A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has advanced the ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of ...

The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed by at least 1878.

Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a ...

This study presents an elliptical retarder model, enhancing polarization analysis and offering a robust framework for ...

Polarized light is one of the most powerful tools scientists have for peering inside matter, yet the way it twists, scatters ...

The European XFEL is being prepared for scientific operation after a longer break. We were there one last time beforehand.

A device produces green light while a researcher in lab gear stands in the background. This OLED device, which is held by a mechanical support, is producing circularly polarized light. Credit: ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in Leiden has produced new insights that could be applied in 5G devices and the ...

TL;DR: This experiment may not revolutionize telecommunications, but it highlights how accessible these concepts have become outside traditional research labs. Using nothing more than an iPad, a solar ...