Researchers have been developing computers that deploy light (photons) rather than electricity to power storage and ...

Window technology has advanced over the last couple of decades and has led to the introduction of several exciting innovations. Modern windows are designed to save energy, reduce sound, or provide an ...

A schematic illustrating the branched flow of light in an NLC film. The random orientation of NLC molecules within a glass cell can be adjusted using an electrical voltage bias. Credit: Chang, Ss., Wu ...

Imagine a clock that doesn’t have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at CU Boulder have used liquid crystals, the same materials that ...

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), as a source of entangled photons, is of great interest for quantum physics and quantum technology, but so far it could be only implemented in solids.

Global solar installations are up 64% in the first half of 2025. There’s no denying it: More and more of the world is running on solar power. And with that growth comes even more innovation. In a new ...

A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal crystal repeat in space. Examples once existed in only complex, quantum matter, ...