Optical physics Research update Lens makers go flat out Polymers offer new way to make variable focus devices
Optical physics Research update Superlens breakthrough Physicists have beaten the diffraction limit of light Read article: Superlens breakthrough
Optical physics Research update Negative refraction goes optical New results could help make a superlens Read article: Negative refraction goes optical
Optical physics Research update Photonic crystals come under the microscope Fibre-based technique sheds new light on the details of photonic band structures Read article: Photonic crystals come under the microscope
Structure and dynamics Research update Phononic crystals go hypersonic New materials could control light and sound at the same time Read article: Phononic crystals go hypersonic
Optical physics Research update Photonic crystal slows down light Two-dimensional array of tiny cavities can reduce group velocities Read article: Photonic crystal slows down light
Ultrafast science Research update Total reflection doubles up French physicists follow in the footsteps of Newton and Wigner Read article: Total reflection doubles up
Structure and dynamics Research update Longer lives for organic LEDs Doping with C60 boosts device performance
Optical physics Research update Optics enters the single-cycle regime Laser physicists generate shortest ever pulse Read article: Optics enters the single-cycle regime
Ultrafast science Research update Red blood cells are go! Indian physicists use lasers to drive a cellular motor Read article: Red blood cells are go!
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