Scientists can now snap ultra-powerful laser pulses in one shot. RAVEN reveals distortions instantly, unlocking breakthroughs ...

His journey began with a 'fascination for lasers, inspired by a great physics teacher and a summer job at Barr & Stroud' ...

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

Scientists have captured the moment a laser "comes to life"—and what they found challenges long-held beliefs. Using a special ...

The new tool takes a full picture of laser pulses in one go. It helps scientists fix problems fast in fusion and other energy ...

Physicists at the University of Oxford have unveiled a “pioneering” method for capturing the full structure of ultra-intense laser pulses in a single measurement. The breakthrough, a collaboration ...

Breakthroughs from two rival experiments, Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X and the Joint European Torus, suggest the elusive dream ...

Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research's investment in ...

The invisible dark matter is one of the universe's biggest mysteries, and its existence is confirmed only by the ...

Quantum tunnelling — when a particle skips through a barrier that classical physics would forbid — happens faster when objects have less energy, find physicists who worked out a way to probe photons ...

Oxford scientists have set a world record for quantum precision, achieving just one error in 6.7 million operations using ...

A novel method for continuously tuning single-photon nonlinearity using engineered Rydberg states paves the way for more ...