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Recent News
May 01, 2024
What if Metals Could Conduct Light?
The Department of Energy covers recent research from Dmitri Basov's group on a light-propagating metal.
April 23, 2024
Making Light ‘Feel’ a Magnetic Field like an Electron Would
New observation could provide way to increase the strength of interaction between light and matter, eventually leading to smaller lasers and other improved photonic technologies.
April 22, 2024
Superradiant Atoms Could Push the Boundaries of How Precisely Time Can Be Measured
The result could have broad implications in areas such as space travel, volcanic eruptions and GPS systems.
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