The maser goes mainstream: Diamond microwave lasers

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You may have heard of lasers, but what about their older brother - masers. Invented in the 1950s, masers use microwaves instead of light, but they were somewhat eclipsed by the much more practical laser. More than half a century later, researchers are demonstrating a new kind of maser, made using diamond. Nature report…

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March 21, 2018

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