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2018 Nobel Prize for physics goes to tools made from light beams – a particle physicist explains

  • Written by Todd Adams, Professor of Physics, Florida State University
The 2018 Nobel Prize for physics recognized discoveries that can make more powerful lasers.Arthur Ashkin.Niklas Elmehed. © Nobel Media, CC BY-SAGerard Mourou.Niklas Elmehed. © Nobel Media, CC BY-SA

Our world is full of light, and we depend upon it to power life on our planet. So it is appropriate to honor three scientists who invented new...

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