Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, metasurfaces are reshaping how scientists think about optics.

Researchers from the University of Arizona, working with an international team, have captured and controlled quantum ...

In a mind-warping milestone experiment, scientists have been able to manipulate small numbers of individual photons of light, opening doors for the development of quantum technologies. This research, ...

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In a discovery that bridges a century of physics, scientists have observed a phenomenon, once thought to be the domain of inorganic metal oxides, thriving within a glowing organic semiconductor ...

By solving a century-old physics problem, the Cambridge collaboration has unlocked a powerful new path toward creating highly ...

Black holes can’t be formed from pure light. Quantum physics would curb their creation under any foreseeable conditions, a new study suggests. Typically, matter is responsible for black holes. They’re ...