A trained neural network can learn what parameters specific femtosecond laser patterned surfaces require with no input about the physics
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Physics World journalists reflect on the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics
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Discovery could also improve our understanding of weather patterns and turbulent fluids
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Peter Leibinger, chief technology officer at the industrial laser and machine-tool firm TRUMPF, discusses progress in additive manufacturing
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Upper limit on energy could be tough to beat
Read article: Rogue magnetic fields put the brakes on laser-driven protons
New way of cooling atoms is unveiled
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Diamond-based device could lead to ultra-sensitive microwave amplifiers
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New laser can have cavity of any possible shape
Read article: Physicists create first ‘topological’ laser
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Read article: Attosecond physicist honoured by Royal Society
Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Interacting lasers shed light on topological defects
