A light-matter hybrid material on attosecond scales showcases enhanced conductivity with potential applications in solar cells and high-power electronics.

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    1 year ago

    Ah yes, one of those discoveries that will either revolutionize medicine or computing or both, or turn out to be entirely useless.

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      1 year ago

      Power generation mostly. But not in the way they’re saying.

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      1 year ago

      No discovery is useless. Even if it isn’t used now, it could lay the groundwork for more useful discoveries later.

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    Science: Light is both a wave and a particle.

    Rando: How is that even possible? Could there have been some kind of mista-

    S: Light is also matter.

    R: This simulation is broken.

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      Particle means matter. Photons are matter in the same way bosons and quarks are

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    1 year ago

    He’s a pretty picture and some pretty words. Eat it up kids!