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Laser scattering technique sheds light on the strength of spider silk
Non–invasive laser light scattering technique used to uncover the elastic properties of silk from four different spider species.
Reliable single-photon detectors developed
Devices combine near-unity detection efficiency with high timing resolution and very low error rate.
Integrated carbon nanotubes improve laser power measurement
NIST make “play for leadership in laser power measurements” with new chip design.
Advanced Optical Materials publishes first issue
The first independent issue of Advanced Optical Materials is now online, including a review on magnetoplasmonics as well as ten excellent, original research articles.
Welding polymers with lasers
Welding incompatible polymers with lasers in seconds could spur new industrial products.
Researchers developed micro-resonator, mid-infrared frequency combs
Discovery could impact molecular spectroscopy by dramatically improving the recording speed, the resolution and the accuracy of Fourier spectrometers.
A deep look into the body with Raman spectroscopy
Recent advances in the field of Raman spectroscopy have paved the way for new deep non-invasive medical diagnosis methods.
Extending the range of liquid crystalline blue phase
Kyushu University researchers demonstrate a new blue phase material with expanded temperature range and Bragg wavelength shift.
Metamaterials using in novel sensor design
Device is more efficient, versatile and cheaper and could be used in airport security scanners or collision avoidance systems.
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