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A Network Laser Based on Feathers with the Channel-type Nanostructure

Caption: This is a network laser based on feathers with the channel-type nanostructure. This laser consists of interconnecting nano-channels (white) in a semiconductor membrane. (Scale bar = 2 micrometers.)

Credit: Image courtesy of Hui Cao Research Laboratory / Yale University

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