Frequency comb takes a measure of distance
New interferometry technique uses "thousands of lasers"
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Single laser makes many colours
New design is based on quantum dots
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‘Superradiant’ laser created for first time
Breakthrough could boost performance of optical and atomic clocks
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‘Nanorefrigerator’ is cooled using sunlight
Quantum dots get electrons hopping
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Physicists look round corners in 3D
Laser pulses reconstruct image of hidden artist's mannequin
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Raman technique peers into cabin baggage
New scanner could ease airport liquids ban
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Our favourite pictures of 2011
From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes
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Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
Work on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics take the top gong
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Laser puts a new spin on light
Ultrafast pulses could boost optical telecoms
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Laser gyroscope measures the Earth’s ‘wobble’
New method would be cheaper and simpler than astronomical measurements
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