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New results published in the journal Physical Review Letters detail how a specially designed metamaterial was able to tip the ...

Optimizing the geometric parameters of polymer nanoantenna arrays significantly improves the performance of optical ...

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Quantum sensors have become important tools in low-energy particle physics. Michael Doser explores opportunities to exploit ...

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China’s bionic sensor works faster than the human eye, creating potential for next-generation technology and brain-like ...

A school gym-sized facility tucked away at the University of Michigan is quietly pushing the boundaries of what lasers can do ...

Chinese scientists have developed a bionic visual sensor, using semiconductor quantum dots, that adapts to extreme light ...

A new Oxford study shows how physicists made light emerge from “nothing,” offering rare insight into the hidden energy of ...