How sound and light act alike—and not—at the smallest scale

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...

Ultrafast electron diffraction captures atomic layers twisting in response to light

A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not ...
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Double-illumination all-optical nanoalignment for stacking X-ray Fresnel zone plates

Fresnel zone plate (FZP) stacking is an approach to enhance diffraction efficiency in x-ray focusing and imaging by physically aligning 2 or more FZPs to increase the effective thickness and optical ...
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For the first time, light makes atoms dance in twisting two-dimensional materials

A flash of light has turned a sheet of atoms into a dance floor. In a feat of precision physics, researchers from Cornell and ...
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Breakthrough in water-based light generation: 1,000-fold enhancement of white-light output using non-harmonic two-color femtosecond lasers

Scientists at Japan's Institute for Molecular Science have achieved a 1,000-fold enhancement in white-light generation inside water by using non-harmonic two-color femtosecond laser excitation. This ...