Speed matters. When an X-ray photon excites an atom or ion, making a core electron jump onto a higher energy level, a ...

After few femtoseconds, the double excited state decays by electron emission, generating a higher charge state. Compared to ...

Scientists at the Max Born Institute have developed a new soft-X-ray instrument that can reveal  dynamics of magnetic domains ...

The universe is packed with riddles, but few are as stubborn—or as fascinating—as dark matter. First proposed in 1933 by ...

Cambridge Photon Technology is attempting to commercialize a photon multiplication technology that splits high energy photons to increase usable light for silicon cells. The UK-based startup has three ...

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced numerous technologies that rely on light and its underlying characteristics.

Physicists successfully teleport quantum information between photons from different sources, a key step towards a secure ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

Photonic computing represents not a radical departure from familiar territory, but rather a natural extension along the ...

Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. ("Neusoft Medical"), a global leader in medical imaging, is showcasing its comprehensive ...

China’s PLA has begun testing what may be the world’s first portable quantum radio for secure communication in remote border ...