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Read article: Entangled light source is fully on-chip Quantum optics Research update Entangled light source is fully on-chip Compact device could lead to practical sources of multiphoton cluster states
Read article: Atomic clocks put Einstein and the Standard Model to the test, UK’s XFEL plans enter design phase Metrology Podcasts Atomic clocks put Einstein and the Standard Model to the test, UK’s XFEL plans enter design phase In this podcast we chat about comparing atomic clocks and plans for a free electron laser
Read article: Photonic band structure created in electrically driven OLED microcavities Light sources Research update Photonic band structure created in electrically driven OLED microcavities Stack of organic light emitting diodes forms hybridized energy states with strong dependence on unit cell geometry
Read article: Dose measurement system could improve phototherapy for jaundiced newborns Biomedical devices Research update Dose measurement system could improve phototherapy for jaundiced newborns Estimating the rate of energy delivered by a phototherapy lamp within a selected wavelength range could optimize neonatal phototherapy
Read article: X-ray technique sheds fresh light on correlated metals Light sources Research update X-ray technique sheds fresh light on correlated metals Combined experimental and theoretical approach reveals electronic correlations in quantum materials
Read article: Talking about Hawking, Brazil’s new synchrotron light source Light sources Podcasts Talking about Hawking, Brazil’s new synchrotron light source In this podcast we chat about a new biography of Stephen Hawking and catch up with the director of Latin America’s only synchrotron light source
Read article: Human hand used as an infrared source to reveal secret messages Instrumentation and measurement Research update Human hand used as an infrared source to reveal secret messages Radiation from fingers creates complex signals
Read article: ‘Twistoptics’ produces a tunable nonlinear optical response Light sources Research update ‘Twistoptics’ produces a tunable nonlinear optical response Twisted layers of 2D materials could be used to generate entangled photons for quantum optics and quantum information applications