Since the 1980s, researchers have sought to use laser light to control chemical reactions relevant to photochemistry, catalysis and light-responsive materials. But this technique, known as coherent ...

Whether in a smartphone or laptop, semiconductors form the basis of modern electronics and accompany us constantly in everyday life. The processes taking place inside these materials are the subject ...

An intense ultrafast pulse white laser with continuous and ultraflat spectral coverage from deep-ultraviolet (DUV) to far-infrared (FIR) can open up a new arena of full-spectrum laser spectroscopy ...

What would it take to instantly transform a material from an electrical insulator into a conductive state without ever ...

New measurements in germanium reveal how excited electrons drive lattice vibrations that govern energy flow and heating in semiconductors. (Nanowerk News) Whether in a smartphone or laptop, ...

The advent of the laser transformed spectroscopy into a tool for precision measurements across scales, from nuclei to stars. In this Editorial we reflect on its far-reaching influence. The vast ...

The top panel illustrates halide substitution in cesium lead halide (CsPb(Br/Cl)₃) nanocrystals, where photoirradiation induces exchange between bromide and chloride ions, altering the Br/Cl ratio.

Attosecond pulses capture ultrafast electron and light–matter dynamics on the shortest timescales accessible to controlled experiments, making them indispensable tools for ultrafast spectroscopy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Physicists at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have reinforced a measurement that runs counter to decades of accepted ...

Liquid scintillation counting (LSC). detects the light released when tritium-bearing hydrogen atoms in environmental water samples decay and interact with a scintillation cocktail, allowing the ...