Scientists achieve optical measurements at atomic scales using quantum electron tunneling, surpassing conventional microscopy limits by nearly 100,000 times with standard lasers.

For over a century, light has both helped and limited our view of the ...

For many decades, the method to obtain atomic-level descriptions of chemical compounds and materials—be it a drug, a catalyst ...

High-precision magnetic sensors rely on uniform light to polarize atomic spins, yet most laser beams naturally deliver energy unevenly, limiting ...

Atomic level surface control raised light emission in indium phosphide magic sized clusters from under 1% to 18.1%, ...

Scientists have demonstrated that light alone can reversibly control magnetism in a topological material. Researchers at the ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB are advancing silicon carbide as a key material ...

The 20th century was marked by the discovery of exotic states of matter. First, liquid helium was observed to flow without ...

At the request of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the "Father of Oak Ridge" Kenneth Nichols retired from the Army to become general manager of the AEC.

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a promising material platform for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and miniaturized solid-state quantum systems. In the ALP-4-SiC project, researchers from the Max Planck ...

Light and matter can remain at separate temperatures even while interacting with each other for long periods, according to ...

Researchers at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have created a tiny atomic fountain ...