New research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining…

The first step on a new path to quantum supremacy has been proposed by a mathematician from the University of Bristol.

In this paper, the researchers propose a family of quantum experiments based on a new approach, known as commuting quant…

Researchers have developed a theory of plasma waves that can infer these properties in greater detail than in standard a…

A new quantum computer module combines proven techniques with advances in hardware and software.

Researchers have introduced the first fully programmable and reconfigurable quantum computer module. The new device, dub…

Specifically, the team was interested in strong coupling in light-matter interactions where there are a large number of…

A team led by City College physics professor Vinod Menon demonstrates the use of metamaterials to enhance the light emis…

Material can lead to new optical devices

The researchers describe the metamaterial this week in Applied Physics Letters, from AIP Publishing, and how its ability…

Smallest Photodetector Worldwide for Optical Data Transmission – Publication in Optica

KIT researchers have now developed a novel type of photodetector that needs far less space than conventional ones. The c…

Light circulating inside the cavity produces a force that makes the cavity vibrate, or quiver, creating the so-called op…

Gaining a better understanding of plasma formation for extreme ultraviolet light

A study into the acceleration and deformation of microscopically small tin drops by an intense laser pulse resulted in t…

Physicists from MIPT and the Russian Quantum Center have developed a method which is going to make it easier to create a…

Researchers at UTS have found some of the brightest quantum emitters ever recorded. They’re also tuneable over a large s…

Novel phototransistor device could result in faster, cheaper Internet

FSO uses visible or infrared light to wirelessly transmit data through open air as opposed to using cables, which have l…

Direct correlation between temperature dependent generation of spin currents and atomic composition of interfaces found

The spin Seebeck effect belongs to the category of spin-thermoelectric effects. Previous work of the physicists at Mainz…

Rice University scientists detect thermal boundary that hinders ultracold experiments

The researchers took measurements for various laser strengths and surface temperatures. For the nanowire on silicon or s…

The versatile Verifire product includes a continuously variable optical zoom that can be operated in horizontal or verti…

In computers of the future, information might be stored in the form of quantum bits. But how can a quantum bit be realised?

A research team from Germany, France and Switzerland has realised quantum bits, short qubits, in a new form. One day, th…

"Exceptional points" give rise to counter-intuitive physical effects. Researchers from TU Wien (Vienna) make use of these phenomena to create a novel kind of wave guide, which is now being presented in the journal “Nature”.

No matter whether it is acoustic waves, quantum matter waves or optical waves of a laser – all kinds of waves can be in…

Research team from TU-Wien Center for Micro- and Nanostructures have developed a new ‘cooler’ sensing instrument thereby increasing energy, efficiency and enhancing mobility for diagnostic testing

The type of instrument developed by Harrer and his colleagues is known as a quantum cascade detector, or QCD. A QCD is a…

UD researchers demonstrate prototype of low-cost device for energy-efficient windows, privacy panels

The transmittance of light through smart glass can be modulated, or controlled, when voltage, light or heat is applied,…