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Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, could be the key to a new generation of nanoscopic lasers, that will be embedded in communication and processing technology...
2 October 2025
Physicists have pioneered a new method for making a rare form of silicon, prized for its remarkable properties. The discovery, which could mean cheaper and more efficient solar cells,...
19 September 2025
The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable – dynamically tuning advanced optical processes...
12 September 2025
A new approach to manufacturing multicolour lenses could inspire a new generation of tiny, cheap, and powerful optics for portable devices such as phones and drones. The design uses...
2 September 2025
Congratulations to Dr Ed Simpson, who has been awarded a Future Fellowship to study nuclear fusion reactions. Dr Simpson, who is from the Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator...
6 August 2025
A new material platform has enabled scientists to create photon pairs whose entanglement can be tuned, from a layer thinner than a human hair. The photon pairs are created by a metasurface...
17 July 2025
A remark by a first-year student about a space researcher’s lack of real-world impact has led to a project to develop a groundbreaking device that combats PFAS, a forever chemical, The...
20 June 2025
Technology developed at the Research School of Physics has attracted attention from the Taiwanese Space Agency. After a group from Taiwan toured the Space Plasma and Plasma Processing...
5 June 2025
Material physicists at the Research School of Physics are creating materials to protect satellites from the harsh space environment – essentially sunscreen for satellites. The...
23 May 2025
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,...
15 May 2025
Spacecraft could soon carry sophisticated polarisation-sensitive optics, thanks to innovative design that miniaturises optical technology to a tiny fraction of its current size. These...
2 May 2025
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 new technique will not only be a radical...
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