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Scientists Get Closer to Developing a High-Precision, Th-229 Optical Nuclear Clock

A property distinctive among all familiar nuclides is observed in the nucleus of thorium-229: It must be feasible to excite it using ultraviolet light. So far, there has been limited knowledge on the low-energy state of the Th-229 nucleus that is accountable for this attribute.

20 Apr 2018

Researchers Use Laser Beam to Write and Delete Magnets in Alloys

Researchers have developed a new method to write and erase magnets in an alloy by applying a laser beam. The result was an unexpected effect.

20 Apr 2018

Research Paves Way to Studying Collisions Between Atoms and Molecules

Underlining the exceptional control possessed by modern chemists, scientists have now trapped two single atoms - cesium and sodium - in individual “optical tweezers” and then guided them together, leading to the formation of a single molecule of sodium cesium (NaCs).

16 Apr 2018

Researchers Develop Smaller 3D Photonic Integrated Circuits

In the recent past, femtosecond laser direct writing has been regarded as a propitious technique for the fabrication of photonic integrated chips specifically because of its intrinsic potential for three-dimensional (3D) prototyping in transparent substrates.

11 Apr 2018

Using Infrared Lasers to Detect Chemical or Biological Attack

Researchers are developing a real-time instrument that can screen the atmosphere for toxic agents to alert people to a chemical/biological attack.

29 Mar 2018

RTI International Launches SWIR Vision Systems for Machine Vision Imaging Technology

RTI International, a leading nonprofit research institute, today announced the launch of a new spin-out venture company, SWIR Vision Systems Inc., to commercialize breakthrough infrared camera technology developed at RTI for applications in the industrial machine vision, security systems, agricultural, automotive, and other global imaging markets.

From SWIR Vision Systems 27 Mar 2018