Month: June 2023

In several recent publications, Lisa Ackermann reported her progress on laser beam shaping using spatial light modulators (SLMs). Now she adds another interesting piece of work as she was able to change the color of the shaped light in situ. In her publication “Polarization‑controlled nonlinear comp...

Not all metal is the same. Copper is known to be an excellent heat conductor, but on the other side a very soft and ductile material. Its strength and hardness is far away from the one of steel, which is an alloy of iron and carbon. However, the thermal conductivity of steel is more than an order of...