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What Is Wave-Particle Duality?
Wave-particle duality describes how quantum objects such as photons and electrons can produce wave-like interference in some experiments while being detected as discrete…
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For the first time, scientists have captured images of quantum entanglement in real time.
A collaboration between scientists from the University of Ottawa and Sapienza University has captured for the first time the dance of two quantumly entangled photons in…
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Discovery changes fundamental theory of light
Scientists have found a new limit on the mass of a particle of light (photon) based on indirect measurements.
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Scientists discover twisted crystals that use 'pseudo-gravity' to bend light like black holes
Photonic crystals are optical nanostructures that affect the propagation of photons within them in a similar way to the way semiconductor crystals affect the motion of e…
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Simulating Einstein's formula, scientists prove that light can create matter
If proven experimentally, this would be another confirmation of Einstein's famous formula.
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Dark Photons: The Key to Unraveling the Mystery of Dark Matter?
New insights into dark matter emerge as researchers explore theories about
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Why do images of black holes appear to be burning from the outside?
The accretion disk around a black hole makes it appear as if the material is burning because the material is swirling rapidly and giving off a lot of heat.
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Discover the fastest objects in the universe
The Parker Solar Probe, which reaches speeds of 532,000 km/h, is the fastest man-made object, but is still very slow compared to other celestial bodies in the universe.
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China develops laser radar that can 'find a needle in a haystack'
Xiamen University's lidar (laser radar) system can operate at a depth of one kilometer and detect oil spills from a distance of 12 meters.
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Based on new theory, physics 'captures' a photon for the first time
New research opens up ways to improve sensors as well as quantum computing.
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Scientists discover a photon traveling back in time
The quantum world is indeed a strange world, where nothing is impossible.
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Aliens can talk through space using quantum physics
Although there is still no evidence of alien life, that does not mean that there are no aliens.
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Physicists create extremely compressible 'light gas'
Gases are usually composed of atoms or molecules that swirl more or less rapidly through space.
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The camera captures the movement of light particles
Researchers make sensor cameras that can capture the movement of light particles at unprecedented speed and resolution.
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Find out how to take pictures of a much sharper black hole
Harvard scientists are the ones who have just claimed to find a way to take sharper pictures of black holes than old fuzzy images available so far.