Scientists achieve optical control of phase and group velocities in everyday liquids
The phase and the group velocity of light propagating in conventional optical media cannot exceed the speed of light in vacuum. However, in so-called epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) materials, light exhibits ...
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AI chip smaller than a grain of salt uses light to decode data
A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing ...
Astronomers found a monstrous jet powering through the early universe
These jets become elusive the farther back in time astronomers try to look because of the so-called cosmic microwave ...
The Quantum Blueprint: How Photosynthesis Defies Classical Physics
Quantum mechanics plays a role in the process of photosynthesis. Engineers have long sought efficient ways to convert solar ...