Giant 'quantum twisters' may form in liquid light 05 Mar 2021 New mechanism found for generating giant vortices in quantum fluids of light. Read more
Through the looking glass: artificial ‘molecules’ open door to ultrafast devices 03 Mar 2021 Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Skoltech in Russia have shown that polaritons, the quirky particles that may end up running the... Read more
‘Multiplying’ light could be key to ultra-powerful optical computers 08 Feb 2021 New type of optical computing could solve highly complex problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers. Read more
New type of supercomputer could be based on ‘magic dust’ combination of light and matter 25 Sep 2017 A team of researchers from the UK and Russia have successfully demonstrated that a type of ‘magic dust’ which combines light and matter can be used to... Read more
Hunt for an unidentified electron object 25 Mar 2014 New research sheds light on the nature of ‘unidentified electron objects’ - a mysterious class of objects that exists in superfluid helium at low... Read more