To study matter on increasingly smaller scales, scientists need faster light. The speed of light is constant, of course, but... Read More

Electromagnetic waves get small -- really small -- but they still can’t get small enough for researchers at Harvard University... Read More

Handed, more often referred to as "chirality," is an important characteristic in the micro- and nano-scopic world. Many molecules we... Read More

Quantum computing involves the production and communication of entangled photons. Manipulating light at the single-photon level has previously been outside... Read More

Photonics is a class of devices analogous to our current electronics except using photons of light instead of electrons. In... Read More

A team of Northrop Grumman Corporation engineers recently successfully demonstrated the capability of the company's Silent Watch Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR)... Read More