A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has advanced the ...

1 Center for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China 2 Hebei Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Technology and Equipment, Tianjin, China AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet ...

SAXONBURG, Pa., Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in photonics, today announces the launch of its next generation polarization-maintaining optical fiber, ...

Photo | Time to reflect A vibrant sunset is seen in a rear-view mirror as traffic comes to one of its frequent standstills near the Bay-Porter exit during a recent southbound commute on Highway 1.

Editor’s Note: These are the first excerpts of a two-part interview between Pope Leo XIV and Crux Senior Correspondent Elise Ann Allen contained in her new biography of the pontiff, León XIV: ...

Sliding ferroelectrics are a type of two-dimensional (2D) material realized by stacking nonpolar monolayers (atom-thick layers that lack an electric dipole). When these individual layers are stacked, ...

There are two common responses when a group is hit with fierce external criticism. The first is defensiveness — what Americans call, drawing on the frontier days, “circling the wagons.” The second is ...

A time domain reflectometer (TDR) measures reflections along a cable. It is similar in principle to radar. To measure those reflections, the TDR transmits an incident signal into the cable and watches ...

I was on a bike ride this week when I came across this egret, deep in reflection, through the dense fog of the early morning. As I gazed, I considered the state of our country and our world as we ...