A high-reflectivity atom-focusing mirror stable at room temperature

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A high-reflectivity atom-focusing mirror stable at room temperature

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Physics of optically driven nanojunctions

Electrochemical Stability of the Reconstructed Fe3O4(001) Surface

The effect of beryllium oxide on retention in JET ITER-like wall tiles

Ultralow Dissipation Mechanical Resonators for Quantum Optomechanics

Bosonic lasing and trapping of a dressed photon fluid in InGaN at room temperature

Plasma cleaning of beryllium coated mirrors

Influence of root characteristics and soil variables on the uprooting mechanics of Avena sativa and Medicago sativa seedlings

The effect of bias in gas temperature measurements on the control of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cells system

New diagnostics for density measurement on Frascati Tokamak upgrade

Further study on iterative control loop for aberration correction in imaging systems with single mode fibre aperture

Impact of He and Cr on defect accumulation in ion-irradiated ultrahigh-purity Fe(Cr) alloys

Vertical cavity surface emitting laser cavity with low thermal impedance

A dual-axis pointing mirror with moving-magnet actuation

A 10 mK scanning tunneling microscope operating in ultra high vacuum and high magnetic fields

Large micromirror array for generating programmable slit masks for Multi-Object Spectroscopy