Insects Turn Their Backs on Artificial Lights When They Are Positioned Up [Study]

Medicine & Technology Jan 31, 2024

Insects fly toward an artificial light source and flip their back when the light is positioned upward. Continue reading to learn more.

Chaotic Behavior of Light Under Control: New Platform Developed by Experts To Study Optical Interference

Nov 06, 2023

Scientists were able to manipulate the behavior of different light frequencies that pass through a specially designed cavity. Find out more about it in this article.

350-Year-Old Mechanical Theorem Reveals New Properties of Light; How Does the Helmholtz Equation Describe the Behavior of Waves?

Aug 22, 2023

Physicists use a 350-year-old theorem to gain new insight about the properties of light. Continue reading the article to find out more.

Reflective Nanofilms Inspired by Butterfly Wings Create Vibrant Colors With Powerful Cooling Effects

Aug 04, 2023

A new film inspired by butterfly wings was developed by a group of scientists which has the ability to avoid the heating effect as light is absorbed by colored objects. Continue reading the article to find out more.

Quantitative Complementarity in Wave-Particle Duality Challenged by Scientists

Jun 15, 2023

Korean scientists challenged the dual nature of quantum particles by performing an experiment which reveal that the wave and particle character of the photons is influenced by the properties of their sources. Learn more about it in this article.

Speed of Light Explained: How Fast Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Dec 24, 2022

Can anything outrun light in terms of speed —and does this really matter? Read to find out.

Does The Moon's Light Emit For Earth? Study Explains The Reflection of Light From Sun and Moon

Sep 13, 2022

As viewed by the world, the moon produces light to earth during the night, but it is actually a reflection. Know the science about the celestial mirror ball.

Ultrathin Silicon Nanoantennas Can Slow Down and Redirect Light

Aug 20, 2020

Scientists were able to fashion ultrathin silicon nanoantennas that can trap and redirect light at will, similar to how echo chambers work with sound.

Smartphone Light Hampers The Sleep Cycle By Reducing The Melatonin Hormone And Simultaneously Affects The Body And Brain

Jul 17, 2017

Smartphone light affects the sleep cycle by interrupting the melatonin hormone production and simultaneously affects the body and brain.

Lights From Building, Vehicles & Street Lights Seriously Damage Coastal Wildlife, Research Finds

May 02, 2017

A recent study from showed the light from building, vehicles and street lights has created a pollution of light that damage the coastal wildlife in Britain.

NASA Hunting Universe’s Oldest Light Using ALMA Astrological Interferometer

Feb 21, 2017

Big-Bang not only creates the universe but also produced some distinct phenomena like cosmic microwave background, which is a thermal radiation. It is also called the oldest light of universe that will help to detect unknown objects through the dense cluster of galaxies.

Transmitting Information At The Speed Of Light, Almost

May 19, 2015

University of Utah engineers have taken a big step toward computing at the speed of light. Their research will help create the next generation of computers and mobile devices-devices that will be capable of speeds millions of times faster than machines are now.

NASA May Have Just Accidentally Discovered Faster than Light Travel

Apr 30, 2015

Long home to science fiction, traveling faster than the speed of light is quite commonplace as heroes and villains alike zip around their galaxy in an effort to engage each other. It has become so popular, in fact, that you would be hard pressed to find anyone on Earth that didn't know about the concept. Now it seems that scientists could have accidentally brought the notion of faster than light travel out of the realm of science fiction and into real science.

VIDEO—Watch How Researchers Tricked Light Into Revealing Its Paradoxical Nature

Mar 02, 2015

If you ever thought that you were alone in not understanding how light could both be a particle and a wave, you need not worry because you weren’t. In fact, for the better part of a century since Einstein theorized the dual nature of light, even researchers have had a tough time digesting the out-of-the-box quantum physics that this notion required to be true. Many researchers simply assumed that since the math checked out, and Einstein being the brilliant genius that he was, that the theory was right. But now, with some clever experimental design and a super-powered electron microscope, researchers are putting the doubts to rest and proving Einstein’s theory once and for all.

The Light Theory—How Researchers Are Proving Einstein Right With a Snapshot

Mar 02, 2015

As one of these few disciplines, quantum physics falls into a realm of science where well-documented and highly regarded theories take precedence. But explaining these theories requires a deep understanding of the underlying science, and devising lab experiments to illustrate them is a near impossible feat. One research team of American and Swiss physicists with the EPFL Labs in Switzerland, however, are doing just that. And equipped with some wire, a laser and quick-capturing electron microscope they’re proving what Einstein theorized was true — light can act as a particle and a wave.