Light and matter can remain at separate temperatures even while interacting with each other for long periods, according to ...

Quantum technologies are cutting-edge systems that can process, transfer, or store information leveraging quantum mechanical ...

Scientists developed a two-photon-enhanced metasurface that cuts photon requirements for nanoscale displacement measurement ...

Physicists have taken a step that sounds like science fiction: they have coaxed light into behaving as a “supersolid,” a ...

Shaped quantum light is turning ordinary photons into powerful tools for the future of technology.

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Scientists have made discoveries about light particles known as photons that could aid the quest for fusion energy. Both literally and figuratively, light pervades the world. It banishes darkness, ...

Scientists have achieved the impossible-sounding feat of bringing light to a standstill, in a breakthrough that could pave the way for new lasers and quantum light sources. The trick was achieved in a ...

a. Schematic of a CBR sample on six-legged piezoelectric substrate mounted on a chip carrier. Dimensions are not to scale. b. Optical microscopy image of a finished sample. A tilted scanning electron ...