Swirling light beams carve intricate patterns
Logarithmic spirals could further our understanding of light
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Tunable plasmon laser could sniff out cancer
Liquid gain material could turn tiny lasers into chemical and biological sensors
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Fight over light
Robert P Crease examines why Goethe so savagely attacked Newton's views on optics
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Diamond cavity boosts magnetic-field detection
New sensor could be used to study the brain and heart
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Filling the world with light
Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura on winning the prize and what comes next
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‘Twisted light’ gives quantum cryptography a boost
Technique could make cryptographic systems more resilient to eavesdroppers
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Meet the kaleidoholics
Robert P Crease stumbles into the incredible world of a "philosophical toy" that’s 200 years old
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Diamond bull’s-eye collects polarized photons at a rapid rate
Circular grating could give quantum technologies a boost
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Lighting up the world
Jon Cartwright explores how to bring light to the 1.5 billion people without electric lighting
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Web life: International Year of Light 2015 Blog
Celebrating light, all year long
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