–liquid interfaces

Illustration of the atomic structure of graphene

Miniature magnets break field strength record

Reading Time: 4 minutesNew coiled device could rival expensive magnet facilities, say scientists

Surface contamination holds the key to a static electricity mystery

Reading Time: 3 minutesCarbon-rich “schmutz” determines how charge moves between objects made from identical insulating oxides

Photo of a speaker, which resembles a metallic plunger, suspending a tiny sphere of silica above a silica plate

Time crystal emerges in acoustic tweezers

Reading Time: 3 minutesSystem could shed light on emergent periodic phenomena in biological systems

Photograph of a particle being help in acoustic tweezers

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Thyracont’s vacuum measurement instruments enable innovation across industries

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Semiconductor metrology and standards will ensure the UK plays to its strengths

Reading Time: 4 minutesNew roadmap states the UK must prioritize its capabilities in semiconductor standards

Delegates at a UK semiconductor workshop

Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum

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Ask me anything: Ian Griffiths – ‘While changing jobs is a daunting task, it has always been worthwhile’

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Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine

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Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research

Reading Time: < 1 minuteImpulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells

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Transfer learning could help muon tomography identify illicit nuclear materials

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Pockets and pillars capture ricocheting molecules in vacuum pump

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Joined-up thinking in quantum metrology: why collaboration is the secret of success

Reading Time: 6 Lord Vallance, UK Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear Read article: Joined-up thinking in quantum metrology: why collaboration is the secret of success

Cavity-based X-ray laser delivers high-quality pulses

Reading Time: 3 Schematic showing X-ray and electron pulses in XFEL Read article: Cavity-based X-ray laser delivers high-quality pulses

Ion-clock transition could benefit quantum computing and nuclear physics

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New sensor uses topological material to detect helium leaks

Reading Time: 3 Diagram showing white cylinders arranged in a triangular pattern and connected by white tubes. A series of three smaller diagrams shows the device from different angles and the location of gas inlets. Read article: New sensor uses topological material to detect helium leaks

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