Joseph ShavitApr 28, 2022'Zero-Index' metamaterials are upending what we know about quantum mechanicsSince the beginning of quantum physics, how light moves and interacts with matter around it has mostly been described and understood in math
Joseph ShavitFeb 10, 2022Major question in Einstein’s photoelectric effect finally answered The photoelectric effect is a phenomenon in which electrons are ejected from the surface of a metal when light is incident on it.
Joseph ShavitJan 6, 2022Physicists have figured out how to make antimatter out of lightA new study by scientists has demonstrated how researchers may be able to create an accelerating jet of antimatter from light.
Joseph ShavitDec 14, 202116-year long experiment challenges Einstein’s theory of general relativityResearchers have helped conduct a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
Joseph ShavitSep 16, 2021Have we detected dark energy? Scientists say it's a possibilityUnexplained results from the XENON1T experiment may have been caused by dark energy, and not the dark matter the experiment tried to detect.
Joseph ShavitAug 17, 2021Giant gravitational wave detectors could peer back to see a universe before starsJust 5 years ago, physicists opened a new window on the universe when they first detected gravitational waves, ripples in space itself