<ul><li>Physicists from the University of California, Riverside have introduced a new optical technology to enhance the capabilities of gravitational-wave observatories like LIGO.</li><li>The advanced adaptive optics system developed by the team corrects distortions caused by high-powered lasers, allowing LIGO to increase laser power levels and improve mirror performance.</li><li>This technology will also contribute to the future observatory, Cosmic Explorer, enabling scientists to observe the universe as it was 14 billion years ago and settle mysteries regarding the universe's expansion.</li><li>Gravitational-wave detection and exploration of black holes will provide insights into fundamental physics and test Einstein's theories.</li></ul>

New technology helps gravitational-wave detectors see further into the universe

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