A flash of light has turned a sheet of atoms into a dance floor. In a feat of precision physics, researchers from Cornell and ...

What would it really take to travel at or beyond the speed of light? In this video, we break down the hard physics Hollywood skips: why nothing with mass can reach light speed, how energy needs ...

When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs a trembling motion at the frequency of the light field.

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.

Most of us can relate to being worried about inflation: we are all concerned about the cost of living and what our political leaders are doing to address it. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that we ...

Researchers from the University of Arizona, working with an international team, have captured and controlled quantum uncertainty in real time using ultrafast pulses of light. Their discovery, ...