A discovery from an experiment with magnets and lasers could be a boon to energy-efficient data storage. “We wanted to study the physics of light-magnet interaction,” said Rahul Jangid, who…
…with successes and lessons. One year ago, Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) launched into space to demonstrate and test three technological innovations that are among those necessary to make…
The precise control of electron beams in so-called transmission electron microscopes (TEM) makes it possible to analyze materials or molecules at the atomic level. Combined with short light pulses, these…
By capturing more detailed thermal information, new approach could be useful for autonomous navigation, material identification, security and more. Researchers have developed a new technology that uses meta-optical devices to…
Tidal disruption events and what they can reveal about black holes and stars in distant galaxies. At the center of most large galaxies lives a supermassive black hole (SMBH). The…
In recent years, ultrasmall metal nanoclusters have unlocked advances in fields ranging from bioimaging and biosensing to biotherapy thanks to their unique molecular-like properties. In a study published in the…