A new Stanford-designed optical amplifier uses energy recycling in a resonator to deliver strong, low-noise amplification with far less power.

Many cutting-edge technologies, ranging from augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to LiDAR (light detection and ranging) systems, rely on components that enable the precise control of light ...

Despite the title, this isn’t really a story about superconductivity—at least not the superconductivity that people care ...

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope’s final data release confirms a major cosmic discrepancy and rules out many attempted solutions.

Despite the dramatic name, these alignments aren’t exceptionally rare. The last six-planet parade occurred in January 2025, ...

A rare gravitationally lensed supernova called SN 2025wny appears in five separate images due to the gravity of two ...

Researchers have discovered new ways to shape quantum light, creating high-dimensional states that can carry much more ...

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, alongside their eldest daughter Princess Amalia, beamed for the cameras as they checked in on the Dutch delegation. Some 2,900 athletes from more than 90 ...

Expected to be sworn in later this month, the incoming Dutch coalition government has plans to boost the nation's military from some 80,000 to 122,000 personnel. And the Queen wants to help. Queen ...

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has joined the country’s armed forces as a reserve soldier, the Dutch defence forces announced in an Instagram post this week. In a statement on Wednesday, the ...

The Netherlands' Queen Maxima has joined her country's army as a reservist, voicing concern about national security. Maxima, 54, "has chosen to register now because our safety can no longer be taken ...

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is game for anything. And this time, she’s following her daughter Amalia’s lead, not the other way around. The Dutch Queen is set to become a reservist, meaning she ...