Basic polarimeters are comprised of a light source, two polarizing filters, an eyepiece for direct observation of optical rotation and a sample tube containing a solvent of interest. This phenomenon ...

Physicists in Italy have demonstrated that empty space can cause light to rotate in the presence of a large magnetic field. Although the effect seen by Emilio Zavattini and co-workers on the PVLAS ...

A newly designed optical centrifuge allows scientists to control molecular rotation inside superfluid helium nano-droplets.

A team of researchers led by Philip Walther at the University of Vienna carried out a pioneering experiment where they measured the effect of the rotation of Earth on quantum entangled photons. The ...