Scientists have demonstrated that negative refraction can be achieved using atomic arrays -- without the need for artificially manufactured metamaterials. Scientists have long sought to control light ...

In a paper published earlier this month in Physical Review Letters, a team of physicists led by Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside, showcases how new optical technology can ...

Our brain and eyes can play tricks on us—not least when it comes to the expanding hole illusion. A new computational model ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Even when we think we are holding our gaze perfectly still, our eyes make tiny, involuntary movements. While these ...

Schools of fish are mesmerizing examples of collective animal behavior. Thousands of individuals move in near-perfect ...

Researchers have created a compact camera where the lens is replaced by engineered optics that can identify objects at ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

Though “Heart Eyes” hits a rough patch in its initial ... borrowing “I Know What You Did Last Summer” style aesthetic flourishes of light, fog and wardrobe to connote the shadowy figure ...

YOU MAY HAVE seen people on social media wearing masks or knee wraps that are glowing with bright red light. While they may look like they’ve just stepped out of a sci-fi film, they’re ...

Or have them light automatically when someone arrives home ... So you can continue to read without eye strain or have the ability to locate the remote control that got wedged between the sofa ...