In the strange corner of modern physics where spacetime itself becomes the engine, the old rule that nothing can outrun light ...

Light can do more than illuminate a material. In some cases, it can temporarily change how electrons move through it.

In a mind-warping milestone experiment, scientists have been able to manipulate small numbers of individual photons of light, opening doors for the development of quantum technologies. This research, ...

Physicists from Imperial College London have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in quantum physics by reimagining the ...

A cloud of ultracold atoms is like a motel with a neon “no vacancy” sign. If a guest at the motel wants to switch rooms, they’re out of luck. No vacant rooms means there’s no choice but to stay put.

Addressing a controversy first raised around 1910, two physicists have performed experiments with the aid of an engineer that validate anew the special theory of relativity’s limitations on the speed ...

No one can question the impact of science on human civilization, and the importance of experimentation in science is equally undeniable. Some experiments confirm what we already know, others suggest a ...

Anne L’Huillier of Lund University, Pierre Agostini of The Ohio State University, and Ferenc Krausz of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics “for ...

When propagating through a material, a laser beam of significant intensity slightly modifies the density of the physical medium and generates tiny vibrations. These acoustic oscillations distort the ...