New optical fibre shortens laser pulses the easy way
Kagome structure and noble gas work together to create short, powerful infrared bursts
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Ultrasound puts a new twist on light
System sculpts and guides Bessel beams
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How to twist light into a Möbius strip
Topological curiosity created from laser beam
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A single light of science
An introduction to the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015)
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Structured photons slow down in a vacuum
Speed of light drops slightly when photons are shaped by a mask
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Diamond defects coupled to photonic cavity with nanoscale accuracy
New technique could be used to develop quantum technologies, including sensors and computers
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Physicists get set for UNESCO’s Year of Light
A whole host of events will celebrate the 2015 International Year of Light
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The world of physics in 2015
Find out more about the key physics events of the coming year – and those we predict might happen
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Our favourite pictures of 2014
From interstellar dust and galactic dirt to cracking oysters and educational doodles
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A cabinet of invisible curiosities
Philip Ball's book on the science and superstition of invisibility through the ages, reviewed by Ulf Leonhardt
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