An international team of scientists, led by the University of Oxford, has achieved a world-first by creating plasma ...

In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen's accidental discovery of X-rays marked the moment science learned to look beyond surfaces, fusing ...

Alarm and excitement hit 2025 after Meta’s Sept. 18 reveal of consumer smart glasses that include a tiny, built‑in display. This matters now because the ...

Nonlinear optical dynamics—intensity-dependent response of light upon interaction with materials under high-intensity light ...

Lithium-ion batteries power our phones, cars, and even homes; ensuring their safe and efficient behavior has become ...

In late October 2025, Samsung officially unveiled its long-rumoured mixed-reality headset, the Galaxy XR — marking its major ...

Abstract: The performance of the Silicon Photonic Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) was studied under gamma-ray radiation. The experimental results showed that when the total dose of gamma-ray radiation ...

Abstract: This study compares the accuracy of two semi-analytical methods based on ray tracing (RT) and physical optics (PO) for the analysis and design of transmitarrays of different sizes. The ...

A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser. Meet ice XXI, a bizarre phase that forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure. Ice XXI is ...

The John Bell Day Lecture 2025 takes place on Friday 7 Nov at 10 - 11.30am in association with the School of Mathematics and Physics and Business Engagement at Queen’s University Belfast. This year's ...