Tight control over interactions gives physicists a new platform for exploring collective quantum dynamics
Read article: Nanoparticles levitated by light exhibit non-reciprocal interactions
Researchers create a light trap in which a beam of light prevents itself from escaping
Read article: Anti-laser enables near-perfect light absorption
New technique completely eliminates wave reflections and could improve wireless reception as well as biomedical imaging techniques
Read article: Anti-reflection coating allows perfect light transmission
New technique could have important applications for drug development, biochemistry and toxicology
Read article: Helical light tells chiral molecules apart
Nonlinear dielectric nanostructures could control the flow of light in next-generation devices for information processing and communications
Read article: Meta-atoms act like road signs for light waves
A laser pulse that largely circumvents the inherent symmetry of light waves could be used to manipulate quantum information
Read article: Near-unipolar laser pulses could control qubits
New work shows that the dynamical instabilities of a system can be exploited as a resource
Read article: Microcavity could make a platform for quantum sensing
New technique preserves quantum correlations between two photons even when the frequency of one is increased by 125 terahertz
Read article: Photons stay entangled despite huge jump in frequency
Quantum mechanical effects enable more efficient energy-capture technology
Read article: Quantum batteries harvest energy from light
New approach could also be used to create artificial materials such as exotic quantum magnets
Read article: ‘Coherent optical engineering’ turns opaque material temporarily transparent
