The invention of tiny devices capable of precisely controlling the direction and behavior of light is essential to the ...

Researchers have developed a blueprint for weaving hopfions—complex, knot-like light structures—into repeating spacetime crystals. By exploiting two-color beams, they can generate ordered chains and ...

Today, the world of artificial intelligence (AI) is witnessing a paradigm shift. Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary advancement where a single beam of light powers AI with the might of a ...

Pushing the limits of structured light, applied physicists report a new type of optical vortex beam that not only twists as it travels but also changes in different parts at different rates to create ...

For years now, Alphabet's Taara division has been delivering internet connectivity in far-flung areas with traffic-light-sized transmitters that communicate over long distances using beams of light.