Researchers have generated the shortest hard X-ray pulses ever — using an intense XFEL beam and a novel lasing process.

A one-quintillionth-of-a-second lasing breakthrough could lead to next-generation X-ray technologies, improving imaging in ...

In her masterpiece Mrs Dalloway, published a century ago, she wanted “all inner feelings to be lit up”. But so much light ...

Once only a part of science fiction, lasers are now everyday objects used in research, health care and even just for fun.

Once only a part of science fiction, lasers are now everyday objects used in research, healthcare and even just for fun.

X-ray fluorescence analysis has played a significant role in material elemental identification and charge state measurements during exploration of ...

"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet. When you purchase ...

The behavior of the electrons in atoms is complex, forming electron orbitals that have different functions depending on their closeness to the nucleus. The inner shell electrons, called core electrons ...

The behavior of the electrons in atoms is complex, forming electron orbitals that have different functions depending on their closeness to the nucleus. The inner shell electrons, called core electrons ...