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Superconductivity and quantum computing are two fields that have seeped from theoretical circles into popular consciousness. The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for work in superconducting ...

Fraunhofer IAF, Qudora Tech, and AMO are co-developing new photonic components for ion-trap quantum computers.

A new imaging system could help us see deeper into the universe than ever before. The same powerful technology could also help us analyze the chemical makeup of everyday materials such as food and ...

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Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering tech policy, EU tech, mobile and the digital divide. She previously covered mobile as a senior reporter at CNET and also ...

Due to come online later this year and packed with state-of-the-art optics, Advanced LIGO is aiming for a direct detection of gravitational waves that will open a new window on the universe, say Iain ...

Professor Ivan Smalyukh has been named a Fellow of Optica (formerly OSA) for his innovative research in soft condensed matter and optical physics. The election to Fellow is reserved for Optica members ...

Konstantin Vodopyanov, a professor at the College of Sciences and CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, recently co-authored a study published in the journal Optica. This research examines ...

In Cambridge, Mass, last week, members of the American Physical Society and of the Optical Society of America were given a first look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new spectroscopic ...