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intelligence_src_5dceb224d3618ef333
observed · 2026-10-12 10:19:03 UTC
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intelligence_src_5dceb224d3618ef333
observed · 2026-10-12 10:19:03 UTC
Scientists have created tiny “optical tornadoes” — swirling beams of light that twist like miniature whirlwinds — using a surprisingly simple setup based on liquid crystals. Instead of relying on complex nanotechnology, the team used self-organizing structures called torons to trap and manipulate light, causing it to spiral and rotate in intricate ways. Even more impressively, they achieved this effect in light’s most stable, lowest-energy state, making it far easier to generate laser-like beams with these unusual properties.
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intelligence_src_5664c27502ed6f6dcc
observed · 2026-10-12 10:03:03 UTC
Scientists have created tiny “optical tornadoes” — swirling beams of light that twist like miniature whirlwinds — using a surprisingly simple setup based on liquid crystals. Instead of relying on complex nanotechnology, the team used self-organizing structures called torons to trap and manipulate light, causing it to spiral and rotate in intricate ways. Even more impressively, they achieved this effect in light’s most stable, lowest-energy state, making it far easier to generate laser-like beams with these unusual properties.
Fingerprint: d09b868a042981fcfe7b2ad4927ae861541178c1647338e221791fa55d204bc6
intelligence_src_5664c27502ed6f6dcc
observed · 2026-10-12 10:03:03 UTC
available
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