Research highlight: how to cage a unicorn—confining light in a tiny volume - eLight Overcoming the diffraction limit in optics is challenging and demands a profound understanding of light behavior under extreme confinement. The newly developed framework, termed singulonics, demonstra...

A corresponding commentary, “How to cage a unicorn—confining light in a tiny volume,” notes that this work advances our understanding of extreme light localization.

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The study builds on the team’s 2024 formulation of the singularity-dispersion equation, further clarifying why this framework can bypass the conventional trade-off between strong confinement and high loss in #nanophotonics.

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#PekingUniversity researchers report a new type of electromagnetic eigenmode called the narwhal-shaped wavefunction, which enables deep sub-diffraction light confinement in lossless dielectric systems.

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Understanding the Start of Fault Rupture Near Major Earthquake Epicenters in Japan Recent findings reveal a connection between strong ductile deformation and fault ruptures at earthquake epicenters in Japan, promising advancements in seismic prediction.

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