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Ultrafast science Research update Lasers slim down radiotherapy equipment Accelerating electrons using lasers could save valuable space and time in hospitals
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Optical physics Research update Camera captures at record rate Researchers unveil system with “unprecedented” image quality, frame rate and frame count
Ultrafast science Research update Cold atoms could help build ‘spintronics’ transistor Analogue "may help understand problems in real systems"
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Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays