Physicists have forced light to behave like electrons trapped in a magnetic field, reproducing the quantum Hall effect with photons for the first time. The experiment, carried out on an optical fiber ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Wherever you look in American politics right now, you’ll find legislators saying the government still doesn’t tax ...

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Scientists have pulled off a feat long considered out of reach: getting light to mimic the famous quantum Hall effect. In ...