Invisible infrared waves are emitted by IR LEDs and detected by photodiodes to enable devices like remotes, automatic ...

A tiny silica bead, just 100 nanometers across, sits suspended in a vacuum and vibrates under the grip of laser light. Those ...

Superconducting qubits—bits of quantum information—have been widely considered a promising technology for moving quantum ...

A Dresden-based research team from the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat has discovered a novel transport phenomenon. They found that luminescent quasiparticles can be carried along by magnetic ...

A new theoretical study finds shorter laser pulses achieve higher quantum efficiency for photoemission from a solid surface ...

A failed film student-turned-physicist is now a billionaire after Nvidia's quantum push sent his stock soaring.

You can thank fiber optics for all these conveniences and more. And while you’re at it, wish the fiber a happy 60th birthday ...

Scientists may be on the cusp of launching a similar technological revolution — this time using light. In a significant advance toward that goal, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and ...

SWABI: Water supply has been suspended for the last five days to the entire Maneri region due to failure of Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) to clear the power dues, said local residents here on ...

With conventional methods, high-precision nanostructures on photonic components can currently only be produced up to a size of 30 centimeters. Researchers in Thuringia are now working on the ...

Researchers in the United States have proposed a completely new kind of laser—one that ...

An international team of physicists has achieved a significant advance in laser science, demonstrating for the first time a practical route to ...