In 2015, a piece of equipment at an observatory in the US moved one quintillionth (10-18) of a meter. This tiny movement was ...

Squeezed light represents a potentially more cost-effective alternative to increasing the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors. In an interferometer operated with squeezed light ...

These detectors rely on interferometry, a method based on the superposition of light waves. A team from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light has developed Urania, an AI capable of ...

Space might seem calm when gazing up at the night sky, but invisible waves ripple continuously through the universe, bending ...

As gravitational wave detectors become more advanced, tracing their principles and history can engage undergraduate students with modern physics.

Time-Delay Interferometry (TDI) is a cornerstone technique for space-based gravitational wave detection, primarily designed to suppress laser frequency ...

Gravitational waves ... These detectors rely on interferometry, a method based on the superposition of light waves. A team from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light has developed ...

Researchers have developed a revolutionary new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where ...

The three researchers all contributed key findings that led to discoveries made by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ... of two black holes light-years from our planet.

Their experiment performed in Dortmund has demonstrated unprecedented sensitivity of detection of atomic motion in crystals by exploiting light interference ... example is gravitational ...