Modelling and simulation Research update Laser-driven implosion could produce megatesla magnetic fields Simulations of improved technique generate fields as strong as those found near neutron stars Read article: Laser-driven implosion could produce megatesla magnetic fields
Lasers Research update New metalaser is a laser researcher’s dream Nanostructured lasing system creates arbitrarily-shaped wavefronts, making it possible to control laser emission at will Read article: New metalaser is a laser researcher’s dream
Instrumentation and measurement Research update New laser-plasma accelerator could soon deliver X-ray pulses New design is more efficient at driving electrons Read article: New laser-plasma accelerator could soon deliver X-ray pulses
Complex systems Research update Abnormal ‘Arnold’s tongue’ patterns appear in a real oscillating system Ultrafast laser sheds new light on complex synchronization phenomena Read article: Abnormal ‘Arnold’s tongue’ patterns appear in a real oscillating system
Diagnostic imaging Analysis SPONSORED Simultaneous two- and three-photon imaging enables rapid cancer diagnosis Portable multiphoton microscopy system uses femtosecond laser pulses to create pathology-quality diagnostic images Read article: Simultaneous two- and three-photon imaging enables rapid cancer diagnosis
Materials Research update New method recycles quantum dots used in microscopic lasers Expensive and sometimes toxic elements can be reused in new devices Read article: New method recycles quantum dots used in microscopic lasers
Lasers Research update New on-chip laser fills long sought-after green gap Devices will be important for applications in quantum sensing and computing, biology, underwater communications and display technologies Read article: New on-chip laser fills long sought-after green gap
Lasers Research update New titanium:sapphire laser is tiny, low-cost and tuneable Energy efficient and integrated device is pumped by an LED Read article: New titanium:sapphire laser is tiny, low-cost and tuneable
Accelerators and detectors Research update Laser-driven accelerator benefits from clever use of light pulses Protons were driven to 150 MeV, 50% higher than previous record Read article: Laser-driven accelerator benefits from clever use of light pulses
Magnetism and spin Research update Laser light makes a material magnetic Researchers demonstrate a new way to induce a relatively large magnetic moment in room-temperature materials Read article: Laser light makes a material magnetic
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays