Ultrafast infrared light pulses cause thin film to 'breathe'
September 15, 2025
September 15, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Ultrafast infrared light pulses cause thin film to 'breathe'
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Cornell Engineering researchers have demonstrated that, by zapping a synthetic thin film with ultrafast pulses of low-frequency infrared light, they can cause its lattice to atomically expand and contract billions of times per second - strain-driven "breathing" that could potentiall . . .
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Ultrafast infrared light pulses cause thin film to 'breathe'
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Cornell Engineering researchers have demonstrated that, by zapping a synthetic thin film with ultrafast pulses of low-frequency infrared light, they can cause its lattice to atomically expand and contract billions of times per second - strain-driven "breathing" that could potentiall . . .