Gravitational wave detectors rely on exquisitely sensitive optical systems, where mirror coatings play a critical role. In these systems, coating thermal noise – originating from intrinsic mechanical ...

FROnt Surface Type Irradiator, or FROSTI, will allow future detectors to run at higher laser powers, reducing noise and ...

Plots comparing the density (right) and temperature (left) of two different simulations of neutron star mergers (top and bottom) about 5 milliseconds after merger, as seen from above. As two neutron ...

Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime that travel at the speed of light. These are produced in some of the most violent events in the universe, such as black-hole mergers, ...