photons
Lightsabers
Physicists Created a New Form of Light
Researchers at MIT and Harvard made groups of three photons interact.
Daniel Oberhaus
2.15.18
physics
Physicists Mold Giant Photons Into Custom Shapes
The ability to manipulate photon shapes allows for the tweaking of light-matter interactions.
Michael Byrne
12.4.16
earth
New Microwave Device Produces Single, Tunable Photons
Good news for quantum computing from physicists at the National Physical Laboratory.
Daniel Oberhaus
8.29.16
nasa
How to Get an Intergalactic Sun Tan Without Leaving Earth
Ten trillionths of your sun tan is the result of photons made by distant stars and supermassive black holes.
Daniel Oberhaus
8.13.16
Design
Watch a Flying Laser Caught on Video
Scientists captured the flight pattern of a green laser for the first time.
Beckett Mufson
6.12.16
Cancer
This Light-Stretching Microscope Hunts for Cancer at 36M Frames Per Second
Early cancer detection will save lives.
David Silverberg
4.21.16
machines
Design Advance Could Mean Commercial Light-Based Processors Within a Few Years
But challenges remain.
Michael Byrne
12.27.15
studies
Stanford Physicists Set a New Record for Quantum Entangling Distant Electrons
The quantum internet is closer than ever.
Michael Byrne
11.29.15
hardware
Silicon Quantum Logic Gates Offer a Glimpse of Practical Quantum Computing
Common manufacturing materials for an uncommon technology.
Michael Byrne
10.7.15
uk
Researchers Say They Have Designed an 'Unhackable' Fiber Network
For the first time, researchers demonstrate how to make quantum key distribution work on a 200Gbit/sec line.
Nicole Kobie
10.2.15
GAMBLING
Researchers Trade Algorithms for Photons in Complex Decision-Making Tasks
A quantum solution to an old problem.
Michael Byrne
9.24.15
security
Physicists Set a New Fiber-Optic Quantum Teleportation Record
100 kilometers.
Michael Byrne
9.23.15
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