Incoming: Schematic drawing of a photon collision at a time interface, which is a metamaterial that can undergo abrupt and large changes in its electromagnetic properties. (Courtesy: Anna Umana, Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center)
Photons can collide as if they were massive objects thanks to metamaterials known as time interfaces
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