photons
Government Scientists Are Creating Matter From Pure Light
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory turned light into electrons, validating a theory that dates back nearly a century.
China’s Got a New Surveillance Camera That Can Spy on You Even If You’re 45km Away
Through the use of laser ranging and an AI-powered algorithm, this system can cover larger distances than any camera has before.
Physicists Created a New Form of Light
Researchers at MIT and Harvard made groups of three photons interact.
Physicists Mold Giant Photons Into Custom Shapes
The ability to manipulate photon shapes allows for the tweaking of light-matter interactions.
New Microwave Device Produces Single, Tunable Photons
Good news for quantum computing from physicists at the National Physical Laboratory.
How to Get an Intergalactic Sun Tan Without Leaving Earth
Ten trillionths of your sun tan is the result of photons made by distant stars and supermassive black holes.
Watch a Flying Laser Caught on Video
Scientists captured the flight pattern of a green laser for the first time.
This Light-Stretching Microscope Hunts for Cancer at 36M Frames Per Second
Early cancer detection will save lives.
Design Advance Could Mean Commercial Light-Based Processors Within a Few Years
But challenges remain.
Stanford Physicists Set a New Record for Quantum Entangling Distant Electrons
The quantum internet is closer than ever.
Silicon Quantum Logic Gates Offer a Glimpse of Practical Quantum Computing
Common manufacturing materials for an uncommon technology.
Researchers Say They Have Designed an 'Unhackable' Fiber Network
For the first time, researchers demonstrate how to make quantum key distribution work on a 200Gbit/sec line.