Structured photons slow down in a vacuum
Speed of light drops slightly when photons are shaped by a mask
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Diamond defects coupled to photonic cavity with nanoscale accuracy
New technique could be used to develop quantum technologies, including sensors and computers
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Physicists get set for UNESCO’s Year of Light
A whole host of events will celebrate the 2015 International Year of Light
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The world of physics in 2015
Find out more about the key physics events of the coming year – and those we predict might happen
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Our favourite pictures of 2014
From interstellar dust and galactic dirt to cracking oysters and educational doodles
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A cabinet of invisible curiosities
Philip Ball's book on the science and superstition of invisibility through the ages, reviewed by Ulf Leonhardt
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LED firm rejects Nobel laureate’s olive branch
Shuji Nakamura tried to rebuild ties with Nichia
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Plasmons convert light into a voltage
Discovery of 'plasmoelectric effect' could lead to new solar cells
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New microscope makes movies of tiny live specimens
Optical-lattice technique has a lighter touch with living samples
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Butterfly’s colourful trick of the light recreated in the lab
'Reverse diffraction' materials could make banknotes more secure
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