Lasers Tag https://cns.utexas.edu/news Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:13:07 -0600 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb https://cns.utexas.edu/news/department-of-energy-invests-in-high-power-laser-network-including-ut-austin Department of Energy Invests in High-power Laser Network, including UT Austin https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/637774198/0/cns-lasers~Department-of-Energy-Invests-in-Highpower-Laser-Network-including-UT-Austin https://cns.utexas.edu/news/department-of-energy-invests-in-high-power-laser-network-including-ut-austin

The University of Texas at Austin with support from the U.S. Department of Energy will expand capabilities of the Texas Petawatt Laser, one of the highest-powered lasers in the world, with a broad range of applications for basic research, advanced manufacturing and medicine.

]]> mairhart@austin.utexas.edu (Marc G Airhart) Physics Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:17:22 -0500

The University of Texas at Austin with support from the U.S. Department of Energy will expand capabilities of the Texas Petawatt Laser, one of the highest-powered lasers in the world, with a broad range of applications for basic research, advanced manufacturing and medicine.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/new-material-holds-promise-for-more-secure-computing New Material Holds Promise for More Secure Computing https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/598909814/0/cns-lasers~New-Material-Holds-Promise-for-More-Secure-Computing https://cns.utexas.edu/news/new-material-holds-promise-for-more-secure-computing
When the two atomically-thin sheets of this new material are rotated slightly with respect to each other, an interference pattern known as a moiré pattern appears. This feature appears to enable Li’s new material to act as a series of single photon emitters. Credit: University of Texas at Austin.

As computers advance, encryption methods currently used to keep everything from financial transactions to military secrets secure might soon be useless, technology experts warn. Reporting today in the journal Nature, a team of physicists and engineers led by University of Texas at Austin physics professor Xiaoqin Elaine Li report they have created a material with light-emitting properties that might enable hack-proof communications, guaranteed by the laws of quantum mechanics.

]]> mairhart@austin.utexas.edu (Marc G Airhart) Physics Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:00:31 -0600
When the two atomically-thin sheets of this new material are rotated slightly with respect to each other, an interference pattern known as a moiré pattern appears. This feature appears to enable Li’s new material to act as a series of single photon emitters. Credit: University of Texas at Austin.

As computers advance, encryption methods currently used to keep everything from financial transactions to military secrets secure might soon be useless, technology experts warn. Reporting today in the journal Nature, a team of physicists and engineers led by University of Texas at Austin physics professor Xiaoqin Elaine Li report they have created a material with light-emitting properties that might enable hack-proof communications, guaranteed by the laws of quantum mechanics.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/ut-austin-selected-for-new-nationwide-high-intensity-laser-network UT Austin Selected for New Nationwide High-Intensity Laser Network https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/577488116/0/cns-lasers~UT-Austin-Selected-for-New-Nationwide-HighIntensity-Laser-Network https://cns.utexas.edu/news/ut-austin-selected-for-new-nationwide-high-intensity-laser-network
The Texas Petawatt Laser, among the most powerful in the U.S., will be part of a new national network funded by the Dept. of Energy, named LaserNetUS. Credit: University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas at Austin will be a key player in LaserNetUS, a new national network of institutions operating high-intensity, ultrafast lasers. The overall project, funded over two years with $6.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, aims to help boost the country's global competitiveness in high-intensity laser research.

]]> mairhart@austin.utexas.edu (Marc G Airhart) Physics Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:36:48 -0500
The Texas Petawatt Laser, among the most powerful in the U.S., will be part of a new national network funded by the Dept. of Energy, named LaserNetUS. Credit: University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas at Austin will be a key player in LaserNetUS, a new national network of institutions operating high-intensity, ultrafast lasers. The overall project, funded over two years with $6.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, aims to help boost the country's global competitiveness in high-intensity laser research.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/elaine-li-story Elaine Li Pushes Boundaries of Photonics and Electronics https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/133682545/0/cns-lasers~Elaine-Li-Pushes-Boundaries-of-Photonics-and-Electronics https://cns.utexas.edu/news/elaine-li-story

​Much of what Dr. Xiaoqin "Elaine" Li researches is completely invisible to the human eye. She works with materials that are merely a few atoms thick and observes processes that occur within a trillionth of a second.

]]> utexasscience@gmail.com (Staff Writer) Physics Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:10:16 -0600

​Much of what Dr. Xiaoqin "Elaine" Li researches is completely invisible to the human eye. She works with materials that are merely a few atoms thick and observes processes that occur within a trillionth of a second.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/keck-foundation-awards-1-5-million-for-ut-austin-research Keck Foundation Awards $1.5 Million for New Method to Cool Atoms and for Student Research https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/101216098/0/cns-lasers~Keck-Foundation-Awards-Million-for-New-Method-to-Cool-Atoms-and-for-Student-Research https://cns.utexas.edu/news/keck-foundation-awards-1-5-million-for-ut-austin-research

Graduate student Erik Anciaux works on the “Ultra-Bright Atom Laser” project in the Raizen lab.

The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded scientists at The University of Texas at Austin two grants totaling $1.5 million to develop a powerful, alternative method for cooling atoms and involve more undergraduate students in using new advanced technologies for research.

]]> utexasscience@gmail.com (Staff Writer) College & Campus Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:43:34 -0500

Graduate student Erik Anciaux works on the “Ultra-Bright Atom Laser” project in the Raizen lab.

The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded scientists at The University of Texas at Austin two grants totaling $1.5 million to develop a powerful, alternative method for cooling atoms and involve more undergraduate students in using new advanced technologies for research.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/this-is-the-texas-pettawatt-laser Backstage Pass to the Texas Pettawatt Laser https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/73067074/0/cns-lasers~Backstage-Pass-to-the-Texas-Pettawatt-Laser https://cns.utexas.edu/news/this-is-the-texas-pettawatt-laser Science writer and UT Austin alumnus Joe Hanson (Ph.D. '13) takes us on a tour of the Texas Center for High Intensity Laser Science, home of the Texas Pettawatt Laser. Photos by Robert Schults evoke the awe and mystery of this fundamental research. Read the article in the July/August 2014 edition of the Alcalde: 1,000,000,000,000,000 Wat...]]> mairhart@austin.utexas.edu (Marc G Airhart) In the News Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:56:01 -0500Science writer and UT Austin alumnus Joe Hanson (Ph.D. '13) takes us on a tour of the Texas Center for High Intensity Laser Science, home of the Texas Pettawatt Laser. Photos by Robert Schults evoke the awe and mystery of this fundamental research. Read the article in the July/August 2014 edition of the Alcalde: 1,000,000,000,000,000 Wat... ]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/trapping-bacterium-in-laser-beam Trapping a Bacterium in a Laser Beam Aids Study of Biofilms https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/73066936/0/cns-lasers~Trapping-a-Bacterium-in-a-Laser-Beam-Aids-Study-of-Biofilms https://cns.utexas.edu/news/trapping-bacterium-in-laser-beam

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a technique to move and position a single bacterium using a highly focused laser. The precise control offered by this tool will allow researchers to better study how bacterial biofilms form.

]]> sefranklin@mail.utexas.edu (Steven E Franklin) Physics Tue, 06 May 2014 14:55:16 -0500

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a technique to move and position a single bacterium using a highly focused laser. The precise control offered by this tool will allow researchers to better study how bacterial biofilms form.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/ultimate-high-speed-cinematography-reveals-laser-gymnastics The Ultimate in High Speed Cinematography Reveals Laser Gymnastics at Speed of Light https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/73066937/0/cns-lasers~The-Ultimate-in-High-Speed-Cinematography-Reveals-Laser-Gymnastics-at-Speed-of-Light https://cns.utexas.edu/news/ultimate-high-speed-cinematography-reveals-laser-gymnastics

Scientists in the Department of Physics have captured the ultimate high-speed movie of a laser pulse as it zips through a piece of glass at the speed of light. The new imaging technique will help scientists understand how intense laser pulses propagate through air, glass fibers and fusion pellets, and thus could have applications in atmospheric chemical analysis, fiber optic communications, and power generation.

]]> mairhart@austin.utexas.edu (Marc G Airhart) Physics Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:30:41 -0600

Scientists in the Department of Physics have captured the ultimate high-speed movie of a laser pulse as it zips through a piece of glass at the speed of light. The new imaging technique will help scientists understand how intense laser pulses propagate through air, glass fibers and fusion pellets, and thus could have applications in atmospheric chemical analysis, fiber optic communications, and power generation.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/superlative-light-petawatt-laser The Superlative Light: The Petawatt Laser as Art Object https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/73066939/0/cns-lasers~The-Superlative-Light-The-Petawatt-Laser-as-Art-Object https://cns.utexas.edu/news/superlative-light-petawatt-laser

Photographer Robert Shults looks for the sublime in his images of the Texas Petawatt Laser.

]]> daniel.oppenheimer@utexas.edu (Daniel J Oppenheimer) Physics Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:48:23 -0500

Photographer Robert Shults looks for the sublime in his images of the Texas Petawatt Laser.

]]> https://cns.utexas.edu/news/2-gev-particle-accelerator Particle Accelerator That Can Fit on a Tabletop Opens New Chapter for Science Research https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/73066940/0/cns-lasers~Particle-Accelerator-That-Can-Fit-on-a-Tabletop-Opens-New-Chapter-for-Science-Research https://cns.utexas.edu/news/2-gev-particle-accelerator

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have built a tabletop particle accelerator that can generate energies and speeds previously reached only by major facilities that are hundreds of meters long and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.

]]> daniel.oppenheimer@utexas.edu (Daniel J Oppenheimer) Physics Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:17:16 -0500

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have built a tabletop particle accelerator that can generate energies and speeds previously reached only by major facilities that are hundreds of meters long and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.

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