Light is something we interact with every day, but have you ever wondered what the shape of a single particle of light — the photon — actually looks like? For the first time, researchers have defined ...

That's like saying the shape of a single electron orbital (e.g. in hydrogen) is the shape of the electron. It's a stance one can take, but it's not how this language is usually applied.

A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single photon. Credit: Dr. Benjamin Yuen ...

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A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single photon. A new theory, that ...

How few corners can a shape have and still tile the plane?” mathematician Gábor Domokos asked me over pizza. His deceptively simple question was about the geometry of tilings, also called ...

Co-author, Professor Angela Demetriadou, also at the University of Birmingham, said: “The geometry and optical properties of the environment has profound consequences for how photons are emitted, ...

We're tinkering with creative code and patterns! This page about animating a shape is part of a larger collection of OctoStudio + Patterns explorations. To join in, start by downloading OctoStudio on ...