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

A collaboration of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have generated the shortest hard X-ray pulses till date. They achieved this feat by demonstrating a powerful new type of laser ...

A one-quintillionth-of-a-second lasing breakthrough could lead to next-generation X-ray technologies, improving imaging in medical, materials and quantum science. (Nanowerk News) Once only a part of ...

Tightly focused XFEL pulses are directed at a sample made of copper or manganese. Any X-ray photons that the sample emits in the same forward direction as the input pulse hit a piece of ...