Quantum materials just made light do the "impossible", unlocking hidden terahertz waves that could transform future technology.

The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean, but also changes its color. These changes have far-reaching consequences ...

Most important for small space-dwellers like myself, the Aura Light is pretty compact! It’s a little over a foot tall, and only 5.8 inches wide, so it’ll fit seamlessly on small bedside tables, on ...

Scientists have unraveled the evolutionary journey of a unique type of photosynthesis that allows some bacteria to harness far-red light, a region beyond the visible spectrum. This discovery could ...

The experimental setup shown here incorporates on-chip optical parametric oscillator (OPO) technology to generate a frequency comb of laser-like light covering a wide range of frequencies with very ...

Understanding why the Sun and stars do not appear green is one of the most common questions in stellar physics, and from ...

Growing plants from seeds is fun and inexpensive, but you need to provide young seedlings with appropriate sunlight to grow into strong plants. How much light do seedlings need to grow and thrive?

French physicist Gabriel Lippmann pioneered color photography and snagged the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics for his efforts. But according to a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National ...

How does color work, and how does the type of light source you use affect the colors you see? Appliance Science looks at the science of light and color. Richard Baguley Richard Baguley has been ...