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 ...

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A research team led by Dominik Schneble, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Physics ... matter waves. In contrast, conventional processes emit photons traveling at the speed of light.

Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, has passed all tests with predictions that are spot-on. One prediction that remains is "gravitational wave memory"—the prediction that a passing ...

Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of ...

Many of the leading lights from quantum physics will be there, including five Nobel-prize winners. Kicking off our coverage of IYQ, historian Robert P Crease from Stony Brook University has talked to ...

Atom interferometers were developed in 1991 and rely on the principle of superposition, a key concept in quantum mechanics ...

Called an atom interferometer, the incredibly precise tool manipulates atoms with light to measure exceptionally tiny forces ...

This simulation shows two black holes colliding near the speed of light, revealing the mysterious physics of what one ... would form and send gravitational waves through the cosmos.

The latest detection, which was made at 10:11 GMT on 4 January, is described in a paper accepted for publication in the journal Physical Review ... light which is why you have to have ...