Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely small structure by scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of ...

The controlled generation of single photons is an essential element of numerous quantum technology applications, such as quantum networks and quantum computing. A research team has now demonstrated ...

A US defense firm announced a key milestone in counter-drone technology, having completed a proof-of-concept for a portable directed-energy laser platform. Designed to counter unmanned aerial threats, ...