Pairing lasers with microwaves makes mind-bogglingly accurate electronic clocks – a potential boon for GPS, cell phones and radar
Researchers have made some of the most accurate clocks imaginable in recent years, but the trick is harnessing those clocks to electronics. Using lasers to tune microwaves bridges the gap.
Franklyn Quinlan, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology •
conversation
May 22, 2020 • ~7 min
May 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Lasers could speed up coronavirus diagnostics
A team of physicists, virologists and computer scientists are seeking to develop a coronavirus diagnostic tool that could deliver rapid results.
Mauricio Terrones, Professor of Physics, Pennsylvania State University
• conversation
May 7, 2020 • ~7 min
May 7, 2020 • ~7 min
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