So I've been familiar with the basics of polarization since forever, but I recently realized circular polarization is a mystery to me. I've heard of it in conjunction with eg satellite broadcasts, but ...

First off, my name is a misnomer. I love physics like Lennie likes bunnies. So I was wondering today about the following: What happens to the photons that hit your eye and are recognized as light? The ...

Researchers are learning to flip light on and off one particle at a time, turning single photons into a controllable resource ...

Intergalactic gas clouds are slightly hotter than they should be, new research claims, and theoretical particles called 'dark photons' could explain it. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Collide light with light, and poof, you get matter and antimatter. It sounds like a simple idea, but it turns out to be surprisingly hard to prove. A team of physicists is now claiming the first ...

A gas made of particles of light, or photons, becomes easier to compress the more you squash it. This strange property could prove useful in making highly sensitive sensors. While gases are normally ...