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Ultracold atoms can make strange and beautiful quantum fireworks

Physics

Ultracold atoms can make strange and beautiful quantum fireworks

Feed enough energy into a gas of ultracold atoms and it will create waves that produce a burst of quantum fireworks

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A laser

Physics

Laser beams have gravity and can warp the fabric of the universe

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Radio antenna

Technology

Glass box of atomic vapour could work as a James-Bond-style spy radio

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A large ship on the ocean firing a purple laser beam at a drone

Technology

A new arms race threatens to unleash laser warfare in the skies

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Laser-sticker contacts could let you shoot beams from your eyes

Physics

Laser-sticker contacts could let you shoot beams from your eyes

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Three photons stick together to create a new form of light

Physics

Three photons stick together to create a new form of light

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Light sail starship

Space

Should we seed life through the cosmos using laser-driven ships?

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Ordinary red roof tiles against a white sky

Technology

Light-filtering paint cools your home when exposed to hot sun

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Artwork of X-rays passing through solid

Physics

Ultrafast lasers catch electrons relaxing after brief excitement

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laser travelling through water

Technology

Bacterial optical fibre helps shine lasers through murky waters

Normally lasers cannot penetrate very far through murky liquids. Bacteria can act as a lens to boost their range, which could be used to aid medical diagnoses

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