Lasers Video Taking the pulse of the Vulcan laser Kate Lancaster explains what it's like to work on one of the world's highest-intensity lasers
Lasers Video Laser fusion gets HiPERactive Mike Dunne, director of the European High Power Laser Energy Research (HiPER) project, describes what it will take to transform laser-driven fusion into a real-world power sourc... Read article: Laser fusion gets HiPERactive
Nuclear physics Research update Laser creates record-breaking protons High-energy protons could yield compact source for cancer therapy Read article: Laser creates record-breaking protons
Ultrafast science Research update Helium atoms get the ride of their life 'Ponderomotive' forces could boost surface science Read article: Helium atoms get the ride of their life
Telescopes and space missions Research update Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole Lab-based experiment could further our understanding of black holes and neutron stars Read article: Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole
Ultrafast science Research update Plasmonic laser puts the squeeze on light US researchers claim world's smallest semiconductor laser
Lasers Research update Arm dentists with lasers, urge researchers New dental technique can assess mineral content in teeth Read article: Arm dentists with lasers, urge researchers
Ultracold matter Research update Parity violation in ytterbium is largest ever seen Berkeley physicists boost parity violation to explore weak force Read article: Parity violation in ytterbium is largest ever seen
Transport properties Research update Nanoscale light source can change its colour Tiny 'free electron laser' could be used in displays Read article: Nanoscale light source can change its colour
Soft matter and liquids Research update Lasers look inside human bones Spectroscopy could help medics detect bone disease Read article: Lasers look inside human bones