Physicists have found a highly efficient way to transfer angular momentum from a light beam to a tiny cylindrical object, causing it to spin in a way that could be used as a motor, such as pump in a microfluidic circuit. By using resonant enhancement, the new device has drastically improved on previous approaches, achieving efficiency levels that surprised even its creators. “We compared our result to a theoretically...
Physicists have found a highly efficient way to transfer angular momentum from a light beam to a tiny cylindrical object, causing it to spin...
Spacecraft could soon carry sophisticated polarisation-sensitive optics, thanks to innovative design that miniaturises optical technology to a tiny...
Physicists have devised a way to combine an atomic magnetometer with a gyroscope, using a pulsed laser system and a simple mixture of gases. The...
Two physicists from the Research School of Physics (RSPhys) have received major recognition from the Australian Academy of Science. Distinguished...
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