Tiny tubes of carbon that emit single photons from just one point along their length have been made in a deterministic manner ...

Researchers find a way to purify photons, clearing major hurdles for faster quantum computers and ultra-secure networks.

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

Researchers demonstrate that by shaping the spatial and temporal structure of photons, they can engineer customized quantum states suited for next-generation communication, sensing, and imaging ...

Conversion occurring in a nanometric system of two photons into an entangled state in their total angular momentum. Credit: Shalom Buberman, Shultzo3d In an exciting breakthrough, researchers at ...

Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate particle detectors, and they have found the optimal nanowire size for high detection ...

ABSTRACT: We present a new perspective on the P vs NP problem by demonstrating that its answer is inherently observer-dependent in curved spacetime, revealing an oversight in the classical formulation ...

Photons are massless quantum particles that form light. They travel at incredible speeds and interact with various forms of matter. The emission of photons from atoms and molecules can lead to an ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

“The geometry and optical properties of the environment has profound consequences for how photons are emitted, including defining the photons shape, color, and even how likely it is to exist,” said ...

For a wide variety of emerging quantum technologies, such as secure quantum communications and quantum computing, quantum entanglement is a prerequisite. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for the ...