There are three modules in the experiment: state preparation, evolution, and measurement. Credit: HOU Zhibo et al. Real-life applications like magnetometry or quantum gyroscope typically…
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Credit: Caltech There are things in life that can be predicted reasonably well. The tides rise and fall. The moon waxes and wanes. A billiard…
(a) Illustration of the structure of a nanodiamond quantum sensor coated with a pyrogenic polymer, and how it operates as a hybrid nanoheater/thermometer. (b) Electron…
Concept for Exawatt-class lasers. Credit: Osaka University Researchers from Osaka University propose a concept for next-generation ultra-intense lasers, possibly increasing the current record from 10…
An illustration of the chain-reaction process that underlies the photon avalanching mechanism Columbia Engineering researchers have realized in their nanoparticles. In this process, the absorption…
Schematic representation of a processor for matrix multiplications which runs on light. Together with an optical frequency comb, the waveguide crossbar array permits highly parallel…
Schematic representation of a processor for matrix multiplications which runs on light. Credit: University of Oxford The exponential growth of data traffic in our digital…
2D arrangement of 44,400 light stopwatches enables scan-less fluorescence lifetime imaging. Credit: Tokushima University Comb of a Lifetime: A New Method for Fluorescence Microscopy Fluorescence…
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have found a way to enhance the sensitivity of existing quantitative phase imaging so that all structures inside living…
UV fluorescence examination. Credit: The authors Analyses of the materials in the scrolls helps put the object into a historical context and guides conservators in…
The new imaging technique has been used to capture the exhaled breath of a person speaking. This is a demonstration of the published imaging technique…
This illustration of a nanoscale node created by the lab of Nick Vamivakas, professor of quantum optics and quantum physics, shows a closeup of one…
Light travels at a speed of about 300,000,000 meters per second as light particles, photons, or equivalently as electromagnetic field waves. Experiments led by Hrvoje…
The 3.8 kg large CH3NH3PbBr3 crystal growth at LPMC for high-energy gamma-ray detection. The Rubik cube next sets the scale. Credit: László Forró (EPFL). Credit:…
Flying light bullet with variable-velocities (see beam center). Credit: Osaka University Researchers from Osaka University accurately and arbitrarily control flying velocities of light bullets, offering…
Newly developed ballistic optical materials consist of a composite of two transparent materials, creating a plasmonic material. Credit: Evan Simmons and Kun Li Electronics are…
When Light and Atoms Share a Common Vibe An especially counter-intuitive feature of quantum mechanics is that a single event can exist in a state…
A world record transmission of 1 petabit per second in a multimode optical fiber increases the current record data rate in multimode optical fibers by…
Illinois researchers developed a spherical lens that allows light coming into the lens from any direction to be focused into a very small spot on…
The open-source 3D-printed cube can host self-designed inserts, electrical and optical components. The resulting modules can be combined to form complex optical instruments. This allows…