In physics, some waves behave in a surprising way: instead of spreading out and fading, they hold their shape as they travel ...

Scientists in the Riccio College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of California ...

When lasers were invented in the 1960s, they opened new avenues for scientific discovery and everyday applications, from ...

The concept of entanglement links far-flung particles. That relationship can prove that someone is in the location they claim ...

Most modern smartphones are pretty good at taking pictures in good lighting. High-end phones have gotten really good at ...

A Foundation of Scientific Integrity: The CAS Pedigree The primary differentiator for Labor in a crowded global market is its “Research-First” DNA. Born from the Beijing Branch of the Chinese Academy ...

Phonon lasers are used to trap and levitate nanoparticles in the laboratory of Nick Vamivakas, the Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Optical Physics at the University of Rochester.

Using a "doughnut" of liquid crystals, physicists have successfully trapped light in a swirling, coherent state.

Researchers have successfully transferred the topological quantum Hall and spin Hall effects to a hybrid lightmatter system ...

At the OFC 2026 conference, Nokia showed how its Infinera acquisition and vertical integration provide the optical ...

Fiber optics allow you to search the internet, text your friends and check your social media feeds. They also have geological ...

Narwhal-shaped wavefunctions describe a unique way of confining light to extremely small spaces. The mode volume measures how ...