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Light-driven logic in WSâ‚‚ tops 10 THz in ultrafast computing test

Researchers at Politecnico di Milano and CNR-IFN have demonstrated all-optical logic operations in a tungsten disulfide (WSâ‚‚) ...

Ultrafast light pulses make molecules rotate on quantum materials

Researchers from Germany, Japan and India, led by scientists from DESY and the Universities of Kiel and Hamburg, have found a way to collectively make molecules on a flat surface rotate by exposing ...

GWEIKE Launches Integrated Ultrafast Laser Cutting Solutions for Precision Glass and Advanced Manufacturing

GWEIKE expands its ultrafast laser platform to deliver high-precision glass cutting, reduced microcracks, and stable ...

IEEE Researchers Achieve Low-Power Ultrashort Mid-IR Pulse Compression

By integrating a holmium-doped ZBLAN photonic crystal fiber within a nonlinear optical loop mirror, the approach achieves high compression efficiency with minimal pedestal energy, offering a ...

Ultrafast quantum chemistry engine could speed up the development of new medicines and materials

The powerful software can reduce the time needed to simulate reactions with large molecules from weeks to just minutes.
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What are Ultrafast Lasers?

Ultrafast lasers are known to generate very short light pulses, mostly of the order of picoseconds or femtoseconds. Ultrafast lasers are based on techniques like mode-locking to form a train of pulses ...

The screech of peeling sticky tape conceals a rapid train of tiny shockwaves, ultrafast imaging shows

A new experiment has uncovered the mechanism responsible for the screeching sound made by peeling sticky tape. Using a combination of ultrafast imaging and synchronized acoustic recordings, Sigurdur ...