Nature

Reconfigurable SiC gratings in PDMS: a portable approach for atmospheric optical communication networks

Free-space optical communication (FSOC) enables high-speed, secure, and scalable data transmission, with great potential for space–ground networks. However, existing FSOC systems predominantly employ ...
Nature

A high-efficiency programmable modulator for extreme ultraviolet light with nanometre feature size based on an electronic phase transition

The absence of efficient light modulators for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray photons considerably limits their real-life application, particularly when even slight complexity of the beam patterns ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Held an Extreme Atomic Experiment—and Challenged the Notions of What’s Possible

Scientists have observed “bending” atoms using a crystal grating—an experiment once believed impossible at the high energies required. The authors of a new, non-peer reviewed study detail how the a ...
Phys.org

Improving precision of pressure determination in nanosecond X-ray diffraction experiments

X-ray diffraction measurements under laser-driven dynamic compression allow researchers to investigate the atomic structure of matter at hundreds of thousands of atmospheres of pressure and ...
IFLScience

Century-Old Challenge Of “Atomic Diffraction” Finally Solved Thanks To Graphene

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...