# 'Friction' from light seen in strange new physics experiment

> Light could put the brakes on material diffusing through a solution, and the reason why touches on some of the stranger corners of quantum mechanics.

- **Source:** [Refractor](https://refractor.io/physics/friction-from-light-physics-experiment/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3c4ba572b957254d3e9612)
- **Published:** 2026-06-24
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #surface
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3c4ba572b957254d3e9612

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