Physicists capture elusive plasma instability in unprecedented detail
For the first time, scientists have ‘photographed’ a rare plasma instability, where high-energy electron beams form into spaghetti-like filaments.
Bose-Einstein condensation identified for first time in semiconductor lasers
The demonstration of Bose-Einstein condensation in semiconductor lasers has paved the way for a new understanding of lasers via thermodynamics.
Imperial wins £7.7m grant to build the next generation of metamaterials
Imperial is leading a new programme to manipulate metamaterials in the fourth dimension: time.
Laser-driven creation of high-energy ions boosts next-gen accelerators
A new way to create high-energy ions could speed up their applications in treating cancer and probing the fundamental nature of matter.
Spiderweb-like lasers can emit light in controlled colours
Researchers have created a laser system based on a network like a spider’s web, which can be precisely controlled to produce different light colours.
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Tracking electrons in solar cells shows even faster reactions than thought
Chemists and physicists have collaborated to use ultrafast lasers to probe the first fractions of a second after light is absorbed by solar cells.
‘Life-like’ lasers can self-organise, adapt their structure, and cooperate
By mimicking features of living systems, self-organising lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays.
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Fastest-ever study of how electrons respond to X-rays performed
A study of electron dynamics timed to millionths of a billionth of a second reveals the damage radiation can do on a molecular level.
SERCH's First Workshop: Mechanics for Art Conservation
Science and Engineering Research for Cultural Heritage (SERCH) one of Imperial's Network for Excellence holds their first workshop in December 2021.
Towards quantum states of sound
Researchers make key steps towards generating quantum states of sound inside a microscopic device using laser light and single-photon measurements.
