Photons are particles of light, or waves, or something like that, right? [Mithuna Yoganathan] explains this conundrum in more detail than you probably got in your high school physics class.

The two photons are emitted at complementary wavelengths. Another important method is to perform coincidence measurements. Because the photons are correlated, both photons are emitted at the same ...

Particle detectors play a crucial role in our understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the universe. They allow ...

Most of our gadgets rely on chips. Electronic chips. But that’s about to change. The chips of the future are chips of light. They use light particles known as photons to move data. Europe wants to ...

From high-speed communication to quantum computing and sensing, the detection, transmission, and manipulation of light ...

Researchers at Argonne have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate ...

A hybrid system of atoms and photons could take today’s quantum computers into a future of tackling real-life problems. Conventional computers use nanoscale structures to process and store ...

Observing the interactions between dark matter and so-called "dark photons" during a period after the Big Bang called the "cosmic dawn" could help shed light on the universe's most mysterious and ...