Quieter Mirrors — Louder Universe
Mirrors in gravitational wave detectors listen to the Universe, but they're drowned out by their own trembling — like a microphone in a noisy train station.
Entangled Photons in Optical Fiber: A Step Toward Quantum Networks
A thin film of molybdenum disulfide, less than a micron thick, acts as a miniature photon-pair factory built right into a fiber-optic connector.
Ordinary optical fiber is not just a glass thread for the internet.