Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime produced by violent cosmic events, such as the merging of black holes. So far, ...

For over a century, light has both helped and limited our view of the tiny world. Microscopes use light to magnify cells, microbes, and nanomaterials—but light also behaves like a wave, and waves ...

Researchers at Chongqing University and Chongqing Normal University report a theoretical prediction of a new quantum phase of ...

Physicists in China have demonstrated that a structure called an optical metasurface can individually trap up to 78,400 ...

Pushed down to a certain scale, the laws of physics seem to fall apart. Astrid Eichhorn, a leader in an area of study called asymptotic safety, thinks we just need to push a little further.

Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter At the nanoscale all atoms vibrate. These vibrations define heat dissipation, chemical reactions, and material properties. The different ...