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Anton Desyatnikov

Anton Desyatnikov is a research fellow at the Nonlinear Physics Centre at the Australian National University in Canberra.

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A binding light

Laser beams can tie themselves in knots, just like electrical cords. But what does this tendency to tangle illuminate?

Anton Desyatnikov