A routine quantum optics technique just revealed an extraordinary secret: entangled light can carry incredibly complex ...

Researchers have demonstrated that electron orbitals, not just spin, can serve as a practical lever for controlling magnetism in solid-state devices. A series of recent experiments and theoretical ...

Explore 25 science experiments that defied the laws of physics, revealing mind-bending phenomena that challenge intuition.

In a new study published in Nature Physics, scientists have achieved the first experimental observation of phonon angular momentum in chiral crystals. Phonons are the quantized lattice vibrations ...

A team of physicists has uncovered a hidden topological structure within one of the most widely used sources of quantum entanglement.

The interplay between angular momentum, electron spin and magnetism at the nanoscale could have applications in spintronics, transducers and actuators, as well as fundamental research. In 1915, Albert ...

Schematic of the neutron interferometer used in the orbital angular momentum experiment. Neutron waves enter from the left and are divided into two beams which take different paths before being ...