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Physicists use laser light to unlock a crystal's hidden electrical powers

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ScienceDaily reports that scientists have found a way to use flashes of laser light to organize tiny electrical regions inside a crystal, which the outlet says solves a decades-old mystery about how the material behaves. According to the report, the laser-induced alignment lasts only a trillionth of a second, but the finding could lead to new ways of processing and storing information.

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  1. ScienceDaily FIRST 3h ago Physicists use laser light to unlock a crystal's hidden electrical powers

    Scientists have discovered how to use flashes of laser light to organize tiny electrical regions inside a crystal, solving a decades-old mystery about how the material behaves. The laser-induced alignment lasts just a trillionth of a second, but the breakthrough could open the door to new ways of processing and storing information.

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