Strong light–matter coupling has emerged as a transformative concept in modern physics, whereby the interaction between confined electromagnetic fields and material excitations is engineered to yield ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Light and matter can remain at separate temperatures even while interacting with each other for long periods, according to new research that could help scale up an emerging quantum ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery of dark matter. With new approaches to measurement in the quantum realm, ...

Experts call these hybrid light-matter particles “exciton-polaritons”. They have both material and light-like properties and can condense – similar to a Bose-Einstein condensate, an extreme state of ...

A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese Academy of Science's National Astronomical Observatories has found evidence suggesting that a "gas clump" in a fast-moving cloud in the ...

Quantum entanglement has long been framed as a strange communication channel between particles, but the latest experiments suggest it can do something more concrete and practical: make light itself ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Researchers have developed a simple method to explore a complex area of quantum science. The discovery makes research in this field cheaper and more accessible, which could significantly impact the ...

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, hides one of the oldest puzzles in physics: what really happens to the ...