Researchers generated stable vortex light in its lowest-energy state using liquid crystal traps and optical confinement.

Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely small structure by scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of ...

A newly developed encryption framework aims to protect video data from future quantum attacks, all while running on today's ...

RIKEN physicists have created the first thin films featuring a special combination of electrical and topological properties. This demonstration could help to realize new forms of electronics that are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NYU physicists discover a simple time crystal using levitated foam beads and sound waves, revealing motion that breaks classic ...

EurekAlert!—In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used liquid crystals, the same materials that are in your phone display, to create such a clock—or, at least, as close ...

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A strange form of matter called a time crystal has fascinated physicists for about a decade. These systems move in repeating cycles, even without a steady external push. Now, researchers at New York ...