Physicists at the UK’s Central Laser Facility have recorded the first observation of quantum radiation reaction, detecting how electrons lose energy in ways that classical physics cannot explain when ...

MIT physicists have built a powerful new microscope that uses terahertz light to uncover hidden quantum motions inside superconductors. By compressing this normally unwieldy light into a tiny region, ...

A new laser range-finding technique, inspired by quantum physics, that can measure distances under strong solar background ...

For the first time, a quantum radiation reaction in strong electromagnetic fields has been demonstrated experimentally by ...

If you think “instantaneous” happens in a second, you should meet Haiwang Yong. An assistant professor of chemistry at the ...

In recent decades, particle size, shape, and surface charge analysis has become a prominent analytical approach, offering broad applicability to both fine and coarse geological materials. Particle ...

Quantum physics overturned classical ideas by showing that matter behaves very differently at the smallest scales. One of its most surprising discoveries was wave-particle duality, the idea that ...

Researchers built a silver-grooved chip that channels laser energy into nanometer-spaced peaks, beating the diffraction limit and aiding light-matter studies. (Nanowerk News) Physics is full of pesky ...

In this video, a powerful laser is tested on different colored balloons with surprising results. A black balloon pops almost instantly under the laser beam, while a white or clear balloon resists ...

Lightsails are a highly promising spacecraft concept that has attracted interest in recent years due to its potential to travel at near-relativistic speeds. Such speeds, which current conventional ...