Bloch oscillations are periodic oscillations of quantum particles in a repeating energy "landscape" (e.g., a crystal lattice) ...

For centuries, scientific progress has depended on more precise tools for measuring the world around us. Galileo’s telescope ...

A team of physicists has discovered that virtual charges, which exist only during brief interactions with light, play a ...

Black holes are so strange that physicists have long wondered if they are quite what they seem. Now we are set to find out if ...

Optics and lasers are among the dual-use technologies that generate significant added value. The most widely publicized ...

Scientists propose LILA, a lunar gravitational-wave detector, to explore a mid-band of spacetime vibrations of the Moon and ...

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Chemistry and Technology Prague created a ...

On October 8 and 9, 2025, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) will present its latest research findings at the Photonics Days ...

Unraveling the cosmic symphony of gravitational waves, from the 'Music of the Spheres' to moon-based detectors.

This article explores how our understanding of the universe has evolved—from the scale of everyday experience down to the ...

The first quantum revolution enabled the invention of technologies – such as the laser and the transistor – that have changed the world. The second revolution has the potential for even greater ...

Expert guests on UNSW's Engineering the Future podcast series explain why quantum sensing, quantum communication and quantum ...