Negative time could be real as light appears to exit atoms before entry
Physicists have just uncovered fresh evidence for a bizarre quantum phenomenon called negative time, where photons appear to…
Electrically programmable circularly polarized three-dimensional display
Fattal, D. et al. A multi-directional backlight for a wide-angle, glasses-free three-dimensional display. Nature 495, 348–351 (2013). Article …
Free-space twin-field quantum key distribution
Bennett, C. H. & Brassard, G. Quantum cryptography: public key distribution and coin tossing. Theor. Comput. Sci. 560,…
Entanglement-enabled image transmission through complex media
Davies, R. & Kasper, M. Adaptive optics for astronomy. Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 50, 305–351 (2012). Article ADS …
Structural exciton localization drives efficient solid-state sensitized triplet fusion upconversion
Feng, J., Alves, J., de Clercq, D. M. & Schmidt, T. W. Photochemical upconversion. Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem.…
Physicists Observe Strange Quantum Rotation Effect That Defies Intuition
Like on a Ferris wheel, a powerful terahertz laser drives the atoms of a crystal along precise circular…
Ultrasensitive biosensing by radiative Q-factor modulation in strongly coupled three-dimensional bound-state-in-the-continuum metasurfaces
Altug, H., Oh, S.-H., Maier, S. A. & Homola, J. Advances and applications of nanophotonic biosensors. Nat. Nanotechnol.…
A Strange Quantum Effect May Explain One of Biology’s Greatest Mysteries
Researchers have uncovered a possible explanation for why living systems repeatedly choose one molecular form instead of its…
Physicists May Be on the Verge of Discovering “New Physics” at CERN
Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have uncovered new hints that certain particle decays may not behave as…
Physicists Solve Major Challenge in Quantum Synchronization
An artistic representation of nonreciprocal quantum synchronization. RIKEN researchers have proposed a novel approach for the nonreciprocal quantum…
Scientists Discover a New Way To Control Metals at the Atomic Scale
A new study demonstrates that manipulating atomic-scale interfaces can significantly change how a metal behaves electronically. Credit: Stock…
Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero
A new ultra-cold device developed at McGill University can generate controlled sound-like quantum vibrations known as phonons. The…