Researchers built a silver-grooved chip that channels laser energy into nanometer-spaced peaks, beating the diffraction limit and aiding light-matter studies.

A LASER reflecting off glass looks like it follows the mirror rule—angle in equals angle out. But with sensitive tools, the spot shifts slightly, no bigger than a strand of hair. This elusive effect, ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has proven itself capable of seeing 98% of the way back to the Big Bang,” said Peter Jakobsen, affiliate professor of astrophysics at the University of Copenhagen ...

A lab at the University of Colorado Boulder is studying ways to improve indoor air quality, including a recent study that ...

The “spacescape” exposes crystal oscillators used in space applications to the hazards of radiation. This article focuses on ...

Engineers unveiled a novel computer chip that relies on light rather than electricity to execute one of the most ...

Artificial intelligence grows more demanding every year. Modern models learn and operate by pushing huge volumes of data ...

Alligator Alcatraz is causing light pollution in one of the first designated "dark skies" in the eastern United States.

Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe, with each containing hundreds or even ...