Researchers show they can magnetize an antiferromagnet using terahertz light, switching the state on a million times faster than is possible for other magnetic states.
Chinese state media reported that a 7.1 magnitude earthquake near one of Tibet’s most sacred cities resulted in at least 100 fatalities. The powerful tremor was also felt in neighboring Nepal.
CMOS manufacturing has been harnessed for optical transceivers, and some companies are now looking to build photonic circuits for sensing, quantum science and more.
Engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the US are developing a device that can harvest humidity in the air to create clean electricity.