A nanoscale optical device has been developed that allows independent control over the intensity and phase of light. By ...

Photonics integrates quantum mechanics with light, fostering innovations in quantum computing, secure data transfer, and high ...

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...

Everything is born out of nothing. All you do is shine a light, and this whole world of time crystals emerges,” said University of Colorado Boulder physicist Ivan Smalyukh. In a field where most ...

Everything is born out of nothing,” said Ivan Smalyukh, a physicist at the University of Colorado Boulder. “All you do is shine a light, and this whole world of time crystals emerges.”. In a paper in ...

Key TakeawaysPenn researchers built a light-based crystal "tunnel" that forces light to move one way, even around bumps, bends, and defects.By driving ...

Lasers can investigate magnetism in non-magnetic metals and assess control of ultra-thin semiconductors using pulses of ...

It's a beautiful summer day, and you're outside enjoying the weather. You are wearing your favorite sunglasses for protection from the bright sun. However, you still find yourself squinting when the ...

The US military has launched an initiative to determine how quantum devices and particles could augment traditional communication networks – like those that make up the internet – to make them more ...

New technologies are enabling scientists to tackle previously elusive physics problems. The macroscopic realm, which consists of everything from falling balls to orbiting planets, can be explained by ...