The fundamental particle of light is both ordinary and full of surprises. What physicists refer to as photons, other people might just call light. As quanta of light, photons are the smallest possible ...

If you’ve ever seen strange concentric ring patterns show up when two panes of glass are pushed together, you’ve seen Newton’s rings. Most people see them as evidence of the wave nature of light.

Sam Baron receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Hi Ishan! Thanks for your great question. Light can be described both as a wave and as a particle. There are two experiments in ...