Researchers have found that a swirling water vortex can force opposing waves to form rotating lines of stillness across an ...

Scientists experimentally confirmed what we’ve known to be true for half a century—darkness can “travel” faster than light.

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Plasma, the fourth state of matter, consists of a gas in which electrons are no longer bound to atoms, which allows ...

(Aitor Diago/Moment/Getty Images) For the first time, physicists have observed that 'holes' in light can move faster than the light itself. They're known as phase singularities or optical vortices, ...

An international team has demonstrated a new method for producing the most intense light ...

When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it ...

A leading physicist argues the brain may operate like a quantum system—and that enhancing it could create humans who perceive ...

MIT demonstrates that seeds sense the sound of rainfall—and sprout faster even while still beneath the surface.

A light-sensitive crystal is opening the door to a new era of “light-written” technology. Arsenic trisulfide can be reshaped ...

Researchers have shown that surprisingly large metal particles can behave according to quantum mechanics, existing in ...