Since the advent of lasers, researchers have strived to build an acoustic equivalent — devices that can amplify and emit sound waves at a single frequency. Kerry Vahala and his group at the California ...

Scientists are using an adapted version of VPIC, a particle-in-cell plasma physics code, to model the nonlinear physics of laser backscatter energy transfer and plasma instabilities in an attempt to ...

New ground-breaking research could change the way scientists understand and describe lasers - establishing a new relationship between classical and quantum physics. New ground-breaking research from ...

Researchers at Umeå University and the Swedish Defense Research Agency, FOI, have developed new laser methods that can ...

Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for breakthroughs in the field of lasers used for surgery as well as scientific study. Arthur ...

Applied physics is perfect for students fascinated by physics, but who don't see themselves strictly pursuing a laboratory position. You'll be prepared for a career in industry or engineering allowing ...

Trapped: a look inside the Stark decelerator used in the experiment. The molecules fly through a tube formed by 4 mm-diameter rings, which can be seen in the centre of the image. (Courtesy: Steven ...

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has been "split" — with one half going to Arthur Ashkin, an American who won for his work with optical tweezers, while Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland ...

Oil recovery system The researchers envision that femtosecond laser-treated cork could be used to clean up large-scale marine oil spills. (Courtesy: Yuchun He) New research suggests that laser-treated ...

Oil spills are deadly disasters for ocean ecosystems. They can have lasting impacts on fish and marine mammals for decades and wreak havoc on coastal forests, coral reefs, and the surrounding land.