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28 May 20
Dresden group develops laser process to make self-cleaning aluminum

"Periodic surface structure" is water and ice repellent, also repels up to 99% of dirt with rolling water droplets.

27 May 20
Raman spectroscopy delivers fast, accurate monitoring of peanut plant health

Texas A&M AgriLife scientists using new approach to biophysics to accelerate breeding of high-quality, high-yield nuts.

27 May 20
Australian IR telescope to monitor entire southern sky

Dynamic REd All-Sky Monitoring Survey (DREAMS) to be located at Siding Spring Observatory in NSW.

26 May 20
US Navy warship fires laser weapon, downs drone off Pearl Harbor

USS Portland proves solid state laser DEW weapon system demonstrator in successful first at-sea test.

26 May 20
Soliton laser points towards simpler eye surgery

University of Sydney project could lead to innovations in nonlinear optics and its applications.

20 May 20
ITMO develops 'chemically-synthesized' optical switch

Scientists at ITMO, St Petersburg, say the switch, based on a metal-organic framework, could support ultrafast memories.

20 May 20
Bridgelux proposes new metric for naturalness of light

Average Spectral Difference intended to quantify how closely its sources match natural daylight.

19 May 20
Raman spectroscopy observes bacteria growth in real-time

University of St Andrews project could be used to monitor effects of environment on TB.

18 May 20
Fiber optic network monitors hard-to-read glacier movements

Prof Fabian Walter of ETHZ says fibers are easier to install and offer more measurement points than seismometers.

15 May 20
Hollow-core fiber polarisation purity boost for next-gen instruments

ORC Zepler Institute development exhibits 1000x quality improvement over “state-of-the-art” solid core fibers.

13 May 20
Two‐photon patterning guides cells in the right direction

ETH Zurich uses light to create precisely positioned patterns of molecules.

12 May 20
ICESat-2 laser scan reveals extent of polar ice loss

NASA compares new data with that measured by original ICESat mission 16 years before.

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