Properties that remain unchanged when materials are stretched or bent, which are broadly referred to as topological ...

Light that twists as it travels and materials whose internal order is knotted like a pretzel are starting to collide in the ...

Researchers have discovered new waves with picometer-scale spatial variations of electromagnetic fields which can propagate in semiconductors like silicon. Researchers at Purdue University have ...

A new theory that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single photon. The nature of this interaction ...

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 ...

Far beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, a tank of liquid xenon is quietly recording some of the faintest signals in the universe. In that deep, quiet space, researchers have pushed their ...

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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The end is brutal for electrons hurtling at 99.9999999 percent of the speed of light through SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s ...