Quantum kisses change the color of nothing

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 13:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Even empty gaps have a colour. Now scientists have shown that quantum jumps of electrons can change the colour of gaps between nano-sized balls of gold. The new results, published today in the journal Nature, set a fundamental quantum limit on how tightly light can be trapped.

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