JILA physicists have demonstrated a novel laser design based on synchronized emissions of light from the same type of atoms used in advanced atomic clocks. The laser could be stable enough to improve ...

Laser frequency combs can be used for the calibration of astronomical spectrographs. This will help to find extra-solar planets, i.e. planets that are orbiting a star outside our solar-system. By ...

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Orangered Life has returned to Kickstarter to launch their fourth-generation laser engraved aluminum ruler, featuring a unique 30 degree angle, making it easy to use as a guide when cutting or move ...

The hunt for Earth-like planets around distant stars could soon become a lot easier thanks to a technique developed by researchers in Germany. In a paper published today, 18 February, in the Institute ...

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