Scientists have made the first experimental observation of matter wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom.

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A light-sensitive crystal is opening the door to a new era of “light-written” technology. Arsenic trisulfide can be reshaped ...

Washington State University has acquired a $2.5 million transmission electron microscope (TEM), expanding its ...

Crystalline arsenic trisulfide shows record photorefractive response and can be laser-patterned at 500-nm resolution without ...

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Researchers have shown that surprisingly large metal particles can behave according to quantum mechanics, existing in ...

The direction in which the electromagnetic field of circularly polarized light rotates can be easily reversed by applying a voltage, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated. This could enable a new ...

Researchers present a novel ion-trap chip integrating photonics for efficient fluorescence photon collection, enhancing ...

A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in ...

Researchers from the University of Twente and Harvard University have developed a new way to generate ultraviolet (UV) light ...

Light does more than illuminate the world—it can also push and twist matter. It was back in the 1870s that James Clerk ...