In the strange corner of modern physics where spacetime itself becomes the engine, the old rule that nothing can outrun light ...
Light does a lot of work in the modern world, enabling all types of information technology, from TVs to satellites to ...
Space — the final frontier. These are the words that introduce every episode of classic "Star Trek," the show that essentially popularized the concept of traveling the stars at the speed of light – or ...
Light can do more than illuminate a material. In some cases, it can temporarily change how electrons move through it.
Researchers have achieved quantum "alchemy" that allows them to alter the properties of materials using high-powered ...
Most of us can relate to being worried about inflation: we are all concerned about the cost of living and what our political leaders are doing to address it. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that we ...
Black holes can’t be formed from pure light. Quantum physics would curb their creation under any foreseeable conditions, a new study suggests. Typically, matter is responsible for black holes. They’re ...