Photons

LightSail 2 to Test Solar Propulsion -- or Flight by Light -- in Earth Orbit
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 03, 2017 07:06 AM EDT |
As light reflects off a sail, most of its momentum is transferred, pushing on the sail.

Researchers Slow Down the Speed of Light to 180 km/h
Sami Ghanmi | | Apr 09, 2015 09:27 AM EDT |
By coupling cesium atoms in an ultrathin glass fiber, Viennese researchers have slow down the speed of light to 180 km/h.

Quantum Mechanics will soon Protect Personal Data
Marco Foronda | | Dec 16, 2014 08:08 AM EST |
Uncrackable quantum authentication uses the unique quantum properties of light.

'Time Cloak' Conceals Events Rather than Objects
Dino Lirios | | Dec 01, 2014 06:42 AM EST |
This cloak conceals events rather than objects and can hide secret messages through a trick of light.

First Ever Photon Interaction in Fiber System Could Boost Quantum Technology
Kizha T. Trovillas | | Nov 04, 2014 04:45 AM EST |
This method creates indirect photon coupling.

The First Moments Of The Universe Recreated by Turning Light Into Matter
Robert Sarkanen | | May 20, 2014 11:11 AM EDT |
Scientists of the Imperial College of London have discovered a way to prove an 80 year-old theory that light can be materialized, thus recreating part of the first moments of the universe.
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