Optical physics Research update Darkness can travel faster than light Discovery of superluminal correlations within 2D hexagonal boron nitride could advance super-resolution electron microscopy Read article: Darkness can travel faster than light
Optical physics Research update Laser-written glass plates could store data for thousands of years Scientists at Microsoft Research tout a potential long-term alternative to standard digital archives Read article: Laser-written glass plates could store data for thousands of years
Quantum optics Research update Entangled light leads to quantum advantage Number of measurements required to learn about the behaviour of a complex, noisy quantum system reduced by a factor of 1011 Read article: Entangled light leads to quantum advantage
Optical physics Research update Squid use Bragg reflectors in their skin to change colour New holotomography measurements reveal that the tuneable optical properties of these cephalopods come from winding columns of platelets in iridescent cells Read article: Squid use Bragg reflectors in their skin to change colour
Advanced materials Research update Soliton structure protects superfluorescence New work could help in the development of materials that host exotic coherent quantum states under ambient conditions Read article: Soliton structure protects superfluorescence
Quantum sensors Research update Quantum effect could tame noisy nanoparticles by rendering them invisible Theoretical proposal suggests a way of eliminating backaction noise in nanoparticles levitated with light Read article: Quantum effect could tame noisy nanoparticles by rendering them invisible
Optical physics Research update Laser beam casts a shadow in a ruby crystal Complex photon-photon interactions make a beam of light behave like a solid object Read article: Laser beam casts a shadow in a ruby crystal
Optical physics Research update Metasurface-enhanced camera performs hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging Inexpensive metasurface could revolutionize the capabilities of conventional imaging systems Read article: Metasurface-enhanced camera performs hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging
Quantum optics Research update Liquid crystals generate entangled photon pairs Technique gives greater control and flexibility over entanglement Read article: Liquid crystals generate entangled photon pairs
Optical physics Research update Metasurfaces make a single-shot polarization imaging system New method might find applications in biomedicine Read article: Metasurfaces make a single-shot polarization imaging system
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