Take, for instance, quantum entanglement, which says that the state of one particle can be determined by examining the state ...

Researchers have built a new platform that produces ultrashort UV-C laser pulses and detects them at room temperature using ...

Human bodies are not quite as dark as they look. A growing body of research suggests that living tissue constantly releases ...

A new chip-based quantum memory uses nanoprinted “light cages” to trap light inside atomic vapor, enabling fast, reliable ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: a material capable of bending light in unprecedented ways. This advancement opens up possibilities for innovations in optics, including superlenses ...

Forget LEDs, researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new type of incandescent light bulb. The device is capable of emitting elliptically polarized light, described as "twisted" ...

In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism are related. A new study revealed that the magnetic component of light ...

Stunning light pillars illuminated the night sky north of St. Petersburg, Russia, in a breathtaking natural display in ...