Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) is a promising technology that can completely revolutionize what lasers can achieve. Such a system can produce highly directional, bright beams with ...

Developing and manufacturing effective, safe, reliable new drugs or critical new materials for use in semiconductors or applications involving dangerous materials requires many layers of knowledge.

Metalworkers and metallurgists have long appreciated the ability to tailor the performance characteristics of steel (an alloy of iron and carbon), including their strength, hardness, ductility and ...

Scientists have released a video showing the world's first ever 'visible time crystals' that continue to move and change shape over time.

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