Changing light's polarization can reverse the structure of a patterned light field, opening a new way to control geometry and ...

Researchers have found that 2D materials can self-form microscopic cavities that trap light and electrons, altering their ...

By miniaturizing THz spectroscopy to a chip-scale platform, James McIver’s lab has uncovered a promising new method for controlling quantum materials. Under certain conditions, two-dimensional (2D) ...

In the right combinations and conditions, two-dimensional materials can host intriguing and potentially valuable quantum phases, like superconductivity and unique forms of magnetism. Why they occur, ...

When arranged in just the right ways, two-dimensional materials can display unusual and valuable quantum effects such as superconductivity and exotic ...

The Museum of Illusions isn’t just another tourist trap with a few funhouse mirrors – it’s a full-on assault on your senses that will leave you questioning whether your eyes have been telling you fibs ...

Metasurfaces are two-dimensional (2D), nanoengineered surfaces that interact strongly with electromagnetic waves and can ...

Researchers have harnessed nonlocal artificial materials to create optical systems that emulate parallel spaces, wormholes, ...

Meghie Rodrigues talks to Brazilian astronomer Thaisa Storchi Bergmann about curiosity, black holes and current challenges in ...