The method involves stitching together many thin “slices” of light reflecting off an object.

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn morning in the Southern Hemisphere (false dawn). In early autumn, the timing ...

Researchers have built a paper-thin chip that converts infrared light into visible light and directs it precisely, all without mechanical motion. The design overcomes a long-standing efficiency-versus ...

Invisible light beyond the range of human vision plays a vital role in communication technologies, medical diagnostics, and ...

Scientists at the University of Groningen, led by Nobel laureate Ben Feringa and colleagues, have created a new porous material that captures and releases carbon dioxide using only visible light. The ...

Solar eclipses are among nature’s most unusual and dramatic events. The Moon casts a shadow on the Earth that changes the ...

A new metasurface design lets light of different spins bend, focus, and behave independently—while staying sharp across many ...

A “ring of fire” solar eclipse will be visible on Tuesday, with the best views in Antarctica and partial eclipse views in Africa and South America.

Ultraviolet and near-infrared light are widely used in modern technologies but are invisible to the human eye. Researchers ...

Red light therapy has gone from dermatology clinics to the wellness world, promising everything from younger-looking skin and ...

Britons in the UK were not able to enjoy the 'Ring of Fire'. As for any eclipse, experts have urged people not to look at the phenomenon with the naked eye. According to experts, staring directly at ...

The invention of tiny devices capable of precisely controlling the direction and behavior of light is essential to the development of advanced technologies. Researchers at the Advanced Science ...