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Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Tiny laser makes ‘twisted light’
New device could allow orbital angular momentum to be used in telecommunication devices
Read article: Plasmons call the tune in new graphene-based terahertz laser
Tunable device could be used for security scanning and medical imaging
Read article: Welcome to Lightfest
Light-based technologies wow the crowds at Birmingham's new central library
Read article: New laser creates a swirling vortex of light
Topological-defect laser could be used to manipulate tiny particles
Read article: Six secrets of champagne
Gérard Liger-Belair reveals the hidden science of the world’s top sparkling wine
Read article: Spectroscopy technique offers a new way to define temperature
Lasers could be used to measure Boltzmann's constant
Read article: New laser could spot signs of cancer in exhaled breath
High-power infrared device captures molecular fingerprints
Read article: New laser sweeps out its own frequency
Technology could reduce the cost of LIDAR and retinal imaging systems
Read article: Single photons see the light
Photon–photon interactions pave the way to all-optical quantum computers
