By Dr Sophia HadjipapaAs an artist and arts professor, the formal concepts of balance, harmony and symmetry have been integral to my education, practice and teaching. In my own artistic practice I ...

We conclude the year with a focus issue on parity–time symmetry and concepts with overlapping goals, in particular topological and non-reciprocal photonics. Editorial30 Nov 2017 Nature Photonics ...

Among these concepts, parity-time (PT) symmetry has shown potential to suppress higher-order modes and enable single-mode operation.

Then the 20th century witnessed the birth of not one but two scientific revolutions. First, Einstein’s theories of Special Relativity and General Relativity inextricably linked the concepts of ...

A newly created collaboration will receive up to $16 million in funding over eight years from the Simons Foundation to support physicist Andrea Alù's work to better understand how symmetry ...

Rabi-like splitting is one of the key concepts in modern quantum technology. Fully understanding it can help us advance our ...

Symmetry abounds in nature, often in its most beautiful forms. A perfect snowflake, a blooming sunflower, a light-harvesting complex from a bacterium—they all exhibit striking symmetry, crafted ...

A dedicated educator, Boo had a longtime interest in symmetry and tried to broaden its appeal by publishing several pedagogical articles on the topic. His enthusiasm led him to take his “Boo ...