The concept of wave-particle duality is one that has been at the forefront of many scientist’s minds for decades. While going ...

Is light a particle or a wave? "Whether light is a particle or a wave is a very old question," Riccardo Sapienza, a physicist at Imperial College London, told Live Science. As a species ...

According to the researchers, the findings could have many future applications in quantum communication, metrology, and ...

With a project of this size—around 800 miles long, to be precise—other discoveries are also possible. In fact, a recently ...

(Courtesy: Magnus Johansson/LiU) The orbital angular momentum states of light have been used to relate quantum uncertainty to wave–particle duality. The experiment was done by physicists in Europe and ...

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves -- found throughout the universe -- are able to accelerate particles to extreme speeds.

If a clean, positively charged zinc plate is exposed to intense white light it will not discharge. If a clean, negatively charged zinc plate is exposed to intense white light it will not discharge.

Recently, a group of researchers has uncovered a profound connection between two fundamental quantum physics concepts: the ...

From mysterious dark matter to the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei, the past 12 months have reiterated just how strange ...

Discover the mysterious tachyon particle that could challenge our understanding of physics and the universe. Learn about the ...