Read article: Simultaneous two- and three-photon imaging enables rapid cancer diagnosis 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: New method recycles quantum dots used in microscopic lasers 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 on-chip laser fills long sought-after green gap 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 titanium:sapphire laser is tiny, low-cost and tuneable 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: Laser-driven accelerator benefits from clever use of light pulses 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 light makes a material magnetic 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: Could lasers synthesize heavy elements produced in neutron-star mergers? Lasers Research update Could lasers synthesize heavy elements produced in neutron-star mergers? For the moment, the answer is "no", but a new study suggests next-generation neutron sources could do the job
Read article: Soap bubbles transform into lasers Lasers Research update Soap bubbles transform into lasers Laser wavelengths depend on bubble's size, paving the way for bubble-laser-based sensors of pressure or ambient electric field
Read article: Dark solitons spotted in ring semiconductor lasers Lasers Research update Dark solitons spotted in ring semiconductor lasers Discovery could boost molecular spectroscopy and integrated optoelectronics
Read article: Ultrafast laser-based electron beam could help explore radiobiology of the FLASH effect Radiotherapy Research update Ultrafast laser-based electron beam could help explore radiobiology of the FLASH effect A femtosecond infrared laser tightly focused in ambient air generates a high-dose-rate MeV electron beam
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays