This video explores the fascinating reasons behind the physical properties of elements. It answers questions about why mercury is a liquid at room temperature, why gold has its distinctive yellow ...

In 1845, physicist Michael Faraday provided the first direct evidence that electromagnetism and light are related. Now, it turns out that this connection is even stronger than Faraday imagined. In his ...

Is it wizardry? Physicists at the University of Konstanz have succeeded in changing the properties of a material in a non-thermal way with the help of light and magnons. The new process is not only ...

Researchers have developed a revolutionary new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where background noise and optical loss from the sample are present. (Nanowerk News) ...

University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and members of his research group have developed a new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where background noise and ...

University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and members of his research group have developed a revolutionary new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where ...

EU researchers have brought supersolid light to life in the lab and are now exploring how this strange new state of matter could power real-world technologies. Can light ever be a solid? It turns out ...

When I entered McCarter’s Matthews Theatre for a professional production of Karen Zacarías’s “Legacy of Light,” I was expecting the stage to look familiar, as its setting was one I know well: ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Light carries information in its wavelength, wavevector direction, polarization, and the way it bends through materials. Until now, optical data storage has typically used just ...

Hyatt Hotels is in talks to spend around $1.5 billion to buy publicly traded Playa Hotels, but will likely sell them as part of its asset-light business model. Playa Hotels PLYA stock was down 2% in ...

Tenants claim a management company discriminated against renters with Section 8 vouchers in Hyde Park by refusing to rent them apartments at newer lakefront buildings and steering them toward ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Twenty-three properties are participating in this year’s Deck the Town: Holiday Light Display Contest. Hosted by the Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce, the contest invites community ...