Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered how to use ultrafast lasers to wiggle atoms in exotic materials, ...

The researchers' novel approach could lead to smaller, and more efficient electronics – such as  smartphones – in the future.

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created the first time crystal that humans can actually see, using liquid crystals that swirl into never-ending patterns when illuminated by light ...

For the first time, a time crystal has been built that can be directly seen by human eyes, rippling in an array of neon-hued ...

A team at CU Boulder has made a curious state of matter in which particles move constantly—like a clock with hands and gears ...

Microscopes have long been scientists’ eyes into the unseen, revealing everything from bustling cells to viruses and nanoscale structures. However, even the most powerful optical microscopes have been ...

A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal ...

A new specimen holder gives scientists more control over ultra-cold temperatures, enabling the study of how materials acquire ...

Trapping ultracold atoms with laser light let researchers magnify and then image the wave functions of atoms that were ...

In adamantane, the carbon atoms are in the right diamond-like arrangement, but each carbon is capped with hydrogen atoms. As the team explains, to turn adamantane into diamond, you need to remove the ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have figured out how to use a fast laser to wiggle atoms in a way that temporarily ...