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Lasers Research update “Lasetron” could probe the nucleus Pulses of radiation just zeptoseconds long could be generated with existing lasers
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Ultrafast science Research update Super-short laser flashes light up ultra-fast events Fleeting bursts of X-rays allow scientists to track attosecond electron events for the first time
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Structure and dynamics Research update Ion strings make brilliant beams Preventing collisions is the key to super-stable ion beams