Light
‘Squeezed light’ might be the secret to building the quantum internet
Quantum whispers: How squeezed light could ignite the internet of entangled realities.
First measurement of the speed and direction of the recoil of a newborn black hole
Black Hole baby kicks off.
Nanophotonic devices rewrite the rules of light manipulation
New tech lets light devices reprogram themselves.
Light-on-Light Collisions Reveal Deeper Layers of Physics
Imagine two flashlights aimed at each other; do their beams collide? Nope! In everyday physics, light is too chill for drama. Beams glide through...
Like Superman, light has two identities that are impossible to see at once
Wave or particle? Light keeps its quantum secrets under wraps.
Scientists Detect Hidden Magnetism in Everyday Metals Using Light
Lasers uncover the secret science of metals.
Scientists use light to control how cells move and shape themselves
Shaping the future: Starfish cells engineered to react to light
Photon response to rapidly changing material properties
Time interfaces: the gateway to four-dimensional quantum optics.
For the first time: Scientists measured the quantum state of electrons
This is thanks to a new measurement technique.
Bright, elliptically polarized incandescent light
Filaments curling at the micro and nanoscale produce light waves that twirl as they travel.
Using laser beams to pioneer new quantum computing breakthrough
A significant leap in the quest for more powerful quantum computing solutions.
A novel way to use light to give electrons a spinning kick
A light beam can reliably transfer orbital angular momentum to itinerant electrons in graphene.
New equation to track Earth-bound asteroids more precisely
Identifying asteroids on a potential collision course with Earth could be made easier.
New way to make LEDs brighter and more efficient
Researchers found a way to make LEDs brighter while maintaining their efficiency.
AI-enhanced Metalens achieves high-resolution and full-color imaging
The electrical engineers at the Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea have made advances in Metalenses that rival the traditional image-capturing lenses. This...
Illuminating black holes using light echoes
An innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes.
New ways to make spectrometers that are ultra-small yet powerful
The tiny, relatively inexpensive devices could be used for customized astronomy research.
Light-AI technology for early cancer diagnosis
Development of a non-invasive and early cancer diagnosis material technology based on bio-fluid.
Scientists created an ‘imprint’ on a super photon
A method could have potential applications for tap-proof communication.
Light momentum turns indirect silicon into direct semiconductor
This revelation promises to revolutionize our understanding of light-matter interactions.
Scientists create one-dimensional gas made of light
The team tested hypothetical predictions about the transition into this exotic phase for the first time.