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3-D inks that can be erased selectively

‘Dressed’ laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning

Bubbles are the new lenses for nanoscale light beams

What if quantum physics worked on a macroscopic level?

Engineer helps pioneer flat spray-on optical lens

Optics Express focus issue on chalcogenide photonics: Fabrication, devices and applications

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 — Recent progress in chalcogenide glass photonics has been driven by scientific and technological challenges in a variety of areas. These range from increased demand for bandwidth in optical communications, to the emergence of bi…