Lasers & Optics

Returning Light

Returning Light

23.12.2019

Lasers & Optics

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

chirality cartoon

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

Dudovich and group

Making Waves on Reentry

10.06.2019

Lasers & Optics, Quantum Physics

A new approach to measuring electrons’ quantum states looks at the tail end of their escape

Fast and Slow Measurement: Revealing the Shape of a Pulse

Fast and Slow Measurement: Revealing the Shape of a Pulse

07.05.2019

Lasers & Optics, Quantum Physics, Mathematics

Two ultrafast pulses, measured together, create a kind of shape-revealing hologram

SO2 molecules line up

Making Molecules Stand in Formation

07.03.2019

Lasers & Optics, Chemistry, Structural Biology

A new method for aligning molecules could advance the field of x-ray crystallography

better resolution

Lowering the Light Limit

28.01.2019

Lasers & Optics

A new method of ultra-high resolution microscopy relies on quantum physics and lasers

satellites

CT for Clouds: A Fleet of Micro-Satellites Will See into the Smallest Clouds

17.12.2018

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Environment, Climate

An Israeli-German mission to launch a formation of ten tiny satellites that use medically-inspired CT algorithms to answer climate questions wins a €...

Ulf Leonhardt

Quantum Vacuum Effect Created in a Tank of Water

04.10.2018

Lasers & Optics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

What happens when you accelerate in a quantum vacuum? Analyzing ripples on the water’s surface provided proof for the answer

zebrafish eye

Silver Eyes are a Triple Treat

16.07.2018

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Biotechnology

The iris in the zebrafish has a distinctive crystal structure that both camouflages the eye and prevents unwanted light from entering

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