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Optics and photonics are central to many aspects of our lives. Refraction, emission and absorption of light within materials govern imaging, sensing, lighting and communications. However, many of ...

Electromagnetic interactions are responsible for the glowing filaments in this plasma globe. Image by Colin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Electromagnetic interactions are responsible for the ...

Researchers present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental ...