Whether Anderson localization of light is possible in three dimensions has long been an open question. Numerical calculations have now shown that it can be done with a disordered arrangement of metal particles.
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Wiersma, D.S. A metallic road to localization. Nat. Phys. 19, 1232–1233 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02122-3
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