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Electrical Engineers Build 'No-waste' Laser

February 9, 2012

A team of University of California, San Diego, researchers has built the smallest room-temperature nanolaser to date, as well as an even more startling device: A highly efficient, "thresholdless" laser that funnels all its photons into lasing, without any waste. Full Story

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