Nick Vamivakas – The Conversation

The crests (bright) and troughs (dark) of waves spread out after they were produced. The picture applies to both light and sound waves. Titima Ongkantong

May 17, 2019

A new type of laser uses sound waves to help to detect weak forces

Mishkat Bhattacharya, Rochester Institute of Technology and Nick Vamivakas, University of Rochester

Most people are familiar with lasers. But what about a laser made with sound rather than light? A couple of physicists have now created one that they plan to use for measuring imperceivable forces.

A silica sphere with a radius of 50 nanometers is trapped levitating in a beam of light. J. Adam Fenster, University of Rochester

November 8, 2018

Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics

Mishkat Bhattacharya, Rochester Institute of Technology and Nick Vamivakas, University of Rochester

The discovery and development of optical tweezers won the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics. Now physicists are using this tool to crack some of the fundamental questions behind how the universe works.

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