MIT researchers used ultracold atoms to isolate the quantum trade-off between wave interference and particle path detection.

Light can behave in very unexpected ways when you squeeze it into small spaces. In a paper in the journal Science, Mark ...

EPFL scientists have developed a new technique that lets researchers watch, with unprecedented sensitivity, how materials emit polarized light over time.

For pulses of light waves dilly-dallying through a chunk of matter, imaginary numbers have helped solve transmission time delays, but the exact behaviors responsible for their role have never been ...

Optics 11 claims its underwater surveillance system can keep constant tabs on ships while remaining undetected.

Deep tech These sensors ‘listen with light’ to guard Europe from subsea sabotage The tech can determine the make and model of a vessel from sound waves alone June 24, 2025 - 12:28 pm ...

After a brief but record-breaking heat wave over the weekend, a heavy marine layer is expected to move in, bringing much cooler temperatures — and even some light rain — to Southern California ...

Masahiro Shinoda, Leading Light of Japan’s New Wave Cinema, Dies at 94 His films tapped into the fantasies of disgruntled youth by embracing brazen sexuality and countercultural politics.

Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie.

The film explores the dual nature of light, demonstrating its behavior as both a wave and a particle through an experiment involving a double slit. It shows how light creates an interference ...