Lasers & Optics

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A Vortex in a Nanometric Teacup

30.11.2021

Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers generate, for the first time, a vortex beam of atoms and molecules

(l-r) Dr. Ofer Firstenberg and Roy Shaham. Engineering spins

Spinning the Threads of Quantum Memory

26.08.2021

Quantum Computing, Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

A unique nuclear property propels quantum computing into new research and applicative directions

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Navigation by Atom – Coming to a Vehicle Near You

18.01.2021

Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

Instruments normally found in physics labs are making their way into everyday applications. Institute scientists have greatly expanded these...

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New Light on the Solid State

06.08.2020

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

Some of the fastest light pulses ever take on solid materials

polaritons

Blurring the Distinction

13.05.2020

Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

The marriage of matter and light is revealed through a dark state

Kinetic energy distribution of molecular fragments

Back in Time

09.03.2020

Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscience

Measuring echoes of quantum states in a single molecule gives researchers new insight into a unique phenomenon

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In the Eye of the Shrimp

20.01.2020

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Structural Biology

Through millions of years of evolution, shrimps have developed unique-shaped eyes that enable them to see well in their immediate environment - the...

Returning Light

Returning Light

23.12.2019

Lasers & Optics

Institute physicists solve a "hard problem" with lasers and a hint

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Flipping Light to Separate Left from Right

12.12.2019

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics

Light that switches direction every few billionths of a billionth of a second may be the fastest way yet to study ultrafast “mirror-image” phenomena

separating chiral molecules illustration

Telling Left from Right by Spinning Them with Light

22.08.2019

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Biochemistry

Using lasers to separate chiral molecules had been predicted - but never before demonstrated

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