Optical clocks are highly precise timekeeping devices that measure time by tracking the oscillations of light, as opposed to ...

A small yet innovative experiment is taking place at CERN. Its goal is to test how the CERN-born optical timing signal—normally used in the Laboratory's accelerators to synchronize devices with ...

If you would like to learn more about how the Nobel Prize for Physics is awarded, check out this profile of Lars Brink, who served on the Nobel Committee for Physics on eight occasions.

Entangled light proves quantum computers can do what classical methods can't - cut years of work into seconds, an enormous quantum advantage ...

Caltech physicists report they have created the largest qubit array assembled to-date: 6,100 neutral-atom qubits trapped in a ...

When Gabriel Lippmann collected the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics, he did so for an invention he himself admitted was of ...

Optical engineering is a field that thrives on precision and creativity. It requires scientists to design systems that push ...

In the era of instant data exchange and growing risks of cyberattacks, scientists are seeking secure methods of transmitting ...

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) (GF) today announced a collaborative effort with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) to develop detachable fiber connector solutions for GF’s silicon photonics platform.

Co-author Georg Winkler working on a set-up used to characterize the high-performance mirrors under vacuum. (© 2019 Barbara Mair, Universität Wien) Low-loss, highly-reflective “supermirrors” – that is ...