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Ferroelectrics are seen as promising candidates for the electronics of tomorrow. An experiment at the world's largest X-ray laser—the European XFEL in Schenefeld near Hamburg—now shows that their ...

The experimental setup shown here incorporates on-chip optical parametric oscillator (OPO) technology to generate a frequency comb of laser-like light covering a wide range of frequencies with very ...

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Laser treatments get a lot of buzz for being a noninvasive way to erase blemishes and signs of aging. And while intense pulsed light (IPL) treatments (which are sometimes referred to as photo facials) ...

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As the Gold Coast Suns prepare to embark on their maiden finals voyage, their inaugural coach Guy McKenna sheds light on his time with the club. Details inside. McKenna was tasked with the unenviable ...