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

Pioneering University of Bristol theoretical physicist Sir Michael Berry has been awarded the Isaac Newton Medal and Lecture ...

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

Researchers have developed an optical "knob" using Poincaré sphere engineering to continuously tune topological states in ferroelectric materials. Unlike prior methods relying on abrupt electrical or ...

Professor Cristina Lazzeroni, Professor Mark Dennis and Dr Lok Yiu Wu have received medals in this year's awards.

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) ...

The theoretical physicist Michael Berry from the University of Bristol has won the 2025 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize for his ...

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 ...