Droplet of light.

[SergiusPaulus]

Optically trapped quantum droplets of light can bind together to form macroscopic complexes

Condensed matter systems and photonic technologies are regularly used by researchers to create microscale platforms that can simulate the complex dynamics of many interacting quantum particles in a more accessible setting. Some examples include ultracold atomic ensembles in optical lattices...

phys.org

“and form a macroscopic quantum fluid or a droplet of light.”

If I’m reading this correctly,
Can light, photons, bind with other elements?

 

[8thsinner]

Optically trapped quantum droplets of light can bind together to form macroscopic complexes

Condensed matter systems and photonic technologies are regularly used by researchers to create microscale platforms that can simulate the complex dynamics of many interacting quantum particles in a more accessible setting. Some examples include ultracold atomic ensembles in optical lattices...

phys.org

“and form a macroscopic quantum fluid or a droplet of light.”

If I’m reading this correctly,
Can light, photons, bind with other elements?

As far as I am aware, photons are like electrons in the sense that they aren't moving at all, only a field around them passes from one to the one beside it at varying intensities we measure as frequency, or oscillation of excitation of propagation. So I see no logical reason to suggest they can't be bound to specifically treated surfaces. In fact isn't this how invisibility shields are made? by modification of gold nano particles arranged into specific structures by some means of specialized plating procedure under specific electrical field principles? Thus reducing or almost eliminating photon field propagation. Effectively meaning any photonic interaction is reduced to almost zero similar to very low kelvin activity of matter..??