We suspect there are three kinds of people in the world. People who have access to a Michelson Interferometer and are glad, those who don’t have one and don’t know what one is, and a very small number ...

A state-of-the-art experiment at the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is one step closer to collecting experimental data. Fermilab has announced that it has ...

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Accurately controlling film thickness and uniformity is extremely important for both throughput and performance in the automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, medical, and research industries. White ...

Gravitational-wave detection technology is poised to make a big leap forward thanks to an instrumentation advance led by physicist Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside. A ...

Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer. Out ...

The relentless pursuit of higher precision in semiconductor lithography and atomic-scale manufacturing demands measurement systems capable of sub-nanometer accuracy, multi-axis capability, and robust ...

Imagine this: you’re in the middle of an important project, juggling deadlines, and collaborating with a team scattered across time zones. Suddenly, your computer crashes, and hours of work vanish in ...