The green flash
Pete Lawrence describes his quest since childhood to see this elusive phenomenon
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How do you produce laser light with bespoke colours?
It's a bit like kicking a football in a valley
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How do you produce a single photon?
A source of photons is a very convenient tool for physicists
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Spectrometer made from quantum dots is compact and low cost
Devices could someday be used in household appliances
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Why do we need new types of optical fibres?
Next-generation optical fibres could boost medicine and industry
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Bringing the human eye into focus
New imaging technique resolves the rods and cones at the back of the eye
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Frequency combs smooth out optical-fibre signals
Research could mean higher bandwidth for optical fibres, and so more data
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Vidya Deepa: the lamp of knowledge
How portable LED lights are helping students in a rural Indian community
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Kirigami patterns make composite materials more stretchy, while staying strong
Method could be used to make flexible electronics and optoelectronic devices
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Graphene light bulb shines bright
Devices could be used to make transparent, flexible displays of the future
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