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Celebration of International Day of Light
International Day of Light is celebrated on May 16, the anniversary of the first successful laser operation in 1960 by physicist and engineer Theodore Maiman. From facilitating communication to medical breakthroughs, light has revolutionized our world. On this occasion, …
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Video report : Stephen Hawking's black hole hypothesis tested in the lab by two C2N researchers
According to Stephen Hawking's theory, black holes should emit particles. But this radiation is too weak to be observed. To try and understand this phenomenon, two C2N researchers, Jacqueline Bloch and Sylvain Ravets, have built artificial black holes: microscopic structures …
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Designing matter on a nanometric scale : report from C2N in L'Usine Nouvelle magazine
"Editing electronic circuits, preparing samples for transmission electron microscopy or creating nanopores... the capabilities of focused ion beams are numerous. But they all have one thing in common : nanometric precision". Jacques Gierak, head of the Instrumention and ion source …
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On-Chip Electro-Optic Frequency-Comb Generation at 8 µm wavelength
The development of compact systems operating in the long-wave infrared wavelength range is of high interest for spectroscopic and sensing applications. There is currently a wide interest toward the development of optical frequency-combs to enhance the performances of these …
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Indentation of a ternary 2D material membrane coupled with local optical measurement
Straintronics involves the manipulation and regulation of the electronic characteristics of 2D materials through the use of macro- and nano-scale strain engineering. In this study, an atomic force microscope (AFM) coupled with an optical system is used to perform …
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