Terahertz laser source shines at room temperature
Light source opens up applications in biological imaging and security screening
‘Polaritonics’ forges ahead
Particles that are 'half-matter and half-light' could be used in optoelectronics devices
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Shrimp see a polarized world
Biophysics experiment reveals how shrimp could find food and mates using circularly polarized light
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Auroral light is polarized after all
New measurements of the Northern Lights overturn 50 years of conventional wisdom
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Synchrotron proves Europeans were not the first painters to use oils
Scientists find Afghan oil paintings that date back hundreds of years before the Renaissance
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Sweat glands are tiny antennas
Radiation reflected by the skin could potentially reveal a person’s emotional state
Graphene makes for better optical displays
2D carbon material has a transparency that trumps conventional LCD electrodes
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Single photons make the trek from space
Quantum communications via satellite might soon be feasible
Alpha Centauri might harbour an ‘Earth’
Astronomers set to begin five-year search
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Free-electron laser benefits from ‘seed’ light
Technique produces shortest wavelengths for a FEL
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