Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create ...

Most space missions rely on chemical rockets for propulsion. Rockets must carry fuel, which increases spacecraft mass and limits their speed and travel distance. For decades, researchers have explored ...

Researchers from Germany, Japan and India, led by scientists from DESY and the Universities of Kiel and Hamburg, have found a way to collectively make molecules on a flat surface rotate by exposing ...

Astrolight CEO Laurynas Mačiulis explains how laser satellite communication could ease spectrum congestion, increase data capacity, and raise new engineering and policy questions for space ...

A tiny metasurface chip can turn invisible infrared light into steerable visible beams, opening the door to powerful new ...

Researchers from Tuskegee University, Alabama, have developed a new photonic crystal (a kind of ...

The researchers at Tuskegee University, Alabama, reported their work in the Journal of Nanophotonics, confirming that they developed a photonic crystal light sail designed to address these limitations ...

Explore advances in protein imaging techniques and spatial proteomics. Learn how modern imaging tools reveal protein dynamics and organization in cells.

Attosecond pulses enable sub-femtosecond studies of ultrafast electron dynamics. Since 2001, pulse durations have shortened ...

Optical feedback from on-chip components fundamentally limits stable laser operation in photonic integrated circuits. In a ...

Dynamic Image Analysis directly addresses micro-flow imaging’s inherent scalability and workflow limitations. Both ...