Enhanced inverse Compton scattering via spontaneous focusing induced by a coated plasma mirror
Cole, J. M. et al. Experimental evidence of radiation reaction in the collision of a high-intensity laser pulse…
What Happens if You Cut a Photon in Half? The Answer Is Trippy
Physicists tend to think of light in terms of photons: massless, elementary particles “carrying” the forces of nature.…
Phonon focusing at room temperature
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Quantum Gravity May Be Far Less Quantum Than Physicists Expected
Physicists have long assumed that uniting quantum mechanics with gravity would require spacetime itself to behave quantum mechanically.…
Beyond quantum linear optics with adaptive boson sampling
To provide an experimental demonstration of the nonlinearity of the resource states produced via the ABS scheme, we…
Optical fiber black hole model emits Hawking-like radiation, revealing a long-sought recoil
Using optical fiber as a model black hole, physicists have, after decades of pursuit, observed two linked effects…
Scientists observe ‘negative time’ for the first time in a quantum experiment
A photon enters a cloud of atoms and emerges on the other side. When physicists calculate how long…
Quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystals | Nature
The modern world has been shaped by semiconductor technologies, grounded in the intrinsic band structures of materials and…
Quantum Mechanics May Not Need Imaginary Numbers After All
Quantum mechanics has long relied on complex numbers to describe the strange behavior of particles, from tunneling to…
Magnetic quantum material enables one-way electrical transport
Scientists at Penn State and Saint Louis University have demonstrated that a magnetic quantum material can naturally produce…
Electro-optic comb-empowered measurement of the dynamic frequency of a laser
Qiao, S. et al. Ultra-highly sensitive dual gases detection based on photoacoustic spectroscopy by exploiting a long-wave, high-power,…
New Quantum Sensor Opens a Window Into the Invisible Universe
A breakthrough quantum sensor has shown it can uncover hidden signals through overwhelming noise, paving the way for…