A study has found a rare form of one-dimensional quantum magnetism in a metallic compound, offering evidence into a phase space that has remained, until now, largely theoretical. The study comes at a ...

Concentrating light in a volume as small as the wavelength itself is a challenge that is crucial for numerous applications.

A team of Rice researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure called a 3D photonic-crystal cavity that could enable transformative ...

Scientists at EPFL have made a breakthrough in designing arrays of resonators, the basic components that power quantum ...

The exotic quantum phase, predicted over half a century ago, could lead to advances in quantum computing, sensors and communication technology.

Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to ...

An international group of scientists have used laser light shone onto gallium arsenide to make a super-solid - matter which behaves like both a liquid and ...

A long-elusive, hypothetical subatomic particle called the axion can be simulated and potentially detected in a type of thin material.

Scientists from Rice University announced the first direct observation of a phenomenon called a superradiant phase transition ...