Usually, light waves can pass through each other without any resistance. According to the laws of electrodynamics, two light ...

In a fascinating dive into the strange world of quantum physics, scientists have shown that light can interact with itself in bizarre ways—creating ghost-like virtual particles that pop in and out of ...

Penn State University scientists have demonstrated the complex series of events occurring inside thunderclouds that create ...

In the push to shrink and enhance technologies that control light, MIT researchers have unveiled a new platform that pushes ...

Non-centrosymmetric halide perovskites are a class of semiconducting material containing a structural asymmetry with ...

The magnetic moment of the muon—a tiny property of a tiny particle—has long puzzled physicists. Experiments and theory haven’t quite matched up, leaving open the thrilling possibility of discovering ...

The interference of the scattered light is recorded with a highly sensitive camera depicted as a screen. Incoherent light ...