Quantum sensing achieves unprecedented precision in light displacement detection
A study led by the University of Portsmouth has achieved unprecedented precision in detecting tiny shifts in light ...
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For the first time ever, scientists convert light into a supersolid
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum physics, successfully creating a supersolid state using light for the ...
A New Supersolid Born From Light Pushes the Limits of Physics
With properties of a superfluid but with a crystalline structure, supersolids have previously only been observed in ultracold ...
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World First: Physicists Create a Supersolid Out of Light
At first, the photons settle into a state with zero momentum, but as this state 'fills up', pairs of photons begin to spill ...
Scientists unlock new dimension in light manipulation, ushering in a new era in photonic technology
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have made a discovery that could pave the way for a transformative era in photonic ...
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Scientists bend light through time, unlocking a new dimension for control
Scientists have demonstrated how to manipulate light by using time-varying media in the form of specialized nanomaterials.
The first observation of amplified spontaneous emission from electron-hole plasma in 2D semiconductors
Amplified spontaneous emission is a physical phenomenon that entails the amplification of the light spontaneously emitted by ...
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Revolutionary light discovery could transform AI and computing forever
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have made an incredible discovery that could change the way we use light in ...
Universe's First Light Has Just Been Revealed in Stunning Detail
After five years of staring unblinking at the sky, the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) has compiled the most detailed map ...
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Maxwell was more than 40 years ahead of Einstein – the equation that could reveal the true origin of photons and change our understanding of light
Albert Einstein shook up physics by proposing that light wasn’t just a wave, but it could also behave like a collection of ...
Scientists Think Light May Hold the Memory of Ancient Cataclysms
According to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravitational waves warp spacetime. In the process, they could imprint ...
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Scientists Have Turned Light Into a Supersolid—Here's Why That's a Big Deal
The system allows the photons of light to occupy one of three quantum states, all of which have the same energy but sport different wavenumbers. At the start of the experiment, the few photons in ...