Scientists have found a way to see ultrafast molecular interactions inside liquids using an extreme laser technique once ...

A simple light-based method is uncovering hidden fiber networks inside the brain and body, even in tissue slides over 100 years old.

It was as if the fossil was grinning at us at the secrets it had been hiding,” said Dr. Martin Smith, but he remembered the time when a 500-million-year-old riddle all at once became clear.

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

Researchers at Tsinghua University have created a rapid, label-free method using polarized light detection to identify and ...

Motors and gear trains with micrometer dimensions and powered by light are fabricated using semiconductor lithography and ...

Researchers at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) have contributed to a study revealing that conventional theories ...

A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for ...

Researchers have pushed light control into a regime that used to belong strictly to theory, steering optical waves at the ...

From frozen bonfires to quantum physics, why light still matters to our hopes, our science and our long Alaska winters.

Faster, more efficient, and more versatile—these are the expectations for the technology that will produce our energy and handle information in the future. But how can these expectations be met? A ...