Physicists have long theorized the existence of a unique state of matter known as a quantum spin liquid. In this state, ...

A group of Brazilian researchers has presented an innovative proposal to resolve a decades-old debate among theoretical ...

Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to ...

Particles of light – photons – are massless, so they normally pass right through each other. This generally means they can’t ...

"Imagine my head represents the COOH group," he explained as he stretched his legs, demonstrating the concept of molecular ...

This remarkable phenomenon, seen for the first time in their experiments using a green laser and a ruby crystal, suggests new methods for manipulating light that could revolutionize optical ...

German quantum physicist Christian Schneider has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. Physicist Christian Schneider has ...

Breakthroughs in warp drive research inspired by Einstein's theories bring humanity closer to interstellar travel, reshaping ...

Scientists have used a pair of lasers and a supersonic sheet of gas to accelerate electrons to high energies in less than a ...

with brighter light liberating electrons faster. But in experiments following Hertz's work, several unusual observations seemed to completely contradict this classical understanding of physics.

Dec. 10, 2024 — For the first time, scientists have observed a collection of particles, also known as a quasiparticle, that's massless when moving one direction but ...

The orbital angular momentum states of light have been used to relate quantum uncertainty to wave–particle duality. The ...