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Technique to see the ultrafast world of electrons wins 2023 physics Nobel

Attosecond bursts of laser light let researchers glimpse electron dynamics in matter

A photo of a green laser beam being sent through several pieces of glass.

The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics goes to researchers who used lasers to generate extremely short bursts of light.

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By Emily Conover and James R. Riordon

- More than 2 years ago

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Glimpses of the ultrafast world of electrons are changing scientists’ vision of the inner workings of atoms and molecules.