Tiny 3D-printed “light cages” are giving researchers a new way to catch and hold individual particles of light on a chip, a ...

Light has always been the stage on which quantum mechanics performs its strangest tricks, and the double-slit experiment is ...

Addressing a controversy first raised around 1910, two physicists have performed experiments with the aid of an engineer that validate anew the special theory of relativity’s limitations on the speed ...

Take, for instance, quantum entanglement, which says that the state of one particle can be determined by examining the state ...

A black light experiment depicted in a viral video from Japan's NHK public broadcasting organization shows just how widely and quickly germs can spread, particularly during the COVID-19 era. The video ...

Video of a black light experiment designed to show how fast a virus can spread in a restaurant setting is quickly going viral. The video, which was shot in Japan by the public broadcasting ...

Glow-in-the-dark coughs and sneezes? In the coronavirus era, this is what it takes for scientists to figure out which masks work best at stopping aerosol droplets from spreading after a cough or a ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out that if you manipulate a laser just right, then hit it side-on with another ...