The interaction between light and matter has intrigued scientists for centuries. Central to this exploration is the behavior ...

WHATEVER view is held regarding the nature of light, it must. now be admitted that the process whereby an atom loses radiant energy, and another near or distant atom receives the same energy ...

Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to ...

Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers at the University of ...

Professor Prem Kumar and his team successfully transmitted quantum information through a fiberoptic cable carrying high-speed ...

Researchers have forced light to travel in very different and unusual ways. Using nifty engineered chip-nanostructures, they ...

Every object with any heat to it, including yourself, is constantly sending out photons (particles of light) in a spectrum tied to its temperature. When the object is the same temperature as its ...

Northwestern University engineers are the first to successfully demonstrate quantum teleportation over a fiberoptic cable ...

Researchers have developed a tiny, room-temperature device that creates a special type of structured light called radially ...

For quantum computing to take off, quantum networks need to be developed as well. This research shows how existing ...